Angélica Acevedo, Author at amNewYork

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Weather

Snow alert for New York City as first big snowstorm of 2022 approaches

Posted on January 6, 2022

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Homeless man charged with attempted murder of another homeless man at Cooper Avenue shelter

Posted on December 7, 2021

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‘Legado Dorado’: Jackson Heights artist and activist presents first show at Astoria Performing Arts Center

Posted on November 1, 2021

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Adams visits Life’s WORC’s group home for people with disabilities in Little Neck

Posted on October 26, 2021

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Board of Elections begins counting thousands of absentee ballots in Queens

Posted on June 28, 2021

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Target plans to open new store at One Court Square in Long Island City

Posted on June 24, 2021

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Polls close in Queens as voters wait for results of primary elections

Posted on June 22, 2021

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Queens residents cast their votes on Primary Day

Posted on June 22, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn residents head to the polls to cast their votes in the Primary Election

Posted on June 22, 2021

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Politics

DECISION TIME: Polls now open across New York City for big mayoral primary

Posted on June 22, 2021

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A slice of democracy: de Blasio’s pizza ballot showcasing ranked-choice voting sparks heated debate

Posted on June 10, 2021

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Arts & Entertainment

‘Biggest show yet’: Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks show returns

Posted on June 10, 2021

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News

HOPE amid crisis: Mayor reports 38% drop in homelessness in 2021 count

Posted on May 20, 2021

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News

More NYC cultural institutions to offer COVID-19 vaccine, free admissions: Mayor

Posted on May 20, 2021

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QNS

AOC launches effort to increase vaccinations in Corona with Spanish-language video series

Posted on May 3, 2021

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Queens City Council candidate ‘regrets’ racist, anti-gay online comments he made as a teen

Posted on April 28, 2021

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First At Home superstore location in NYC opens in Queens

Posted on April 26, 2021

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.

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Mayor comes out against Astoria peaker plant proposal, says it will ‘take us backwards’

Posted on April 19, 2021

NYC: COVID-19 vaccination site opens at Queens Center Mall

City opens vaccine center at Queens Center Mall amid officials’ calls for more local sites

Posted on April 13, 2021

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Nearly $90K in donations collected for hundreds of families displaced by massive Queens fire

Posted on April 7, 2021

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Lidl grocery store to open its first location in Queens next week

Posted on April 2, 2021

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Constantinides resigning as city councilman for leadership position at Variety Boys and Girls Club

Posted on March 31, 2021

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Queens leaders call for an end to gun violence following fatal shootings at Woodside Houses

Posted on March 26, 2021

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Queens man released from ICE custody after advocacy from immigrant groups and the community

Posted on March 24, 2021

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Queens community mourns victims of Atlanta shooting, denounce anti-Asian hate

Posted on March 18, 2021

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Queens business owner wins right to removal proceedings, ICE denies request for release from detention

Posted on March 15, 2021

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Queens congresswoman joins delegation in opposition of NRG’s Astoria power plant proposal

Posted on March 11, 2021

NYC: QBP Presser outside St. John’s Episcopal Hospital

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State puts temporary halt to plans for major cuts at one Queens hospital

Posted on March 5, 2021

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Queens community condemns state’s proposal to transform Far Rockaway medical center to 15-bed ‘micro hospital’

Posted on March 3, 2021

NYC: Protest to hold Chick-Fil-A accountable

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Queens advocates and protesters condemn Chick-fil-A’s ‘history of discrimination’ against LGBTQ community

Posted on February 26, 2021

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Queens family calls on ICE to release hospitalized father from detention center

Posted on February 25, 2021

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Queens’ Ibari and Nneji offers community a chance to ‘share heritage’

Posted on February 24, 2021

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Queens

Tiffany Cabán outraises fellow candidates in crowded Queens City Council race

Posted on January 27, 2021

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Opening of COVID-19 vaccination center at Citi Field postponed due to lack of vaccine supply

Posted on January 25, 2021

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Queens

Tenants at Woodside Houses in Queens denounce monthslong gas outage and ongoing maintenance issues

Posted on January 21, 2021

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Queens reps mark a new era at Biden inauguration

Posted on January 20, 2021

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Queens councilman and Manhattan BP join public advocate’s call for city to improve COVID-19 vaccine site accessibility

Posted on January 15, 2021

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Citi Field to become 24/7 vaccination hub

Posted on January 12, 2021

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Vaccination hub opens at Hillcrest High School in Queens

Posted on January 11, 2021

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Queens

Queens congresswoman recalls being ‘afraid’ while barricaded as pro-Trump rioters invaded Capitol building

Posted on January 7, 2021

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COVID-19 vaccination distribution begins at Elmhurst Hospital after being one of city’s coronavirus epicenters

Posted on December 16, 2020

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Queens, former epicenter of New York’s COVID-19 outbreak, should get vaccine priority: Richards

Posted on December 11, 2020

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Queens

PHOTOS: Ridgewood family decks out home with Christmas display, collects donations for Toys for Tots

Posted on December 7, 2020

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Queens cafe celebrates one-year anniversary with Thanksgiving specials and DIY Filipino tacos

Posted on November 17, 2020

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AOC ‘extremely disturbed, concerned’ by Trump’s refusal to concede to Biden

Posted on November 14, 2020

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Queens

NYPD makes first arrest, investigates attack of Queens Muslim man as hate crime after calls from CAIR-NY, electeds

Posted on November 13, 2020

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Midtown Manhattan

Madame Tussauds New York kicks off 20th anniversary celebration with free admissions

Posted on November 13, 2020

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Queens

Queens family launches GoFundMe for life-saving surgery of rescue dog

Posted on November 11, 2020

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More from around NYC

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Rapes nearly double, burglaries and grand larcenies plummet across Bronx in July 2025 NYPD crime data report

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Annual Bix Beiderbecke jazz concert to return to Sunnyside this Sunday

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Theft jumped in Brooklyn in July, stats show, as other major crimes continued to decline

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What to do in queer NYC this weekend