Student Journalist Free Speech Act Makes Way Through State Legislature
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The Student Journalist Free Speech Act would protect student speech at high schools and middle schools statewide.
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Queens JCC Celebrates 50 Years, Honors Rep. Crowley and DA Brown
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Dozens of Queens leaders and local luminaries attended the event, which honored former U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley, and Queens DA Richard A. Brown.
Read MoreShooting Leaves One Dead On No. 7 Train Platform
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The shooting occurred just before 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, after a Manhattan-bound No. 7 train pulled into the 90th Street-Elmhurst Avenue station.
Read MoreFrigid Week in Heatless Jail Ends With Mass Protests
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“This is an injustice. This is inhumane.”
Read MoreBrooklyn Rapper 6ix9ine Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
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During the plea, 6ix9ine, 22, said he joined the Nine Trey Blood Gang in fall 2017. He says he helped gang members try to kill a rival last March.
Read MoreCatalina Cruz Sworn in to Assembly at Special Ceremony
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Cruz, a CUNY Law alum, is the first DREAMer elected to the state legislature. She grew up in the district she now represents.
Read MoreCommissioner O’Neill Says NYPD Will Accept Reforms Made by Panel O’Neill Created
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Code 50-a shields officers’ disciplinary histories and personnel records used to evaluate performance from public review.
Read MoreJudge Lippman Weighs in on Queens DA Race
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Lippman, former chief judge of the Court of Appeals, also commended Lancman’s commitment to closing Rikers jails.
Read MoreCobble Hill Man Faces Life in Prison for Killing Friend in Queens
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A judge is expected to sentence a man up to 25 years to life in prison for shooting an acquaintance to death as they walked along a Jamaica street.
Read MoreCouncilmember’s ‘Close Rikers’ Plan Calls for Solar Field
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District 22 Councilmember Costa Constantinides wants to build a solar field on the land, if all goes according to the city’s plan to close the jail complex.
Read MoreDAs, Lawmakers And Advocates Rally to Freeze ICE Out of NY Courts
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ICE arrests inside and around New York courthouses increased by 1700 percent between 2016 and 2018.
Read MoreRhodes Scholar and 'Dreamer' Will Attend State of the Union
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Democratic Rep. Grace Meng says she invited Jin Park to attend Trump's address Tuesday in the hope of bringing more attention to his plight.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Betty Lugo is running for DA
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Lugo is a founding partner in the first Latina-owned law firm in NYC.
Read MoreJudge Jeremy Weinstein Set to Retire in June
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Judge Jeremy Weinstein is set to retire in June after 25 years on the bench, according to multiple sources.
Read MoreMayor de Blasio Appoints and Reappoints 46 Judges to NYC Courts
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A new year means new judges in New York City, as Mayor Bill de Blasio officially appointed and reappointed 46 judges to the Family, Criminal and Civil courts. In total, 13 judges on the list are new hires, and 33, are being reappointed.
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