Richmond Hill street renamed for slain CO
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“The community was shocked by this tragedy, another young man was killed by gun violence.”
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Stepmother convicted of killing 9-year-old girl
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Shamdai Arjun killed 9-year-old Ashdeep Kaur and left her inside the apartment’s bathtub in August 2016.
Read MoreState DOT responds to death of 7-year-old in Far Rockaway
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“The tragic incident in Rockaway, N.Y. is part of an ongoing investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.”
Read MoreQueens CB9 votes tomorrow on city jails plan
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“Let’s put it this way: The people in Kew Gardens on the board are all against it.”
Read MoreJudge denies motion to dismiss charge in Daniel Pantaleo disciplinary trial
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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 MoreOpinion: Passing Elder Parole Bill is a moral imperative
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“Sentencing someone to die in prison without any possibility for parole is morally wrong.”
Read MoreNYC jails violate city law by holding people hours after posting bail, report finds
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“Any amount of time a presumptively innocent individual needlessly spends in jail is too much time.”
Read MoreBrandeis Association remembers the Holocaust at moving memorial event
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“Our legacy from the past is vital. And now people forget. We must not let that happen under any circumstances.”
Read MoreState lawmakers vote to let inmates use phone before solitary
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Under the bill, inmates would also be allowed to make one phone call per week while held in isolation.
Read MoreABA releases guidelines on prosecuting misdemeanor cases
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“A prosecutor must avoid offering, negotiating and entering pleas on terms that knowingly misrepresent the consequences of acceptance.”
Read MoreQueens leads NYC in marijuana cases, public defender data finds
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Queens accounts for more low-level weed prosecutions than Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island combined.
Read MoreMore than 75 new Queens community board members sworn in
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The appointees also participated in an orientation about board rules and members’ responsibilities, according to Borough President Melinda Katz’s office.
Read MoreQueens man gets 25 years in prison for MS-13 shooting
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Queens resident Kevin Paniagua was sentenced after pleading guilty to attempted murder in June 2018.
Read MoreRide-hail app drivers demand companies ‘Lyft’ wages
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The 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 MoreOPINION: ‘Good Cause Eviction' bill would save families from homeless nightmare
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“We should put people before profits, and treat housing as a human right, not a commodity.”
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