Commission holds historic discussion on reparations in Queens
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Residents of Southeast Queens gathered this week for a historic public forum tackling a complex issue – reparations.
Read MoreCity Council grills NYPD on rise of stop and frisk
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NYPD leaders had few answers to questions from the City Council about the rise in police stops in recent years during a tense hearing on Monday.
Read MoreMuriel Goode-Trufant confirmed as NYC corporation counsel
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After 6 months of tensions between the mayor and the City Council, New York City finally has an official and permanent corporation counsel.
Read MoreDAs and attorneys call on gov to expand atty loan forgiveness program
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As the end of the year approaches, the New York legal community this week made their pitch to Governor Kathy Hochul for expanding student loan assistance for attorneys working in the public sector, who often get paid far less than their private sector counterparts.
Read MorePols call for immigration legal services boost as Trump builds deportation anxiety
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As fears of what a second Donal Trump presidency could mean for immigrants across the country grow, New York elected officials are using that anxiety to revitalize support for expanded immigrant legal representation and funding.
Read MoreQueens man gets 39 years to life for attempted murder of police officer
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Devin Spraggins, a 24-year-old from Jamaica, was found guilty by a jury last month for shooting then-rookie police officer Brett Boller in the leg in April 2023.
Read MoreCity looks to develop long-abandoned Flushing Airport site
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The New York City Economic Development Corporation released a request for proposals last week seeking pitches for a long-term lease or sale of the land where the former airport resided. The proposed development site consists of 80-acres of land along 20th Avenue in College Point.
Read MoreNorth Queens to get expanded police patrols
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A section of Northeast Queens will soon see an increase in the number of police officers patrolling its streets, the city announced this week.
Read MoreQueens man found guilty for attempted murder of a police officer
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A Queens man who shot an NYPD officer after attempting to flee a crime scene was found guilty of attempted murder on Tuesday.
Read MoreFormer Queens priest fired from St. Francis prep after credible abuse allegations
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A former priest who was working as a religious teacher at St. Francis Preparatory High School in Fresh Meadows was recently fired after being accused of sexually abusing minors throughout the 1990s.
Read More‘Already hard to recruit again’: Over a year after rare pay increase, assigned counsel say more is needed
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A year after getting their first pay raise in decades, attorneys who represent indigent clients and children in the state’s Family Courts say they are still a long way from refilling their ranks, cutting back on their caseloads and being fully equipped to provide the best representation possible to those who need it.
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