Raymond sworn in as new city sheriff
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There is a new sheriff in town after Edwin Raymond was sworn into the role on Monday.
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‘Predatory’ law firm shuts down after AG investigation
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A New York law firm accused of scamming tenants facing eviction out of more than $170,000 while failing to provide legal representation will shut down after reaching a deal with the state attorney general, who uncovered the alleged fraud during a recent investigation.
Read MoreOfficer who ran over man in Queens park won’t be charged in his death
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The NYPD officer who ran over a man lying in a roadway in Flushing Meadows Corona Park last year will not be charged in his death, the New York State attorney general’s office said this week.
Read MoreDepartment of Homeland Security sued for ‘illegal’ stops and arrests in New York
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Federal immigration agents have conducted thousands of unconstitutional stops and arrests on New Yorkers over the last year, targeting people based solely on race and without any probable cause, a new class action lawsuit claims.
Read MoreMamdani sworn in as city’s first Queens mayor
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Zohran Mamdani was officially sworn in as the next mayor of New York City on Thursday, becoming the first elected official from Queens to lead the five boroughs from City Hall.
Read MoreNo charges for officers in Rozario shooting, AG office says
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Attorney General Letitia James’ office will not bring charges against the two NYPD officers who shot and killed Queens teenager Win Rozario in his family’s home last year while he was allegedly in the throes of a mental health crisis.
Read MoreJudge tosses fed’s case against AG James and Comey
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A federal judge on Monday tossed out the criminal cases brought against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey after finding that the prosecutor that brought the charges had been illegally appointed by the Trump administration.
Read MoreJudge throws out Trump’s challenge of NY law barring arrests in courthouses
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A New York federal judge struck down a Justice Department lawsuit this week that sought to end a law that prevents immigration officials from arresting individuals in New York State courthouses.
Read MoreVideo shows lead up to police killing of knife-wielding man in Astoria
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The New York attorney general’s office on Tuesday released footage of the police shooting of a knife-wielding 60-year-old man in Astoria earlier this year as the AG continues their investigation into the officers who shot the fatal bullets.
Read MoreTwo charged for stealing Kew Gardens Hills home from dying woman
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Deepa Roy, 68, and Victor Quimis, 39, face up to 25 years in prison after they were charged for defrauding Bherwani, who has since died, and stealing her Kew Gardens Hills home. On the steps of the Queens County Criminal courthouse on Thursday, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced her office was prosecuting Roy and Quimis under a new law passed by the state legislature last year.
Read MoreInfamous Queens building owner overcharged rent-stabilized tenants, suit claims
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A Queens real estate company was sued for violating rent stabilization laws, putting tenants in Jamaica and Elmhurst at risk of eviction, according to the New York attorney general’s office.
Read MoreBill to grow New York’s courts unlikely to pass in Albany
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A popular bill that would remove the population limit on new judicial seats appears unlikely to make it through the state legislature this year, but lawmakers say their plan to make a drastic change to the state’s constitution is very much alive.
Read MoreCourt orders infamous landlord to repair crumbling Queens building – again
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Tenants living in a Jamaica apartment building embroiled in a long court battle with their infamous landlord won a temporary victory on Tuesday – but they say they aren’t ready to celebrate quite yet.
Read MoreSpeaker’s final State of the City address doubles as potential mayoral campaign launch
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City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams may have called her State of the City address her “grand finale” on Tuesday, but what is an end if not a new beginning?
Read More‘You will be caught, you will be prosecuted’: AG rolls out crackdown on fraudulent Medicaid billings
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Dozens of companies that offer transportation services for disabled New Yorkers have been taking advantage of New York’s Medicaid program, Attorney General Letita James claimed on Wednesday.
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