‘A little perplexed’: Questions raised over city’s $4 billion contract for construction of Queens jail

‘A little perplexed’: Questions raised over city’s $4 billion contract for construction of Queens jail

Advocates and a lawmaker on Thursday spoke out against the city’s proposed $4 billion contract for the building of Queens’ borough-based jail, which may be completed four years after the city’s legally-mandated deadline to close Rikers Island.

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Rozario family denies mayor reached out as Adams says ‘no’ to discipline for officers

 Rozario family denies mayor reached out as Adams says ‘no’ to discipline for officers

Hours after Mayor Eric Adams claimed on Tuesday that he reached out to the family of Win Rozario, the 19-year-old from Queens who was shot and killed by NYPD officers inside his family’s Ozone Park home in March, Rozario’s family said they had yet to hear personally from the mayor.

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Public defenders call on judge to dismiss landlord suit brought against court system

Public defenders call on judge to dismiss landlord suit brought against court system

Several months after a group of landlords sued the state’s court system over its handling of eviction cases, a group of Queens-based organizations and the Legal Aid Society are attempting to put an end to the landlords’ lawsuit.

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Chief judge backs pair of criminal justice reform bills

Chief judge backs pair of criminal justice reform bills

New York’s top judge last week urged Albany to pass into law a pair of bills that he said would go a long way toward reforming the state’s sentencing laws and toward correcting historic inequities in the state’s criminal justice system.

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Four billion dollars and four years late: Queens jail is over budget and behind schedule

Four billion dollars and four years late: Queens jail is over budget and behind schedule

Queens’ borough-based jail set to be built in Kew Gardens will cost taxpayers at least $4 billion and may be completed four years after the city’s legally-mandated deadline to close Rikers Island, city records show.

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City’s controversial housing plan begins review in Queens

City’s controversial housing plan begins review in Queens

The Adams administration officially began rolling out its controversial plan to rezone a large swath of the city, known as the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, last week.

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‘Horrifying’: NYPD footage shows speedy escalation of Ozone Park police shooting that left teen dead

‘Horrifying’:  NYPD footage shows speedy escalation of Ozone Park police shooting that left teen dead

Less than three minutes after arriving at an Ozone Park home around a month ago, two police officers shot and killed a teen having an apparent mental health crisis as his brother and mother watched, newly released body-worn camera footage shows.

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Democratic judicial candidate in Queens seemingly called for Biden’s execution online

Democratic judicial candidate in Queens seemingly called for Biden’s execution online

Julie Milner, a judicial candidate seeking the Democratic party line in Queens, has seemingly called for the president’s execution online in the past. She also appears to have tweeted in support of a number of conspiracy theories espoused by the far-right.

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