Details of Cuomo’s plan to ban sex offenders from subway remain unclear
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Cuomo has yet to discuss the details of a ban on repeat sex offenders from public transit.
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Death of Astoria woman found decomposing in one-room apartment ruled a homicide
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The unidentified woman was found in the apartment after cops received a 911 call about a foul odor emanating from the room.
Queens trails NYC in Raise the Age as DA challenges prolong the removal process
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“In Queens, the low number of removals, relates to the People’s refusal to consent which delays the case significantly.”
Read MoreAstoria educator arrested at LaGuardia for soliciting sex from child
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He had been communicating with the person — actually an investigator posing as a child — online.
Read MoreQueens Councilmember blasts height, questions parking at site of proposed jail
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“The height of this building is absolutely, absolutely, absolutely unacceptable to me.”
Read MoreDA candidates Katz and Murray address Queens’ ‘Raise the Age’ disparity
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“My office will be utilizing family court as much as possible.”
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Richmond Hill realtor swindles $600,000 out of prospective homeowners
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The realtor took the money and spent it on personal entertainment and expenses, such as travel expenses, cash withdrawal in trips to Trinidad and Tobago.
Read MoreReported hate crimes have surged by 41% so far this year
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A total of 290 hate crimes were reported across the city as of Sept. 1, 2019, up from 205 reported hate crimes as of the same time last year.
Read MoreQueens trails every other borough on key Raise the Age provision for kids charged with crimes
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In Queens, just 57 percent of 16-year-olds were removed from criminal court — by far the lowest rate of the five boroughs.
Read MoreLatest anti-Semitic hate messages mar Labor Day Weekend
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The hate messages, scrawled on walls in Breezy Point and a beach in Belle Harbor, were just the latest examples of racist graffiti in Queens.
Read MoreThree men shot, one dead after Richmond Hill gunman opens fire on Labor Day
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Police say the three men were near 130th Street and 92nd Avenue when the gunman struck, striking two 28-year-old men in the torso and a 27-year-old man in the legs.
Read MoreState closes predatory lending loophole that affected thousands of small businesses
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Prior to the new law, creditors could seize a borrower’s assets in New York courts, even if the original agreement was not made in New York.
Read MorePolice arrested her after she tried getting help for her son. Now she wants to hold them accountable.
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“They showed up on my doorstep, now I’m here on their doorstep.”
Read MoreAppeals court reverses Queens gun conviction based on warrantless search
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Four appellate justices from the Second Department determined that the gun should not have been allowed into evidence.
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