Homes built shortly after 1978 aren't necessarily safe from lead paint
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Lead paint poses a unique threat to children, who may crawl around on floors with paint dust, or chew on a windowsill that contains old lead paint.
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OPINION: Queens is ready to reform the criminal justice system
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“Despite the progress we’ve made for our city, we are still far from a reformed criminal justice system.”
Read MoreNYC’s ‘Bail Bond Bill of Rights’ law is designed to better inform customers
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Advocates want to see an end to the bail bond system completely.
Read MoreOPINION: Faith-based initiative a priority for Queens DA candidate Betty Lugo
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“Betty Lugo’s interest in us, and on making a faith-based initiative a priority in her campaign for Queens borough District Attorney, is very promising.”
Read MoreStar striker Villa, CM Moya condemn Trump decision to strip soccer, English classes from immigrant kids
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“These kids might not have hugged their parent’s in weeks … But when they get a chance to chase a ball around the pitch, they get to feel at home.”
Read MoreQueens DA’s Office hosts 70 summer interns
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Acting Queens District Attorney John Ryan himself began his career as a prosecutor after serving as an intern in the DA’s office.
Read MoreJudge derails MTA’s dismissal of disability discrimination case
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The majority of the MTA’s 472 subway stations are currently inaccessible for people with disabilities.
Read MoreWestern Queens leaders will host ‘renewable Rikers’ panel
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Astoria Councilmember Costa Constantinides announced the proposal during his state of the district address earlier this year.
Read MoreCity will open Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes ahead of schedule
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The office will operate within the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, and serve to coordinate hate crime responses by city agencies, district attorney’s offices and the NYPD.
Read MoreRikers bridge vigil memorializes detainees who died
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“We’re moving the conversation from brick and mortar to the lives that are affected.”
Read More4 of Queens’ 5 CUNYs are searching for new presidents
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York College on Monday became the fourth Queens CUNY school seeking a new president, after Marcia Keizs announced that she will step down.
Read MoreA voice for the voiceless: how Queens-based CPS agents protect the borough’s kids
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‘“People do it because they really care about these kids that have no voices.”
Read MoreJackson Heights death ruled a homicide after nearly four months
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Rafael Huertas, 56, was surrounded by drug paraphernalia and covered with a plastic sheet, according to sources.
Read More‘There’s no trust there’ — town hall attendees question neighborhood policing
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“There’s no trust there.”
Read MoreParole reform movement gains traction statewide after years of advocacy
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“When you get out, you have a parole officer who may be a good person who helps you find a job and a house, or who may try to lock you up again, because that’s easier.”
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