Courts continue to cut through gun case backlog
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“We need every judge we can get hearing these cases and helping us move through this immense backlog,” Adams said.
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Adams lays out plan to combat city’s rise in gun violence
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Adams’ public safety plan revolves around changes to policing, the courts and state law, specifically in regards to bail and the prosecution of youthful offenders.
Read MoreProsecutors, defense gear up for retrial of Prakash Churaman
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“We're all just here waiting, in limbo, for my life.”
Read MoreSuozzi pushes back against Manhattan DA and Gov. Hochul
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“They can't pick and choose which crimes they are going to prosecute.”
Read MoreWoman stabbed in Astoria, potential first homicide of 2022
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A woman was stabbed to death in Astoria on Sunday night in what was possibly the first homicide in New York City in the new year.
Read MoreNFT consultant charged with grand larceny
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“Cryptocurrency, NFTs and blockchain may seem difficult to understand but the alleged wrongdoing in this case is simple: stealing money is a crime.”
Read MoreAnti-vaccine protesters arrested in Queens Center Mall Cheesecake Factory
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“I decided to stay, have some cheesecake and now I’m being arrested by the NYPD.”
Read MoreFresh Meadows man slapped with over 100 counts for firearms stash
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“This is the fifth seizure of ghost guns in Queens since August – and we will not stop.”
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Brooklyn man sentenced for string of armed robberies in Queens
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“This office will continue to vigorously prosecute defendants… who engage in gun violence that threatens the safety of the community and endangers customers and hardworking store employees.”
Read MoreKatz declines to prosecute driver who fatally hit Astoria delivery worker
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has declined to prosecute the driver who fatally ran over a delivery worker in Astoria in April.
Read MoreReview board finds abuse allegations against Queens priest viable
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“It should be understood that such action by the Diocese is not to be interpreted as a judgment of the guilt of the priest.”
Read MoreActivists call on Katz to drop charges against Churaman
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For the 90th time in his young adult life, Prakash Churaman appeared in Queens Criminal Court Monday to proclaim his innocence in a murder he was accused of taking part in when he was 15 years old.
Read MoreLaw professors sue city, DA Katz
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“We actually have constitutionally protected free speech rights to put this information in the public realm.”
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