Editorial
FY 2008 Budget Is A Blessing
      Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn last week announced an agreement on the Fiscal Year 2008 New York City budget. The $59 billion budget includes $1.3 billion in property, sales, and small-business tax cuts, including a property tax rate cut of 7 percent for the comin...
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Hails Visitors' Center
To The Editor:
      I was pleased to learn that a Queens Visitors' Center recently opened at Queens Center Mall. This is a welcome addition to our borough. With all that Queens has to offer, the Visitors' Center should serve as a great resource for information about our history, culture and diversity.
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Applauds Successes
To The Editor:
      As we begin the new month of June, full of optimism, I was delighted to read several optimistic positive articles in the issue of the June 6, 2007 Gazette. I applaud Congressmember [Joseph] Crowley for his tireless efforts to enact legislation to increase the amount of money allotted to veteran...
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Landmark Lessens Rights
To The Editor:
      A recent letter to this paper, referring to the restrictions imposed on owners of landmarked properties, declared that "many people find this concept threatening". Perhaps the best explanation of why people feel threatened is found on the Landmarks Preservation Commission's Web site (www.nyc.gov/l...
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Public Transport Is Asset
To The Editor:
      "As NYC Economy Grows, Subway Ridership Increases" (Linda J. Wilson-- Gazette, June 6) reminded me of the relationship between economic growth and access to good public transportation.
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Op-ed
We're Obsessed With Rich And Famous
BY NIKI PODARAS
      Paris Hilton is in jail for 23 days because of her violation of her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case. She has been seen crying nonstop along with starving herself in jail. Oh, and three United States soldiers were killed and six injured after a suicide bombing caused a bridge ...
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