Letter to the People of Queens: the future of domestic violence prosecutions, part 2
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“The Prosecution of Domestic Violence cases has been one of the crowning achievements of Judge Brown’s administration.”
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Bronx community board is latest to reject city’s jail plan
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The vote came nine days after Queens Community Board 9 voted 28-0 in favor of a resolution opposing the city’s plan to build a jail behind the Queens Criminal Courthouse.
Read MoreActing DA Ryan takes hundreds of Far Rockaway kids to court
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The program’s curriculum is designed to drive down the crime rate and build up students’ self-esteem, confidence and quality of life.
Read MoreState lawmakers discuss how to address sexual harassment in #MeToo era
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Lawmakers have been exploring changes to the laws around sexual harassment, including at a hearing on the issue in February, the first of its kind in 27 years.
Read MoreTop NYC officials split on gravity knife bill
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People of color are disproportionately charged with possession of a gravity knife, though the knives are common tools carried by chefs, carpenters and other laborers.
Read MoreSoutheast Queens leaders to screen marijuana legalization doc
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Leroy Comrie and Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman host a screening of the Netflix Documentary “Grass is Greener.”
Read MoreCrosswalks may soon become ‘no texting’ zones
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Fines for breaking the law would range from $25 for a first-time offense to $250 for multiple violations in a short time span.
Read MoreEx-vice cop and wife plead guilty to brothel scheme
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Retired Vice Squad Detective Ludwig Paz and his wife Arelis Peralta were the ringleaders of the scheme, which facilitated prostitution at eight properties in Queens and Brooklyn.
Read MoreJamaica man charged with killing wife with knife and cutting board
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“This crime is a tragic case of the most extreme outcome of domestic violence.”
Read MoreAG James: End ‘arbitrary and capricious’ gravity knife law
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“I believe it’s high time that gravity knives be removed from the penal code.”
Read MoreAOC backs Cabán in Queens DA Race
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The endorsement is likely to further galvanize progressive voters and raise Cabán’s profile a month before the election.
Read MoreLancman and top revenge porn lawyer stress consequences for cyber sex assault
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“When they go to the police or someone else who should protect them … more often than not, they are turned away.”
Read MoreJamaica woman dies after husband stabs her multiple times
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Isabel Galeano, 42 was found by 103rd Precinct cops just before 2 p.m. on Monday with multiple stab wounds to her torso and a laceration to her hand.
Read MoreQueens DA candidates denounce state's gravity knife law
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“The weaponization of the existing law against communities of color must stop.”
Read More'You can't have cops watching cops' — NYPD officer, ex-cop lawyer sue NYC
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“It’s sad to say, but it’s like a gang.”
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