“If you put solar panels on 25 percent of Rikers Island, we will be able to close every toxic power plant that has been opened in the last two decades in New York City.”
Read More“Whoever wins this seat will undoubtedly hold it for the rest of their life.”
Read More“Despite the progress we’ve made for our city, we are still far from a reformed criminal justice system.”
Read MoreAdvocates want to see an end to the bail bond system completely.
Read More“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 MoreThe alleged enterprise used an 800-phone number and wire room based in Costa Rica, where sports betting is legal.
Read More“It is a testament to their bravery in coming forward that we are seeing any shift at all.”
Read More“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 MoreThe 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 MoreRyan Bayard, 30, allegedly raped the woman in the early morning Sunday, while allegedly repeating, “I like old ladies.”
Read More“This was another senseless act of violence.”
Read More“Not a big deal, we were effecting a lawful arrest.”
Read MoreAstoria Councilmember Costa Constantinides announced the proposal during his state of the district address earlier this year.
Read MoreThe 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 More“We’re moving the conversation from brick and mortar to the lives that are affected.”
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