Justice reform advocates vow to hold Katz accountable
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The Legal Aid Society urged Katz to stick to her campaign promises and abolish cash bail, establish a conviction review unit and not prosecute low-level crimes.
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Opinion: Lack of diversity reveals a lack of leadership
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“Top NYPD brass should also be as diverse as our communities,” writes Assemblymember Catalina Cruz.
Read MoreState bill could force city to permit more street cart vendors
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Vendors have opted to sell their wares with no permit, legal or otherwise, risking big fines and having their carts confiscated.
Read MoreFor Achilles athletes and their guides, running marathons is a team sport
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Achilles International empowers people with all types of disabilities, seen and unseen, to participate in mainstream running events.
Read MoreGet a discounted lift to the polls on Election Day
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Ride-sharing giant Lyft is getting in on Get Out the Vote efforts by offering discounted rides to polling locations in New York City on Election Day.
Read MoreOPINION: Ranked choice voting can help elect more women candidates
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Ranked choice voting “has clear benefits related to civic engagement and representation.”
Read MoreOPINION: Ranked choice voting will help women of color get elected
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“Multiple similar candidates can run for office without fear of ‘stealing’ votes from one another.”
Read MoreTacos of Queens and Brooklyn square off on new docu-series
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Mando Rayo and Jarod Neece have embarked on a cross-country journey to find America’s best tacos, and that search has brought them to Brooklyn and Queens.
Read MoreJails oversight board votes to propose limits on solitary confinement
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But the Corrections Officers’ Benevolent Association contends that solitary confinement is the only option for punishing violent detainees.
Read MoreOPINION: Early voting couldn’t have come at a better time
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The cliche “vote early and often” has, at least in part, come true for millions of voters across New York City.
Read MoreQuiet neighbors: Real estate website digs up the ghosts of Queens
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Cap off this year’s spooky season by channeling the spirit of Harry Houdini.
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Meng bill would prevent ‘public charge’ deportations
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The New Deal for New Americans Act would introduce numerous provisions that would support new immigrants.
Read MoreOPINION: QueensWay or revived rail link are both OK, but the status quo isn’t
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Ever since the Long Island Rail Road’s Rockaway Beach Branch was discontinued in 1962, various proposals for the right-of-way have been floated, but none have taken root.
Read MoreMTA tests out safer signal system on several LIRR lines
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Positive Train Control will now be deployed on select trains operating on the Far Rockaway, Long Beach, Oyster Bay, and West Hempstead branches.
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