Broadway musician arrested for trying to meet teen boy for sex in Jamaica
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A sexually-explicit conversation on Snapchat allegedly almost led to a 26-year-old man meeting a 14-year-old boy for sex.
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Details of Cuomo’s plan to ban sex offenders from subway remain unclear
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Cuomo has yet to discuss the details of a ban on repeat sex offenders from public transit.
Read MoreDeath of Astoria woman found decomposing in one-room apartment ruled a homicide
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The unidentified woman was found in the apartment after cops received a 911 call about a foul odor emanating from the room.
Queens trails NYC in Raise the Age as DA challenges prolong the removal process
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“In Queens, the low number of removals, relates to the People’s refusal to consent which delays the case significantly.”
Read MoreAstoria educator arrested at LaGuardia for soliciting sex from child
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He had been communicating with the person — actually an investigator posing as a child — online.
Read MoreProgressive organizers demand city fund social services before building billion-dollar jails
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VOCAL-NY sent a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio Wednesday outlining their demand for significant investments in housing, education, healthcare and services for young people.
Read MoreGrave robbers: leaders of Middle Village cemetery pillaged funds for personal benefit, AG says
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They pilfered millions in salaries, retirement benefits and more, “without any meaningful consideration of cost or controls,” according to the lawsuit.
Queens Councilmember blasts height, questions parking at site of proposed jail
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“The height of this building is absolutely, absolutely, absolutely unacceptable to me.”
Read MoreDA candidates Katz and Murray address Queens’ ‘Raise the Age’ disparity
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“My office will be utilizing family court as much as possible.”
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Richmond Hill realtor swindles $600,000 out of prospective homeowners
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The realtor took the money and spent it on personal entertainment and expenses, such as travel expenses, cash withdrawal in trips to Trinidad and Tobago.
Read MoreReported hate crimes have surged by 41% so far this year
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A total of 290 hate crimes were reported across the city as of Sept. 1, 2019, up from 205 reported hate crimes as of the same time last year.
Read MoreWith yes vote, jail plan heads to City Council
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The city's plan would bring a new jail to each borough except Staten Island for a total cost of $8.7 million.
Read MoreQueens trails every other borough on key Raise the Age provision for kids charged with crimes
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In Queens, just 57 percent of 16-year-olds were removed from criminal court — by far the lowest rate of the five boroughs.
Read MoreLatest anti-Semitic hate messages mar Labor Day Weekend
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The hate messages, scrawled on walls in Breezy Point and a beach in Belle Harbor, were just the latest examples of racist graffiti in Queens.
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