Queens' Diversity Is Under-Represented in the DA's Office, Staff Data Shows
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“Diversity matters and inclusion matters, and it needs to be reflected in these offices.”
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Jackson Heights Man Dragged and Killed By MTA Bus
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The unidentified pedestrian was walking near the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and 75th Street when a Q33 bus struck him at around 2:45 a.m., according to police.
Read MoreActivists Resume Efforts Outside Brooklyn Jail After Reported Heat Outages
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“These problems are long-standing and I’m glad there’s an appetite to stay with this.”
Read MoreJamaica Affordable Housing Giant Hit With AG Lawsuit
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“For years, Zara Realty has engaged in an egregious pattern of tenant harassment and exploitation.”
Read MoreHigh Court Affirms Decision In Racial Bias Suit Against Oscar De La Renta
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Former Oscar De La Renta employee Erica Diggs said her white coworker at the company’s Kennedy Airport warehouse used racial slurs to refer to staff members.
Read MoreAmazon Failure Fuels State Senate GOP
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Senate GOP Leader John Flanagan, of Long Island, said Wednesday that the chamber's majority party "blew" at least 25,000 jobs
Read MoreAdvocates Demand Accountability Through Child Victims Law
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Starting in August, the new law will open a one-year window that enables survivors of sexual abuse to take civil action, even if the statute of limitations has expired.
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Jewish Leaders See Schoolyard Swastika Arrest As Opportunity for Restorative Justice
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‘He needs to see a social worker. Not a judge.’
Read MoreDiFiore Praises Judge Zayas, DA Brown In Annual Address
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“[A] bright spot has been Queens, where the number of felony cases over two years old has declined by 76 percent since the start of the Excellence Initiative.”
Read More‘Lifeline’ Grant Helps Blind Vendors Hurt by Gov’t Shutdown
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During the 35-day government shutdown, vendors at federal sites in New York were forced to shutter their shops.
Read MoreJamaica Man Shot and Killed on Doorstep
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When police responding to a 911 call arrived at a home on 171st Street, they found Mohammed Rizwan, 57, with a gunshot wound to his chest.
Read MoreMTA to Cut Staff and Costs Amid ‘Significant Financial Stress’
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In addition to layoffs, the MTA said it would implement a hiring freeze, reduce contractor costs and get tougher on fare evaders.
Read MoreMMA Fighters Faces Sentencing for Bank Robbery
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DaSilva was found not guilty of first-degree robbery, a charge that hinged on whether he used a gun or other weapon and carried a possible 25-year sentence.
Read MoreSubway Sex Abuse Suspect Charged with Rubbing Penis on Young Girl
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Dudley allegedly stood next to the victim, exposed his penis and rubbed it on her arm while traveling near the 61st Street-Woodside station.
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