Eric Garner’s mother Gwen Carr, a civil rights activist, has called on the city to charge the other police officers involved in the chokehold death.
Read More“Sentencing someone to die in prison without any possibility for parole is morally wrong.”
Read More“Any amount of time a presumptively innocent individual needlessly spends in jail is too much time.”
Read More“Our legacy from the past is vital. And now people forget. We must not let that happen under any circumstances.”
Read MoreUnder the bill, inmates would also be allowed to make one phone call per week while held in isolation.
Read More“A prosecutor must avoid offering, negotiating and entering pleas on terms that knowingly misrepresent the consequences of acceptance.”
Read MoreQueens accounts for more low-level weed prosecutions than Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island combined.
Read MoreThe appointees also participated in an orientation about board rules and members’ responsibilities, according to Borough President Melinda Katz’s office.
Read MoreQueens resident Kevin Paniagua was sentenced after pleading guilty to attempted murder in June 2018.
Read MoreThe strike was held in solidarity with drivers striking around the world, including Los Angeles, Philadelphia and London, according to the New York Taxi Workers Alliance.
Read More“We should put people before profits, and treat housing as a human right, not a commodity.”
Read MoreMany New Yorkers don’t qualify for health insurance because they are undocumented, and Queens has the highest percentage of undocumented immigrants of any borough.
Read More“Gov. Cuomo’s unique clemency power can be the difference between permanent exile or being able to stay with loved ones and community.”
Read More“ACS must devise a way to deal with these situations that does not involve handcuffs.”
Read More“A disturbing number of [NYPD] officers use excessive force, unlawful search and seizure of citizens [and] bring charges against citizens with no legal basis.”
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