A program in March at the Queens Library at Flushing over kids aged 6 to 12 the chance to help tell the story of Wali Dad, then make craft inspired by Islamic art.
The city’s library branches offer a dizzying array of services, from job-search help to literacy lessons to fiction writers’ circles. But limits on space and money could hamper the systems’ ability to reach potential.
Those who opposed the Bloomberg administration’s snooping on Muslims welcomed the shut-down of the “demographic unit.” Now they want proof that the spying itself will stop.
Advocates hoped a new owner would take on the troubled “three-borough pool.” But they welcome a deal with the state AG protecting tenants’ rights.
They pay 46 percent of personal income taxes. That means they’re important to funding city services. Does it also mean they’re overburdened?
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