State lawmakers vote to repeal 50-a with support from all seven Queens senators
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“It’s time we start listening to those who are closest to the pain.”
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With grand juries on hold, New York City courts move to preliminary hearings
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There have been at least 19 preliminary hearings in Queens.
Read MoreDozens of protestors arrested in the Bronx were abruptly shipped to Queens
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About 60 people arrested while protesting police violence in the Bronx were sent to Queens Central Booking.
Read MoreEx-Queens Councilman Dan Halloran freed from federal prison amid COVID spread
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“I came home to a world that's not quite the way it was when I left it.”
Read More'Whitestone Wolverine' charged with attempted murder after attack on Black Lives Matter protestors
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The bizarre incident was caught on multiple cell phone videos.
Read MoreThe state legislature may repeal 50-a. Here’s what that means.
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The law shields police disciplinary records from review.
Read MoreMan with knives strapped to arm threatens to kill George Floyd protestors in Whitestone
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“I’ll kill you. You’re in the wrong neighborhood. You’re in the wrong neighborhood, bitch.”
Read MoreQueens DA urges state to repeal 'walking while trans' ban
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The statute is “often used to arrest and harass people based on their gender or appearance.”
Read MoreState extends window for suing child sex abusers, with 81 cases in Queens so far
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“This is a giant step forward for New York.”
Read MoreFamily members rally for Queens man still behind bars after life sentence reversed
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“I just want my brother home.”
Read MoreHe proved he never had a fair trial. He's still facing life in prison
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“Mr. Majors can now be given an opportunity to have a life.”
Read MoreNearly 240 technical parole violators remain locked up, two months after Cuomo release plan
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“Now in the pandemic, it’s indefensible.”
Read MoreQueens DA’s new cold case unit will probe borough’s unsolved murders
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There are roughly 2,200 unsolved murders in Queens.
Read MoreQueens DA's new Human Trafficking Bureau will prosecute sex traffickers, pimps and johns
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“The bureau will combat those who would victimize others with aggressive investigations to end this industry.”
Read MoreVelázquez condemns COVID-plagued Queens private jail as NYC reps blast local lockups
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“These institutions are not a safe place for inmates or those detained.”
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