US prisons chief fired after Epstein's death
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The bureau has come under intense scrutiny since Epstein's death, with lawmakers and Barr demanding answers about how Epstein was left unsupervised.
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Disability rights advocates sue NYPD for body cam video of Maspeth woman’s shooting death
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The NYPD denied NYLPI’s Freedom of Information Law request for audio and video files of the incident, prompting the lawsuit.
Read More‘Who is the victim, the shooter or the shot?’ Jamaica playwright asks
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Yogi “Y?” Guyadin’s new play explores the dynamics between victims and perpetrators through the lens of gun violence.
Read MoreEast Elmhurst woman convicted of assaulting probation officer
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The officer testified that some of the woman’s animals were malnourished, and that there was feces on the floor of her house.
Read MoreQueens survivor sues Rockefeller University for ignoring sex abuse by notorious doctor
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“At 5, he didn’t have a voice. He was powerless and now he’s taking the power back.”
Read MoreNYPD cop fired for using banned chokehold that led to Eric Garner’s death
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“What I learned is that we wouldn’t let this linger for five years. It’s too long.”
Read MoreRosedale woman indicted for homicide over deadly butt injections
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Donna Francis lacks a nurse or physician license, but that didn’t stop her from performing a silicone butt injection procedure in May 2015 that left Kelly Mayhew dead.
Read MoreCity’s DNA database swells as cops log New Yorkers’ genetic material
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The 82,473-sample database maintained by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner increased by nearly 19,000 entries since July 2017.
Read MoreHate penetrates Ridgewood as bigot dumps anti-Semitic flyers near subway station
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Despite an overall decrease in crime, an NYPD report has shown an 82 percent increase in anti-Semitic crimes in the first quarter of 2019.
Read MoreHon. Lebowitz reappointed chair of Second Department Judicial Screening Committee by Gov. Cuomo
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Retire Justice Jeffrey Lebowitz was reappointed chairperson of the Second Department Judicial Screening Committee. Eagle file photo by Andy Katz.
By David Brand
Retired Justice Jeffrey Lebowitz was reappointed chair of the Second Department Judicial Screening Committee by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Aug. 12.
Lebowitz was a judge for 20 years and now serves as special counsel to Jaspan Schlesinger LLP in the firm’s Matrimonial and Family Law, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Groups.
He previously presided in the Queens Supreme Court Matrimonial Part for six years before taking over the first Criminal/Civil hybrid court in New York City history.
As a member of the screening committee, Lebowitz will assist with evaluating the qualifications of candidates for appointments or designations to judicial office across New York.
The responsibilities include the certification of judges who reach age 70 and wish to extend their time in office, interim appointments to vacate judicial offices and appointments to the Appellate Division. The role also entails a position on the statewide panel that recommends appointments to the Court of Claims.
MTA will deploy cops and state officials in vague plan to address subway homelessness
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“We will be helping people seek shelter,” an official told the Eagle on background, but that official conceded that they were not entirely sure what the effort would entail.
Read MoreSex abuse survivor, molested in kindergarten, sues Queens church and priests
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“It’s a way to take back the power he lost along the way.”
Read MoreQueens residents swipe it forward to help commuters in a pinch
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Anyone who routinely rides the rails has seen someone standing just outside the turnstiles, asking for a swipe as commuters exit.
Read MoreHostel environment: Council bill could shape tourist accommodations in Queens
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Hostels offer cheaper accommodations compared to traditional rooms by providing a dorm-like arrangement, where travelers pay by bed.
Read MoreUnderstanding Woodstock – Petitioning the government for a redress of grievances
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“I remain proud to have sung along with Country Joe McDonald at Woodstock in August 1969. In other countries, he would have been arrested. In our country, he was and is a hero.”
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