Queens’ 15 councilmembers weigh in on the city’s jails plan
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Three Queens councilmembers flat-out say they will vote against the plan.
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NYPD takes Crime Stoppers to the app store
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The app also allows users to submit tips to investigators with attached images, documents, and videos.
Read MoreThe jail plan will likely pass. And the towers are getting smaller.
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Where do New York City Council members stand on the jail plan?
Read More‘Don’t do anything stupid or I’ll kill you:’ Ozone Park man pleads guilty to gunpoint rape
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“In pleading guilty, the defendant has admitted to brutalizing a woman he encountered on the street shortly before midnight.”
Read MoreProposed 200-bed women’s jail deserves more attention, advocates say
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“We’re an afterthought because typically, we think women don’t get arrested.”
Read MoreQueens men allegedly defraud mortgage lenders out of millions
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The five defendants allegedly sold properties for higher than the short sale price without disclosing it to the lenders.
Read MoreSUV driver plows through red light in South Ozone Park hit-and-run, killing woman
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The deadly collision occurred near 111th Avenue and 126th Street.
Read MoreBroadway musician arrested for trying to meet teen boy for sex in Jamaica
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A sexually-explicit conversation on Snapchat allegedly almost led to a 26-year-old man meeting a 14-year-old boy for sex.
Read MoreDetails 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.
Read MoreDeath 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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