AG Letitia James Moves to Protect Queens African Burial Ground
State Attorney General Letitia James on Friday announced she is intervening in the pending foreclosure sale of a parking lot in Elmhurst, Queens, that sits on top of an African burial ground. James filed a motion Friday morning asking for a court order declaring that whoever purchases the property “knows exactly who is buried there […]
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