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Victim's dad sets up scholarships in son's name
laura.rivera@newsday.comAt times, Thomas Sapp Jr. still picks up the phone and starts to dial his son's number -- before he remembers. Kareem Sapp, 19, an aspiring auto mechanic, was fatally shot on a Uniondale street in December as he offered a young woman a ride. Now, the...Tags: Financial Aid, Law Enforcement, Police Arrests, Crimes, Police Investigations
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HIP-HOP COLD CASE
The mother of rap icon Jam Master Jay knows the truth: The people who brazenly pumped a bullet into her son's head remain on the street. So do the witnesses -- some of them Jay's friends -- who can identify the killers. Law enforcement knows it too. Five...Tags: New York, Prosecution, Hip Hop, Queens (New York City), Witnesses
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Levittown celebrates 60th anniversary
erik.german@newsday.comSixty years ago this weekend, pioneering families from New York City and beyond settled along the treeless, circuitboard streets of Levittown, seeking space for their families and modeling a way of life that has been copied by communities nationwide. "It...Tags: New York, Fires
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Elmhurst: A long road to prosperity
NEWSDAY STAFF WRITERFor Ceil O'Mara, the end of old-time Elmhurst arrived when the elms along Maurice Avenue began to disappear. One by one, the trees were leveled to make room for newer, younger ones, or sometimes none at all. And with that, some longtime neighbors also...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Jackson Heights, George Bush, Manhattan (New York City), Music Theater
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Hip hop still lives in Hollis
Staff WriterHIP-HOP 'HOOD A look at the neighborhoods that have influenced hip-hop It's been nearly 30 years since Run-D.M.C. rehearsed its early raps at the corner of 205th Street and Hollis Avenue in Queens. But in some ways, it's as if they're still there. On...Tags: Hip Hop, Imperial and Royal Matters, 50 Cent, Drug Trafficking, Crimes
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Carpool Rule Stays for Now
STAFF WRITERCiting a new study that shows that a limit on when single-occupancy cars can enter Manhattan is working, city Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall said yesterday that the regulations will remain in place for the spring. The announcement came as...Tags: Midtown, New York, Michael Bloomberg, Traffic, Manhattan (New York City)
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Carpool Rule Lifted At 3 NYC Crossings
STAFF WRITERSNearly seven months after they were banished from Manhattan-bound crossings during the morning rush, lone drivers will be welcomed back at the Queensboro Bridge, the Queens-Midtown Tunnel and the Lincoln Tunnel beginning Monday. But the ban on single-...Tags: Midtown, Vehicles, Michael Bloomberg, Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York), Manhattan (New York City)
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Rapelje Family History
Edited by Peter W. Rapelje from notes and advice by Anna Rapelje October 1997 I was born at 321 New Lots Avenue. That was the number given to our home after the old town of New Lots along with Brooklyn became a part of New York City. I wonder if the...Tags: Vehicles, Manhattan (New York City), Health and Safety at School, Farms, Georgia
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Hollis
Beginnings: Hollis is a comparative newcomer on the Queens scene, although the area in east-central Queens was part of the Jamaica land purchase in 1656. The Dutch encouraged a group of colonists from Hempstead to homestead in the Beaver Pond area. And...Tags: New Hampshire, Andrew Young, Queens (New York City), Imperial and Royal Matters, Queens Village
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Schools Learning What Makes A Healthy Lunch
It's lunchtime at PS 35 in Hollis, Queens, and in just two hours 700 kids will have chosen among a smorgasbord of "new" foods. From behind the lunch counter, food service worker Linnett .Spence gently encourages the kids to try a piece of fruit, some...Tags: People, Food and Dining Culture, Food Industry, Stony Brook University, Obesity
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