Tensions flare at hearing over the law that shields police records from public view
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The NYPD has used the law to deny public access to records of officers involved in high-profile incidents of police brutality.
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The new jail is coming. What does that mean for people in Queens Criminal Court?
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An hour before the City Council began to vote in favor of an unprecedented plan to build four new jails, it was business as usual at the courthouse.
Read MoreBoy, 6, attacked in Kew Gardens
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The man allegedly picked up the boy and threw him on the concrete without provocation.
Read MoreQueens woman linked to multiple overdose deaths
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The defendant, a sex worker, allegedly told officers that “she did not do it, her pimp made her do it and it was not her.”
Read MoreOpinion: The time for a strong Conviction Integrity Unit in Queens is here
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“Ms. Katz’s promised CIU and other changes would place Queens at the cutting edge of criminal justice reform in the United States. But promises are empty without action. The time for action is approaching.”
Read MoreBus rider beats driver with umbrella for not moving fast enough
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The driver suffered a cut on his head and a bruised rib cage.
Read MoreRICHARDS: Close Rikers now or risk never closing it at all
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“I am proud to be voting yes on October 17.”
Read MoreForgery conviction kicked back to Queens court because judge did not explain his decisions
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Justice Hollie “did not make any credibility determinations or factual findings” on the record.
Read MoreAppellate judges reverse 2013 murder conviction, sending case back to Queens Supreme Court
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Barbara Perez was discovered dead on the floor of the Ridgewood gym Power Factory where she worked in August 2000.
Read MoreGrand jury indicts Long Island man for murder of mother-in-law in Jamaica
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He faces 25 years in prison if convicted.
Read MoreNYPD: Overall crime is down, but rapes and hate crimes are on the rise
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Shooting incidents are also up.
Read MoreLong Island man faces up to 126 years for supplying heroin used in two fatal ODs
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Justin Lum allegedly supplied heroin that led to the death of his 28-year-old girlfriend, Patricia Collado, as well as his 24-year-old friend, Calvin Brown.
Read MoreActing Queens DA John Ryan will step down when next DA takes office
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“I don’t think it would be helpful for the next DA or for me to stay around.”
Read MoreAnti-gay subway attacker pleads guilty after fracturing woman’s spine
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The Manhattan man who hurled homophobic insults and fractured a 20-year-old woman’s spine after seeing her kiss a female friend on the cheek on a Queens E train pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree assault as a hate crime.
Read MoreCops investigating attack in Jackson Heights restaurant as hate crime
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“I am distraught that I have to be here. Protecting the LGBTQI community means to me an everyday job for all of us.”
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