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College Point is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.
College Point is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.
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Stony Brook students protest planned SUNY tuition hike
karla.schuster@newsday.comFresh off a record turnout in the presidential election, Stony Brook University students rallied against deep budget cuts and a tuition hike yesterday, warning state officials they are prepared to flex their newfound political muscle to protect state...Tags: Stony Brook University, Government, Students, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities
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Stony Brook students protest SUNY tuition hike
Fresh off a record turnout in the presidential election, Stony Brook University students rallied against deep budget cuts and a tuition hike Wednesday, warning state officials they are prepared to flex their newfound political muscle to protect state...Tags: Stony Brook University, Government, Teaching and Learning, Students, Government Debt
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10 arrests in NY sports betting operation
currently in custody, 2 still being sought. Updates throughout. APNewsNow. MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) _ New York prosecutors say 10 men have been arrested and two others are being sought on charges they were part of a multi-milliondollar sports gambling...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Casino and Gambling Industry, New York, Casino and Gambling, Tourism and Leisure
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Good eating around Shea Stadium
peter.gianotti@newsday.comThere are some big questions about Opening Day. Will Santana win 20? Will Reyes steal 75? Will Wright be MVP? Will I have to eat the upper-deck hot dogs? From the intersection of College Point Boulevard and 39th Avenue, you see Citi Field eclipsing Shea...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Crimes, New York Mets, Imperial and Royal Matters, Philadelphia Phillies
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New high-end condos on the market in Flushing
gsloane@am-ny.comFew of Flushing's finer flourishes remain from 1917, when humorist Ellis Parker Butler wrote from his home there: "I am in a placid, beautiful country town." But other charms endure from Butler's day: "Eighteen minutes in the cleanest and most...Tags: Home Depot Incorporated, Manhattan (New York City), New York Mets, Sales
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MTA: Bid too high for Grand Central LIRR terminal
steve.ritea@newsday.comA single bid to help carve out space for a new Long Island Rail Road terminal under Grand Central Terminal came in $200 million higher than anticipated, officials with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Monday, leaving them to pursue whether...Tags: Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan (New York City), Contracts, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transportation
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Taxicab confessions: Riding with a non-striking driver
jsilverman@am-ny.comamNewYork shadowed cab drivers Monday -- one who joined the strike and another who decided to go to work. Here are their stories: Jim Collura, 60, of College Point, Queens, has been driving a yellow cab since 1974, and Monday made the decision to go to...Tags: Grand Central Terminal, Long Island, Manhattan (New York City), Queensboro Bridge, Long Island City
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College Point
Special to amNewYorkTo live in College Point, Queens, you've got to deal with some pretty noisy neighbors. There's the Pepsi plant, the Con Edison facility, the NYPD impound lot, the Sanitation Department depot and The New York Times printing plant. And, oh yes, busy La...Tags: Flowers, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Rape, Condos and Houses, Jackson Heights
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City Living: Whitestone
patrick.verel@am-ny.comFor waterfront access, there's no better city neighborhood than Whitestone, the sleepy residential area between the Throgs Neck and the Bronx Whitestone bridges in Queens. The modest single-family houses that form the backbone of the housing stock are...Tags: Long Island, Family, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Bars and Clubs, Rape
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2. Waldbaums
133-11 20th Ave., College Point, 11356 718-559-0903 www.aptea.com Employees: 6,250 Top official: Ken Thompson Sr., president Parent company: Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Montvale, N.J. Ticker: GAPTags: Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Incorporated
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Vivi, now leader of the pack?
Newsday Staff WriterRemember Vivi? A handful of diehard searchers do. Tuesday marks the six-month anniversary of the wandering whippet's escape from her crate at Kennedy Airport after she competed at the Westminster dog show. Though Vivi's owners eventually returned home to...Tags: Kew Gardens, South Jamaica, Douglaston, California, Ceremonies
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MTA: This is our final offer
The head of the MTA said today that the contract proposal rejected by labor a few hours earlier was management's final offer, and that they are at an impasse. "There is no more," said Peter Kalikow, chairman of theMetropolitan Transportation Authority....Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Michael Bloomberg, Private Health Care, Unions, Eastchester
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