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JetBlue Workers Picket, Smoke Shop Shooting | Queens Top Stories

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Nearly 100 JetBlue flight attendants and members of the TWU Local 579 gathered at 27-01 Queens Plaza North to demand worker protection.
Nearly 100 JetBlue flight attendants and members of the TWU Local 579 gathered at 27-01 Queens Plaza North to demand worker protection. (Transport Workers Union Local 579)

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JetBlue Flight Attendants Picket Outside Airline HQ in LIC Amid Merger

Nearly 100 JetBlue flight attendants and members of the TWU Local 579 gathered at 27-01 Queens Plaza North to demand worker protection.

Man Shot Dead Inside Richmond Hill Smoke Shop: Police

Daryus Clarke, from Jamaica, was shot inside "The Plug" after three men entered the store to steal merchandise, police said.

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Fresh Meadows Elementary School To Add New Building Amid Overcrowding

The New York City School Construction Authority started construction of a four-story building to increase capacity at P.S. 26.

LA-Based Hot Chicken Chain To Install 7 Spots In Queens

Dave's Hot Chicken will install seven restaurants in Queens over the next five years, the chain announced.

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Chinese Restaurant To Replace Sai Sushi In Rego Park

Jing Li will open at 95-34 Queens Boulevard in Rego Park, taking over the sushi restaurant that closed on Sunday.

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