A Rikers Island correctional officer will be fired after being found guilty this week of sexually abusing a woman in his Queens home – a decision that comes years after he was first accused by multiple detained women of sexually abusing them while on the job.
Read MoreA group of over 220 organizations launched a new coalition this week to defend against any potential attempt to roll back the state’s Raise the Age law, which prevents the state from prosecuting 16- and 17-year-olds as adults.
Read MoreThe Empire State’s highest court ruled there is a time when a person is not entitled to a full jury trial — when they deliberately and illegally sabotage the jury themselves.
Read MoreThirty-two members of an alleged street gang were arrested this week for over a dozen shootings across Queens that took the lives of rival gang members and innocent bystanders alike – and nearly a third of the defendants are underaged.
Read MoreThe three remaining men vying for New York City mayor sparred over how to address crime and improve quality of life on Roosevelt Avenue on Thursday during the first of two debates in the race.
Read MoreThe trial of a 22-year-old charged in the death of a 3-year-old child in Queens officially began on Wednesday.
Read MoreA Long Island man was arraigned on murder charges in Queens this week after he allegedly purposefully drove his car into a family on Roosevelt Avenue, killing a teen after she and her mother rejected the man’s demands for sex.
Read MoreA dozen men responsible for the majority of shootings in Southeast Queens during a gang war this past year were arrested and indicted this last week, putting an end to a year-long investigation by law enforcement.
Read MoreA former Queens doctor who raped at least eight women, some of whom came to him as patients, was sentenced to 24 years in prison at Queens Criminal Court on Thursday, angering a group of victims who say his sentence should keep him behind bars for life.
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams this week expanded a successful jobs program for formerly incarcerated New Yorkers – but the expansion comes as lawmakers and advocates question the mayor’s commitment to funding social services programs aimed at lowering the city’s incarcerated population, and to the closure of Rikers Island, which is years behind schedule.
Read MoreAn NYPD narcotics detective was shot by other cops during a wild carjacking attempt on the Whitestone Expressway in Queens Friday morning.
Read MoreIn a Zoom interview with the the Eagle this week, Sliwa said he firmly believes he has the ability to turn deep blue Queens red, and also discussed his campaign and his plans for New York City ahead of the November election.
Read MoreEvery police precinct in Queens will soon be outfitted with a team of officers whose sole purpose is to address quality-of-life issues, the mayor and police commissioner announced on Monday from Astoria.
Read MoreDeepa 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 MoreA rollback to the state’s evidence-sharing laws took effect this week, nearly four months after debate over the changes held up the passage of the state’s budget.
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