Queens DA indicts 23 alleged Queens gang members

Queens DA indicts 23 alleged Queens gang members

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz along with the mayor and police commissioner announced the indictments of nearly two dozen alleged Northwest Queens gang members in connection with gun and conspiracy charges on Tuesday.

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Queens org invited to steer federal response to gun violence

Queens org invited to steer federal response to gun violence

“This was my big, hairy, audacious goal back in starting [Community Capacity Development],” K. Bain, the founder and executive director of the Queens organization invited to help steer the White House’s response to gun violence, recently told the Eagle. “When you have a goal like that, it has to happen that the federal government gets involved.”

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