‘Revenge porn’ criminalized in state of New York
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Lawmakers hailed the bill as a win for victims of abuse.
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Queens Night Market sets up shop in Manhattan
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The Queens International Night Market will soon make debut beyond the borders of its home borough on July 29.
Read MoreJamaica man gets up to 10 years for pimping teen girl
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Throughout the ordeal, he pocketed all of the proceeds and imposed daily quotas for the teen to meet.
Read MoreLawyers, litigants and court officers beat the heat in Queens Supreme
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Court officers escorted those who needed and citizens milling about, often with looks of concern or confusion.
Read MoreQueens Democratic Party leaders minimize role of County Committee in tense meeting
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“We were basically told we’re here to meet a legal requirement and that we check a box.”
Read MoreAOC’s immigration town hall at Corona school inspires passionate advocacy
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“There’s a lot of remarkable stuff that’s written about hope, and one of the great things about hope is showing the world that this future that we’re fighting for is already here.”
Read MoreCB7 member’s ‘deserve to get run over’ comment reflects car-first culture in community boards, advocates say
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"I've gotta be honest with you, Vision Zero's a joke.”
Read MoreMorgenthau, iconic ex-Manhattan district attorney, has died
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Morgenthau left office in 2009, telling The Associated Press at the time he was retiring because “I looked at my birth certificate, and I said, “It's about time.’”
Read MoreHevesi, sponsor of subsidy to stem homeless crisis, condemns Cuomo’s MTA letter
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“62,333 children have become homeless since he took office as governor. That’s his legacy,” Hevesi said.
Read MoreBrandeis lecture recalls defiance of Jewish lawyers under Nazi rule
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The event coincided with the recent introduction of the exhibit “Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany Under the Third Reich” to the Queens Supreme Courthouse.
Read MoreHomeless New Yorkers and advocates question Cuomo’s call to crackdown on subway transients
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‘To deal with the homelessness, first you need psychiatrists, you need the police, you need the doctors and social workers, too.’
Read MoreNext DA can do more for immigrants, advocates and attorneys say
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“We live in Queens — the world’s borough, where about half our residents are immigrants — and to work with this community and to serve this community and yet not effectively serve half of this community, it just doesn’t make sense.”
Read MoreEx-CCRB directors say DOJ decision won’t influence Pantaleo trial judge
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‘She’s very fair and she does try to eliminate the public sentiment from the decision that she makes.’
Read MoreKatz and Cabán pledge conviction review as 'flimsy' 1993 murder case returns to Queens court
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“Flimsy convictions, for both violent crimes and less serious charges, reinforce the overcriminalization of our black and brown communities.”
Read MoreJudges from China learn about legal system at LIC Courthouse
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“People like you and me have their cases heard by people like you and me.”
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