Cuomo lifts ban on gravity knives in New York
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“As I review this bill for a third time, the legal landscape has changed.”
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Public advocate, public defenders rally for pay parity with corporation counsel
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"The only thing that [public defenders] are asking for is that they can live on the salary that they are getting.”
Read MoreTo Queens prosecutors, discovery reform is a ‘god damn disgrace’ and danger
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“This is what you get when you elect people to office who perpetuate the false narrative of mass incarceration in New York City.”
Read MoreBrooklyn man indicted for exposing himself to Queens girls
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Rodriguez also allegedly ordered a preteen to get in his car and drove off after a good Samaritan asked if the girl was OK.
Read MoreLetter 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.”
Read MoreBronx 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.
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