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Queens’ Morning Roundup
Queens’ Morning Roundup
Top Stories Cristabelle Tumola 11/27/2012 at 7:42AM

TODAY’S FORECAST Tuesday :Overcast with rain. High of 41. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the NNE in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible. Tuesday Night: Overcast with rain. Low of 34. Winds from the North at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%. [...]

Queens’ Morning Roundup
Queens’ Morning Roundup
News Cristabelle Tumola 11/21/2012 at 7:20AM

TODAY’S FORECAST Wednesday: Partly cloudy. High of 52. Winds from the NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then clear. Low of 41. Winds from the NNE at 10 to 15 mph. EVENT of the DAY: Monthly Jazz Jam at Flushing Town Hall  Professional jazz musicians, jazz students and music educators are welcome [...]

New Yorkers: Gov Christie best at responding to Sandy
New Yorkers: Gov Christie best at responding to Sandy
Top Stories Cristabelle Tumola 11/20/2012 at 11:31AM

For the first time New Yorkers may be jealous of New Jersey. In a Quinnipiac University poll released today, the city’s voters said that Governor Chris Christie did the best job of responding to Superstorm Sandy. Thirty-six percent of poll takers, who were asked to choose among the New Jersey governor, President Obama, Governor Cuomo [...]

Queens’ Morning Roundup
Queens’ Morning Roundup
Top Stories Cristabelle Tumola 11/20/2012 at 8:13AM

TODAY’S FORECAST  Tuesday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then overcast. High of 50. Winds from the NE at 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday night: Overcast. Low of 41. Winds from the NE at 5 to 10 mph. EVENT of the DAY:  KT Magumbo  Come to Resorts World Casino for the the bluesy pop rock sounds of KT Magumbo. Click here for more info or [...]

Queens’ Morning Roundup
Queens’ Morning Roundup
News Cristabelle Tumola 11/19/2012 at 7:43AM

TODAY’S FORECAST Monday: Overcast. High of 50. Winds from the NE at 10 to 15 mph. Monday night: Partly cloudy. Low of 39. Winds from the NE at 5 to 10 mph. EVENT of the DAY: Snowflake Lighting  Kids can meet Santa Claus and have their photo taken with him. There will also be face painting, balloon twisting [...]

Queens’ Morning roundup
Queens’ Morning roundup
News Cristabelle Tumola 11/07/2012 at 7:35AM

TODAY’S FORECAST Wednesday: Overcast with a chance of rain, then rain in the afternoon. High of 43. Windy. Winds from the NNE at 30 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Chance of rain 90% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible. Wednesday Night: Overcast with snow and rain, then rain after midnight. Low of 34 with [...]

President Obama defeats Romney, wins second term
President Obama defeats Romney, wins second term
Politics Queens Courier Staff 11/07/2012 at 2:23AM

BY ALEXA ALTMAN, MAGGIE HAYES AND CRISTABELLE TUMOLA President Barack Obama defeated former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election, kicking off his second term. “And whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you, I have learned from you and you have made me a better president. And with [...]

2012 Election Day coverage
2012 Election Day coverage
Politics Queens Courier Staff 11/06/2012 at 8:30PM

Throughout the day and night Queens Courier will be updating our website, Facebook page and Twitter account (@QueensCourier) using the hashtag #courierpolitics, with news about the local elections and presidential race, from the casting of ballots to the final results. 2:00 a.m. Joseph Addabbo is projected as the winner in the State Senate District 15 race, defeating Republican opponent Eric Ulrich. 1:45 [...]

WATCH: Voting machine switches Obama votes to Romney
WATCH: Voting machine switches Obama votes to Romney
News Cristabelle Tumola 11/06/2012 at 5:37PM

A Pennsylvania electronic voting machine malfunctioned today and changed votes for President Obama to Republican candidate Mitt Romney and vice versa, MSNBC reported. A video of the broken machine was posted on YouTube with a description of what the poster witnessed: “My wife and I went to the voting booths this morning before work. There [...]

Queens’ Morning Roundup
Queens’ Morning Roundup
News Cristabelle Tumola 11/06/2012 at 6:43AM

TODAY’S FORECAST Tuesday: Partly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 46. Winds from the NE at 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then overcast. Low of 41. Winds from the NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%. QUEENS COURIER 2012 ELECTION DAY COVERAGE Throughout the day and night [...]