Orgs call on gov to boost Raise the Age funding

Orgs call on gov to boost Raise the Age funding

A group of nearly 100 organizations demanded on Monday that the governor and legislative leaders increase funding for the implementation of New York’s Raise the Age laws in the state’s budget, which is due in a little less than a month.

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Opinion: NYC Board of Elections must increase ballot access to incarcerated New Yorkers

Opinion: NYC Board of Elections must increase ballot access to incarcerated New Yorkers

“While we as citizens have the constitutional right to participate in our civic process on all levels, in New York State that opportunity is stripped from those people who are in jail waiting for their court dates.”

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‘Exonerated but not vindicated’: Top court rejects Queens DA’s attempt to reverse wrongful conviction

‘Exonerated but not vindicated’: Top court rejects Queens DA’s attempt to reverse wrongful conviction

The Court of Appeals has rejected an attempt by Queens prosecutors to overturn a ruling made by a mid-level court earlier this year that found that a local man had been wrongfully convicted of a Bayside murder three decades ago. 

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Three Eastern Queens NYPD officers cuffed for bribery racket

Three Eastern Queens NYPD officers cuffed for bribery racket

The three officers from the 105th Precinct got cash payments for tipping off a towing company to car crashes, feds say. In an unrelated incident, one of the officers also trafficked heroin.

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