State Lawmakers to Introduce Bills Decriminalizing Sex Work
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“Ultimately, sex work is work.”
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Jackson Heights Man Indicted for Fatal Food Truck Stabbing
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John Daves was waiting in front of a halal food cart located at 80th Street and Roosevelt Avenue when he got into an argument with Miguel Angel Becerra-Perez.
Read MoreDiFiore Delivers Speech On State of the Judiciary
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Chief Judge Janet DiFiore delivers the annual State of the Judiciary Address in the Bronx. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzesse.
By David Brand
Chief Judge Janet DiFiore will deliver the annual State of the Judiciary address at Bronx Supreme Court, Civil Term on Tuesday at 11 a.m.
During the speech, DiFiore will report on her signature Excellence Initiative, an effort she introduced in 2016 to make the courts more efficient by the notion that “justice delayed is justice denied.”
DiFiore issued the Year Two Excellence Initiative report in February 2018 and listed priorities for Queens courts.
A priority for Supreme Court, Criminal Term would be to “focus on changing the culture of delay to ensure that, when a case is adjourned for hearing or trial, the parties can expect the hearing or trial to go forward on that date.”
DiFiore listed two priorities for Civil Term last year. First, the court would continue generating “purge reports” to remove matters resolved outside the court from the docket.
“Efforts will continue to closely monitor residential foreclosure matters to ensure that all eligible matters receive settlement conference dates, while simultaneously conducting servicer (lender) calendars whereby lenders and homeowners can meet and exchange all documents under court supervision,” the report also stated.
Though the annual address is customarily delivered at Albany’s Court of Appeals Hall, DiFiore elected to give the speech in the Bronx, where she gave her first State of the Judiciary.
New York Survivors Call for State Clergy Abuse Summit
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“The Church has knowingly allowed for abuse against minors to go on for far too long.”
Read MoreSwastikas at Rego Park School Prompt Hate Crime Investigation
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A hammer and sickle and the phrase “Hail Hitler” were also drawn on the yard at PS 139, while school was closed for winter break.
Read MoreDA Brown Presents Garvin Public Service Award to NY1 Reporter Ruschell Boone
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Brown presented Boone with the award in recognition of her 21 years of work in the field of journalism.
Read MorePetitioning Begins Tomorrow for DA Primary
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”Are you a Queens resident? Are you a Democrat? Can you sign this?”
Read MoreIrish Man Accused of Throwing Fatal Punch Fights Assault Charge
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Steven O’Brien, 25, is charged with third-degree assault for allegedly throwing the punch that killed John “Danny” McGee during an altercation outside a Sunnyside bar.
Read MoreNYC Deportations Surge By 150% Under Trump
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Overall ICE arrests in New York City increased 88 percent between the last year of President Obama’s tenure and the first two years of Trump’s term.
Read MoreCops Arrest Two More Suspects In Connection to Fatal No. 7 Train Shooting
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Two suspects were charged with second-degree murder, gang assault, kidnapping and criminal possession of a weapon following a weeks-long investigation.
Read MoreOpinion: Sick 9/11 Responders and Survivors Face Drastic Cuts
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“Tens of thousands of people are being penalized merely because their illnesses were diagnosed later than an arbitrary date.”
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Clergy Sex Abuse Survivors Release New List of NYC Predators
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“We are releasing this list publicly because Cardinal Dolan will not release a list.”
Read MoreRelease of Body-Cam Footage Doesn’t Violate NYPD Records Law, Court Rules
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Releasing police body-camera footage does not violate a piece of state law known as 50-a, which shields the records used to evaluate NYPD officers’ performance.
Read MoreFuneral Held for NYPD Detective Killed by Friendly Fire
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"Always remember who you are, what you do and why you do it," he said. "Continue to be proud of that.”
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