DA improperly indicted Jabez Chakraborty, attys allege

DA improperly indicted Jabez Chakraborty, attys allege

The Queens district attorney’s office quietly brought charges against Jabez Chakraborty, a 23-year-old Queens man with schizophrenia who was shot by police during a mental health crisis in late January, denying his right to testify on his behalf, his lawyers allege.

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Queens judge dismisses most terroristic threat charges against man accused of threatening Mamdani

Queens judge dismisses most terroristic threat charges against man accused of threatening Mamdani

Several major charges brought against a Texas man accused of making menacing phone calls and sending Islamophobic and expletive-laced emails to Mayor Zohran Mamdani were dropped Thursday after a Queens judge said the charges didn’t stand up to legal muster.

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ICE detainer requests to NYC jails more than doubled under Trump

ICE detainer requests to NYC jails more than doubled under Trump

The number of times Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents asked the Department of Correction to give them a heads up before a detainee’s release so that they could make an arrest more than doubled during the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, compared to the year prior.

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‘Trump Yard’: Locals worry they’ll be cut out of Mamdani, Trump Sunnyside Yard housing plan

‘Trump Yard’: Locals worry they’ll be cut out of Mamdani, Trump Sunnyside Yard housing plan

Western Queens locals are wary of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to collaborate with President Donald Trump to build 12,000 units of housing in the World’s Borough, where the mayor once lived and where the president was raised.

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Northern Queens locals want Mamdani to fulfill Adams’ precinct promise

Northern Queens locals want Mamdani to fulfill Adams’ precinct promise

Locals in Northern Queens are once again calling for the city to meet their demands for a new police precinct in their community after it went unmentioned in the mayor’s preliminary budget released earlier this month.

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Menin speeds up ethics review as Paladino doubles down on anti-Muslim posts

Menin speeds up ethics review as Paladino doubles down on anti-Muslim posts

City Council Speaker Julie Menin said Tuesday that the legislature’s ethics committee will expedite its inquiry into Islamophobic remarks made by City Councilmember Vickie Paladino, after the Queens Republican posted a fresh round of controversial comments online this week.

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Queens community boards ask for funding amid city budget crunch

Queens community boards ask for funding amid city budget crunch

Queens’ 14 community boards made their annual funding pitch to the borough president during a public hearing on Monday – but the city’s fiscal outlook may make getting additional dollars to the local boards more difficult.

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City unveils plan to comply with jail oversight rules, solitary confinement ban

City unveils plan to comply with jail oversight rules, solitary confinement ban

City Hall last week unveiled a plan it says will finally bring the city into compliance with long-suspended jail oversight rules and a local law banning solitary confinement on Rikers Island.

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Queens pols and civic leaders sue Mamdani over FOIL request regarding Israel EOs

Queens pols and civic leaders sue Mamdani over FOIL request regarding Israel EOs

A group of Queens electeds and civic leaders are suing Mayor Zohran Mamdani over a Freedom of Information Law request demanding he explain his reasoning for eliminating an Adams administration executive order regarding the definition of antisemitism.

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‘Failed many’: Queens judge blasts mental health system during arraignment of Jabez Chakraborty

‘Failed many’: Queens judge blasts mental health system during arraignment of Jabez Chakraborty

A Queens judge decried the state’s mental health system on Friday during the arraignment of Jabez Chakraborty, a 22-year-old man diagnosed with schizophrenia who charged at a cop with a knife after his family called 911 for medical help last month.

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