NYPD looks to “Build the Block” in Southeast Queens next month
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Expect to discuss the topic of public safety in the area and collaborate with officers in identifying and solving quality of life and crime concerns.
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Law firms sue Catholic church and Boy Scouts for “secret files” on alleged sex abusers
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Marsh Law Firm PLLC and Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC say they will represent 550 people who claim they were abused by Catholic Church and Boy Scout leaders.
Read MoreDrug and firearm investigation nets 15 alleged gang members in Hollis
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Several alleged members of the HNY gang — named after Hollis’ Henderson Avenue — were charged with attempted murder.
Read MoreLocking up parolees for minor infractions costs city $190 million per year
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“If you have a night job or you get a day job and because of the subway [and] you get home a little late, you can be violated for that.”
Read MoreThree men shot and killed in Southeast Queens in two separate incidents
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According to the most recent NYPD data, there have been 53 shooting victims year to date in the NYPD’s Queens South patrol area.
Read MoreNew York expands key consumer protection law aimed at financial fraud
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Cuomo said the new law would help counteract the erosion of consumer financial protections under President Donald Trump.
Read MoreGOP nominee for Queens DA wants respect for cops, return to 'law and order'
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To Murray, the justice reform proposals championed by Melinda Katz, the Democratic nominee for DA, will only make things worse.
Read MoreRacist graffiti continues to stain Jackson Heights CVS as corporation delays removal
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“We are an incredibly vibrant and diverse community so it’s especially appalling in a South Asian community. We wish CVS would stand with us too against this sort of hate.”
Read MoreQueens woman linked to death of Cipriani head chef, two others
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The woman allegedly told officers that “she did not do it, her pimp made her do it and it was not her.”
Read MoreLongest-serving inmate’s death spurs movement for elder parole
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Valerie Gaiter was 21 when was convicted of murder in 1979. She died of cancer Aug. 13 at 61 after serving nearly 40 years behind bars.
Read MoreOPINION: There is no victory lap that comes from Pantaleo being fired
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Justice delayed is justice denied, which is why this result is still a hard pill to swallow.
Read MoreDespite 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.
Read MoreNew 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.
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