In-person arraignments restart in Queens
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“The restoration of face‐to‐face attorney‐client interaction in these critically important proceedings marks another important milestone in our return to the new normal.”
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NY court officers ordered to complete anti-racism training to end ‘culture of toxicity’
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“The initiatives announced today will reaffirm our commitment to treat all court users with equal dignity and respect.”
Read MoreSome New York court staffers are eligible for COVID vaccines, others are not
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Not every court system staffer has been allowed access to the potentially life-saving doses.
Read MoreDespite COVID, 36 court officers graduate from training academy
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“When you get to the nitty gritty, especially firearms and judgment, that has to be done in-person.”
Read MoreCOVID-positive Queens court clerk returns to work after Texas trip
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“She should have remained at home and not exposed her fellow workers.”
Read MoreCourt officers union urges Congress to curb surprise medical bills
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“Even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, working men and women were being squeezed by surprise medical costs at a time when we can least afford it.”
Read MoreThe new jail is coming. What does that mean for people in Queens Criminal Court?
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An hour before the City Council began to vote in favor of an unprecedented plan to build four new jails, it was business as usual at the courthouse.
Read More‘We did not fall’: Court officers remember colleagues who died on 9/11
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“I think everyone in this room knows where they were that day.”
Read MoreCourt officers honor colleagues who died on 9/11
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More than twenty officers ran into the building to rescue victims of the attack on Sept. 11, 2001. Three didn’t make it out.
Read MoreLawyers, litigants and court officers beat the heat in Queens Supreme
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Court officers escorted those who needed and citizens milling about, often with looks of concern or confusion.
Read MoreDCAS Special Officers Have Had ‘No Interactions’ With ICE, Agency Says
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“DCAS Police/Special Officers have had no interactions with ICE.”
Read MoreCourthouse Stowaways Highlight City’s Homeless Crisis
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“A few months ago, we found someone living in a closet where they made a homemade mattress.”
Read MoreFOCO Christmas Drive Benefits St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital
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The annual fundraiser will run through Dec. 20.
Read MoreNaming of Long Awaited Training Facility Sparks Ongoing Protest
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A training facility for court officers across the state opened in Crown Heights on Monday — a deal that was nine years in the making.
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