Swastikas found in Queens parks, one week after similar incident

Swastikas found in Queens parks, one week after similar incident

Several swastikas were found spraypainted in two Queens parks on Monday, a week after antisemitic graffiti was sprawled on a synagogue and a Jewish Center in the borough.

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Assembly candidate posts AI deepfake of Hevesi days after fraud accusation

Assembly candidate posts AI deepfake of Hevesi days after fraud accusation

Days after he was accused of fraud, Jonathan David Rinaldi posted an artificial intelligence-generated deepfake of his opponent, Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi, that appeared to push the limits of state law governing AI use in political campaigns.

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Queens lawmakers given top roles in new Council

Queens lawmakers given top roles in new Council

Queens may no longer be in possession of the City Council speaker’s office, but several members of Queens’ Council delegation were appointed to significant leadership roles by Speaker Julie Menin on Thursday.

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Immigration judge withdraws from public defender leadership role amid staff backlash

Immigration judge withdraws from public defender leadership role amid staff backlash

One of the city’s top public defender organizations recently faced backlash from its union after an announced candidate for director of their immigration practice sparked outrage.

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Queens candidates go to court to get opponents kicked off the ballot

Queens candidates go to court to get opponents kicked off the ballot

Starting on Monday, lawyers for a handful of Queens City Council hopefuls will appear before a judge in Queens Supreme Civil Court to argue their client should stay on the ballot for the upcoming primary election – or that someone else should be kicked off of it.

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