The city has said it will fully close Rikers — the 10-jail complex that currently houses just over 7,500 people — by 2026 but activists want it shut down now.
Read More“Wage theft is also rampant, and many of these immigrant workers are exploited at the hands of a system that does not protect them.”
Read MoreRyan Bayard, 30, allegedly raped the woman in the early morning Sunday, while allegedly repeating, “I like old ladies.”
Read MoreThe office will operate within the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, and serve to coordinate hate crime responses by city agencies, district attorney’s offices and the NYPD.
Read More“We’re moving the conversation from brick and mortar to the lives that are affected.”
Read MoreFormer judges and prosecutors have donated thousands of dollars to Lasak’s campaign.
Read More“This is not the last conversation we’re going to have.”
Read MoreYork College on Monday became the fourth Queens CUNY school seeking a new president, after Marcia Keizs announced that she will step down.
Read MoreRafael Huertas, 56, was surrounded by drug paraphernalia and covered with a plastic sheet, according to sources.
Read MoreTheir work will remain on display at The Art Like Air & Water exhibit in the Central Queens Public Library until June 30.
Read More“There’s no trust there.”
Read More“When you get out, you have a parole officer who may be a good person who helps you find a job and a house, or who may try to lock you up again, because that’s easier.”
Read MoreOne candidate was ‘not approved.’ Another did not attend the interview.
Read More“As I review this bill for a third time, the legal landscape has changed.”
Read More"The only thing that [public defenders] are asking for is that they can live on the salary that they are getting.”
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