Queens man convicted second time for 1993 murder
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For the second time in around three decades, a Queens jury found Michael Robinson guilty of murdering his estranged wife last week.
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After overturned conviction, Queens man faces jury again for 1993 killing
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After serving 26 years in prison for a murder he says he didn’t commit, Michael Robinson was back in a Queens courtroom Thursday, facing a retrial around half a decade after new DNA evidence unraveled his original conviction.
Read MoreJudge rejects attempt to dismiss case against Queens man shot by cop during mental health crisis
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A Queens judge this week refused to throw out charges against Jabez Chakraborty, a 23-year-old shot by police while in the throes of a mental health crisis in January, ruling that prosecutors did not violate his rights by indicting him while he was shackled to a hospital bed recovering from his gunshot wounds.
Read MoreMonitor raises alarm over missing fire safety info on Rikers Island
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The Department of Correction has stonewalled a court monitor looking for answers about fire safety practices in the city’s jails, even as more than 40 fires were started by detainees over the last weeks of 2025, according to a new report.
Read MorePolice misconduct payouts top $100 million for fourth straight year
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Over 1,000 NYPD misconduct suits were disposed of in New York City courts last year, the most since 2019. All together, the cases cost taxpayers over $117 million, marking the fourth year running where misconduct payouts topped $100 million.
Read MoreJudge details sweeping powers of receiver set to run Rikers
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The sweeping powers of the yet-to-be-named receiver that will soon assume control over much of the city’s jail system were detailed in a recent ruling from a federal judge.
Read MoreCouncils slams city over overcrowding at youth detention centers
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Leadership for the city’s two juvenile detention centers faced heavy scrutiny by the City Council during an oversight hearing on Monday after recent reports found that children under their supervision were without bedrooms and missing classes.
Read MoreSecretive NYPD surveillance tech purchases made public
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Hundreds of pages detailing secretive contracts the NYPD held with surveillance technology firms were released for the first time this week, five years after the City Council passed a law requiring the department to report their use of the tech.
Read MoreQueens tenant sues Zara Realty and attorneys for ‘weaponizing’ courts
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A 57-year-old home health aide, is suing her landlord, Zara Realty, for “using the courts as a weapon, “ as well the landlord’s attorneys for rubber-stamping lawsuits against her.
Read MoreFinal striking legal aid attorney union returns to work
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The months-long saga of legal aid strikes came to its official end after the last striking union reached an agreement with their employer, but at an unexpected cost.
Read MoreCity sued for continued use of solitary confinement on Rikers
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The New York City Department of Correction has regularly violated state law by illegally confining people in jail cells for over 24 hours at a time without access to proper medical care, a new lawsuit claims.
Read MoreRight to Counsel fails to live up to potential, report finds
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The city’s first-in-the-nation right to counsel program has failed to live up to its potential after years of underfunding and mismanagement have left around three quarters of eligible New Yorkers without full legal representation in Housing Court, a new report shows.
Read MoreJudge begins considering candidates to takeover Rikers
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The search for the person who will assume significant control of the city’s notoriously violent jails, taking power away from the mayor and Department of Correction commissioner, began in earnest on Friday.
Read MoreRikers Island sees massive spike in missed medical appointments
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The number of detainees missing their medical appointments on Rikers Island has skyrocketed this summer, with a single facility within the troubled jail complex driving the spike.
Read More‘Indefinite legal limbo’: State sued for failing to treat those found unfit for trial
/The state consistently violates judicial orders by leaving detainees in need of psychiatric treatment ahead of their trial behind bars for months at a time, a new lawsuit alleges.
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