State Expands Aid To Queens Immigrant Legal Service Providers
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‘We are ensuring vulnerable immigrants who are unfairly targeted by ICE have the legal assistance and services they need.’
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Why Is the Queens DA Race in an Odd-Numbered, Off Year?
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Nineteen elections have passed since term lengths and voting years changed.
Read MoreDA Candidates Stake Out Positions on Sex Work Decriminalization
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Candidates’ responses ranged: from a willingness to consider the issue, to a call for limited prosecution and diversion alternatives, to support for decriminalization.
Read MoreDA Candidates Clarify Stances On Cash Bail
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All call for significant reforms, some for the total elimination of cash bail.
Read MoreQueens DMV Test Examiner Accused of Demanding Bribes, Groping
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The office of the state inspector general announced the allegations facing Ian Cioffi on Tuesday.
Read MoreGunman In Fatal Jamaica Shooting Sentenced to 25 Years to Life
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Teimel Morris, who was 22 years old when he shot acquaintance Edward Harris in the head on 160th Street, was found guilty of second-degree murder.
Read MoreAttorney Explains Steps for Survivors Under New Child Victims Act
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Experienced attorneys have started to counsel survivors on the best course of action for preparing their own cases.
Read MoreNew York, Feds Join to Get 100K Rape Kits Tested Around US
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It's estimated that another 155,000 or more sex assault evidence kits still await testing, and thousands of results have yet to be linked to suspects.
Read MoreJury Selection Begins for the Retrial of Chanel Lewis
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More than 100 potential jurors from across Queens filed into the courtroom. None were selected.
Read MoreQueens DA Candidates May Look to Brooklyn for Reform Model
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Gonzalez announced his Justice 2020 initiative for criminal justice reform on March 11, more than a year after he first began championing its contents.
Read MoreWarren Visits LIC, Says Tech Giants Have 'Too Much Power’
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In her pitch to rein in the influence of tech giants, the Warren envisions legislation targeting companies with annual worldwide revenue of $25 billion or more.
Read More‘A’ for Eco-Friendliness? Queens Councilmembers Make the Grade
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Queens councilmembers scores high marks for their environmental support, according to a report card by the New York League of Conservation Voters.
Read MoreCommunity Calls For Ozone Park Club To Shutter After Shooting
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Gunfire erupted outside of the RRR Bar & Lounge on Liberty Avenue and 88th Street.
Read MoreQueens DA's Office Hits Restart on Howard Beach Jogger Murder Trial
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Chanel Lewis, 22, is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse for allegedly killing Karina Vetrano.
Read MoreTwo Men Indicted for Queens Cop’s Tragic Death
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Christopher Ransom, 27, and Jagger Freeman, 25, both pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder for causing the death of Detective Brian Simonsen.
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