Despite vacancy, Queens DA election winner will take office Jan. 1, 2020
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The winner of the November general election will take over for late DA Richard Brown, who died in May after 28 years in office.
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New state laws expands protections and compensation for crime victims
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Cuomo signed several pieces of legislation Wednesday, including a law that allows victims of domestic violence to seek damages from perpetrators who violate orders of protection.
Read MoreNearly every single person arrested for weed in NYC this year was black or Latinx
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Black and Latinx New Yorkers accounted for 94 percent of all low-level marijuana arrests in New York City during the first six months of the year.
Read MoreRego Park driver charged with manslaughter for crash that killed Brooklyn cyclist
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The NYPD announced on Wednesday that the driver would be charged with a slew of crimes, including manslaughter.
Read MoreAG James sues Trump to stop ‘public charge’ rule change
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James slapped the administration with a lawsuit against the so-called “public charge” rule Tuesday, beginning a new chapter in James’ battle against the president's policies.
Read MoreUS prisons chief fired after Epstein's death
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The bureau has come under intense scrutiny since Epstein's death, with lawmakers and Barr demanding answers about how Epstein was left unsupervised.
Read MoreDisability rights advocates sue NYPD for body cam video of Maspeth woman’s shooting death
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The NYPD denied NYLPI’s Freedom of Information Law request for audio and video files of the incident, prompting the lawsuit.
Read More‘Who is the victim, the shooter or the shot?’ Jamaica playwright asks
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Yogi “Y?” Guyadin’s new play explores the dynamics between victims and perpetrators through the lens of gun violence.
Read MoreQueens survivor sues Rockefeller University for ignoring sex abuse by notorious doctor
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“At 5, he didn’t have a voice. He was powerless and now he’s taking the power back.”
Read MoreRosedale woman indicted for homicide over deadly butt injections
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Donna Francis lacks a nurse or physician license, but that didn’t stop her from performing a silicone butt injection procedure in May 2015 that left Kelly Mayhew dead.
Read MoreCity’s DNA database swells as cops log New Yorkers’ genetic material
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The 82,473-sample database maintained by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner increased by nearly 19,000 entries since July 2017.
Read MoreHate penetrates Ridgewood as bigot dumps anti-Semitic flyers near subway station
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Despite an overall decrease in crime, an NYPD report has shown an 82 percent increase in anti-Semitic crimes in the first quarter of 2019.
Read MoreSex abuse survivor, molested in kindergarten, sues Queens church and priests
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“It’s a way to take back the power he lost along the way.”
Read MoreQueens residents swipe it forward to help commuters in a pinch
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Anyone who routinely rides the rails has seen someone standing just outside the turnstiles, asking for a swipe as commuters exit.
Read MoreSix sex abuse cases filed in Queens under state’s new Child Victims Act
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‘We have been preparing for months and are prepared for the anticipated filing of hundreds and hundreds if not thousands of cases starting today.’
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