It’s Not Just Brooklyn-Queens Day Any More
Editorial
     A tradition in Queens and Brooklyn since 1829 has bitten the dust. This year, Brooklyn-Queens Day, formerly celebrated only in the two boroughs for which it was named, will give students throughout New York City the first Thursday in June as a day off from school. (Their teachers will still be worki
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Letters
     109th Pct. Needs Split To The Editor: The Bay Terrace Community Alliance wholeheartedly supports Councilman [Tony] Avella’s proposed legislation to split the 109th Police Precinct into two forces. Our organization has long advocated for such a change—a change which would bring a visible police pres
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The Death Penalty Is Just
Op—ed
BY JOHN FAVICCHIO
     I had a running battle (via mail) with Mario Cuomo when he was governor of New York state. He was vehemently against the death penalty and I was a gung-ho candidate for it.We exchanged quite a few letters, some of which appeared in
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