Queensbridge residents develop strategies for making a safer community
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The Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety targets 15 public housing developments citywide in order to promote public safety.
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Lyft driver convicted of sexually assaulting sleeping passenger
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At some point during the ride, the woman fell asleep and did not wake up until she felt the driver sexually assaulting her.
Read MoreTwo years on, state record sealing law has underwhelming impact in NYC
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Advocates blame the results on the law’s limited scope and a lack of awareness of the measure.
Read MoreState attorney general busts JFK pay-to-play scheme
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Former British Airways Executive Steven Clark and former Ground Services International CEO Jeff Kinsella were indicted on felony charges.
Read MoreChallenge to 2001 attempted murder conviction hinges on prosecutorial misconduct claim in Queens
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The Queens District Attorney’s Office disputes the allegation that it withheld the document.
Read MoreOn Trans Remembrance Day, State Senators pledge to repeal ‘Walking While Trans’ ban
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‘I commit to you today… we will repeal the ‘walking while trans’ law this session in Albany.’
Read MoreAttorney General’s mobile office will stop in Jamaica
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Residents can bring in concerns about identity theft, fraud, civil rights, senior issues like elder abuse, and worker’s rights, such as overtime pay and minimum wage issues.
Read MoreProbations union demands city share info on violence against officers
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The city failed to inform the UPOA after a probation officer was attacked while attempting to arrest someone for probation violation.
Read MorePhony plastic surgeon sentenced to prison after yearslong extradition fight
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The conditions of the extradition agreement frustrated Justice Kenneth Holder.
Read MoreMayor pledges to restore shuttered South Jamaica community center
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The community center closed in 2008 after 20 years of operation, due to NYCHA budget cuts.
Read MoreInvestigators offer $10k for info leading to the arrest of Jamaica teen’s killer
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Amir Griffin was fatally shot by a seemingly stray bullet while standing on a basketball court at the Baisley Park Houses.
Read MoreQueens Misdemeanor Veterans Treatment Court celebrates official opening
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The court refers eligible defendants to specialized support services and treatment as an alternative to incarceration.
Read MoreCouncilmember denounces churro vendor arrest
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Councilmember Antonio Reynoso, transit advocates and immigrants’ rights groups have denounced the arrest of a churro vendor at the Myrtle-Wyckoff subway station.
Read MoreNYC expands supervised release ahead of bail reforms
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The city’s supervised release initiative relies on social workers and case managers who work with defendants to ensure they return to their pretrial court dates.
Read MoreMiami man faces 15 years in prison for alleged Uber investment scam
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The vehicles with the VIN numbers the investors were given had allegedly never been registered or titled to the investor.
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