Queens court considers new DNA evidence in 26-year-old murder case
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Prosecutors will argue against the astronomical likelihood ratio of a DNA test.
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Third of NYC workers freelance, according to new study
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The workforce faces a much different set of challenges than that of workers who have a singular employer.
Read MoreOpinion: The importance of New York’s Green Light Law
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“Opponents of the Green Light law have used misinformation and outright lies to claim that the law will make our roads less safe.”
Read MoreFive Queens residents arrested after allegedly selling millions of opioids
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Over the course of a year, the defendants allegedly conducted tens of thousands of transactions involving the pills.
Read MoreDecades-old murder conviction is under review in Queens
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“They consider DNA less reliable when it exculpates someone, but when it inculpates, it’s the be all and end all.”
Read MorePlaintiffs file 17 sex abuse complaints in Queens under state’s Child Victim’s Act
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In addition to the 17 cases filed in Queens, there were 251 complaints in New York City’s other four Supreme Civil Courts.
Read MoreOff-duty cop charged with DWI after crashing into car and trying to drive away
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Police told the Eagle that the cop was found behind the wheel, “with the engine still running” after crashing into another car.
Read MoreQueens’ 15 councilmembers weigh in on the city’s jails plan
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Three Queens councilmembers flat-out say they will vote against the plan.
Read MoreCUNY immigration initiative hosts massive citizenship application event
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CUNY Citizenship Now! began in 1997, and has grown into the largest university-based legal assistance program in the country.
Read MoreCostco of cocktails: Boozy big box worries College Point liquor stores
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"It would destroy our nest eggs, basically.”
Read MoreThe jail plan will likely pass. And the towers are getting smaller.
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Where do New York City Council members stand on the jail plan?
Read MoreFormer Mayor Bloomberg launches $160 million campaign to combat youth e-cig ‘epidemic’
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Bloomberg Philanthropies announced that it would launch an initiative aimed at banning all flavored e-cigarettes.
Read More‘Don’t do anything stupid or I’ll kill you:’ Ozone Park man pleads guilty to gunpoint rape
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“In pleading guilty, the defendant has admitted to brutalizing a woman he encountered on the street shortly before midnight.”
Read MoreCuomo passes new laws to help 9/11 first responders
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The bills make it easier for first responders to apply for disability pensions and receive disability benefits.
Read MoreProposed 200-bed women’s jail deserves more attention, advocates say
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“We’re an afterthought because typically, we think women don’t get arrested.”
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