Woodside 9/11 Heroes Honored With Plaque
     City Councilmember Eric Gioia, Woodside residents and local leaders, including Assemblymembers Margaret Markey and Catherine Nolan and Congressmember Joseph Crowley, recently unveiled a memorial plaque honoring 34 Woodsiders who died at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Gioia, who was born a
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GOP Fence Bill 'Political Ploy', Crowley Charges
BY JOHN TOSCANO
     Scoffing at a Republican proposal to build a 700-mile-long fence along the Mexican border, Congressmember Joseph Crowley declared that it would neither bolster national security nor offer a realistic solution to immigration.
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Queens Voters Face Short Ballot On November 7
BY JOHN TOSCANO
     In about a week since the brief campaigns leading up to the November 7 elections started, the three Democratic candidates at the top of the statewide ticket enjoy comfortable leads over their Republican opponents, a poll by an upstate research group shows.
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Queens Lawmakers Ask For Bar Moratorium
     Concerned over the opening of many new bars in her district, Assemblymember Catherine Nolan has asked the state Liquor Authority to set a moratorium on issuing any more on-premises liquor licenses in Queens.
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Crowley Succeeds Manton As Queens Democratic Leader
BY JOHN TOSCANO C
     Congressmember Joseph Crowley, who succeeded the late Thomas Manton in
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