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EVENT OF THE DAY: Indians in the Caribbean
A photographic exhibition of arts, culture and nation building (1900-1950) at the Rajkumari Cultural Center in Richmond Hill, Indians in the Caribbean shows the life of arts and culture, scholarship and commerce, politics and civics in countries like Guyana, Suriname and Caribbean Islands like Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica. Click here for more info or to submit an event of your own
Rockaway beaches to open Memorial Day weekend: officials
Residents in the Sandy-ravaged Rockaways packed into a community board meeting Tuesday night to discuss the future of their wrecked boardwalk. Read more:
NBC New York
Park advocates slam U.S. Tennis Association expansion plan
Park advocates aren’t showing much love to a plan for a $500 million expansion of a premiere tennis center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Read more: New York Daily News
Cuomo to press for wider curbs on gun access
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, pushing New York to become the first state to enact major new gun laws in the wake of the massacre in Newtown, Conn., plans on Wednesday to propose one of the country’s most restrictive bans on assault weapons. Read more:
New York Times
Quinn brushes off report that Bloomberg is eyeing other mayoral candidates
For some time now, it was unquestioned that New York City Council Speaker and mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn would have the backing of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. But that’s not a sure thing, according to a report. Read more:
CBS New York
More anti-Muslim ads go up in NYC subways
The group that equated Muslim radicals with savages in advertisements last year has put up another set of provocative ads in dozens of New York City subway stations. Read more:
Wall Street Journal
Brooklyn Nets player questioned in Philly sex assault claim
Philadelphia police are investigating reports of a sexual assault that may have involved a Brooklyn Nets team member. Read more:
NY1
2012 was hottest year on record in U.S., climate agency says
The year 2012 was the warmest on record for the contiguous United States, beating the previous record by a full degree in temperature, a government climate agency said on Tuesday. Read more:
Reuters
By Cristabelle Tumola
ctumola@queenscourier.com
