NYC’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.
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OPINION: 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 MoreSeven charged with running international sports betting scheme based in Astoria
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The alleged enterprise used an 800-phone number and wire room based in Costa Rica, where sports betting is legal.
Read MoreNYPD amends patrol guide to curb 'walking while trans' arrests
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“It is a testament to their bravery in coming forward that we are seeing any shift at all.”
Read More‘Scoop’ — city seizes and freezes 46 ice cream trucks in $4.5 million ticket scheme
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“No New Yorker is above the law — especially those who try to ignore public safety laws and create dangerous situations for pedestrians, bikers and drivers.”
Read MoreBalloons not bars: organizers try new tactic in campaign to close Rikers
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The city has said it will fully close Rikers — the 10-jail complex that currently houses just over 7,500 people — by 2026 but activists want it shut down now.
Read MoreSuspect identified in scary rape of 78-Year-oId Rosedale womany
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Ryan Bayard, 30, allegedly raped the woman in the early morning Sunday, while allegedly repeating, “I like old ladies.”
Read MoreWoodhaven man gets life in prison for 2014 shooting
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“This was another senseless act of violence.”
Read More‘Not a big deal' — NYPD supervisor who dismissed Garner’s death sued 3 times for excessive force
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“Not a big deal, we were effecting a lawful arrest.”
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 MoreFormer Queens judges and prosecutors contribute thousands to Lasak’s campaign
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Former judges and prosecutors have donated thousands of dollars to Lasak’s campaign.
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.”
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