For 27 years, low-income Queens residents saddled with mysterious debt, pressured by abusive landlords or forced to navigate a confusing civil court system have had one reliable resource to which they could turn: the Queens Volunteer Lawyers’ Project.
There’s a new marijuana policy coming to town and the latest arrest data from the New York Police Department reveal the vast racial disparities that prompted the change.
Read MoreA suspected burglar who was trying to break into a St. Albans home early Monday was killed by one of the homeowners, police said. The story was first reported by NBC4.
A 37-year-old armored truck driver has been charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing more than $1.6 million in cash while on duty, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced Thursday.
Read MoreA man who allegedly held up two Queens banks, along with seven others in Brooklyn and Manhattan, was indicted Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York said Tuesday.
Read MoreA Jamaica man turned prospective Islamic State fighter pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday for his role in attempting to support the terrorist organization.
The three thieves pretended to be grandchildren, they said they were old neighbors, they even recruited children to assist in their schemes — anything to get inside senior citizens’ home and steal their stuff.
On Wednesday, the City Council passed two measures that would require the city’s bail bond companies to fully disclose all bail bond fees as well as a consumers’ Bill of Rights.
Read MoreRafal Ziolkowski, the owner of Oliwa Construction, Inc. in Ridgewood, was charged with seven counts of tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the United States yesterday after he allegedly failed to pay roughly $650,000 in federal taxes.
Andrew Troiano, a 56-year-old Long Island contractor, was sentenced to one to three years in prison after pleading guilty to bilking more than $170,000 from three families that lost their homes to Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
Read MoreTop NYPD brass joined Mayor Bill de Blasio at a press conference Tuesday to announce that New York City had the lowest number of reported crimes during the first six months of 2018 than in any previous six-month period.
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