Pair of prosecutors blast upcoming bail and discovery reforms
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Acting Queens District Attorney John Ryan has been an outspoken opponent of the bail reform measures for months.
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City leaders blast ‘vampire’ Monserrate’s bid for Assembly
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Disgraced former lawmaker Hiram Monserrate’s bid for state Assembly has prompted strong responses from several local leaders.
Read MoreNew commercial waste law could spare SE Queens from truck-clogged streets
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The law puts restrictions on the more than 90 largely unregulated companies that truck millions of tons of trash per year to stations in Southeast Queens.
Read MoreForest Hill stockbroker convicted for bogus currency trading scheme
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Jason Ari Amada posed as an experienced foreign currency trader and stole more than $489,000 from clients who had invested in his venture.
Read MoreQueens DA-elect Katz names transition team
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Katz, the current Queens Borough President, filled out the team with several defense attorneys, nonprofit leaders and activists.
Read MoreNYC pols to Albany: Legalize It
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Advocates and lawmakers are reigniting the effort to remove weed from the penal code and end the racial disparities in marijuana arrests.
Read MoreQueens judge appointed to state ethics committee
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Buggs is the lone Queens judge on the committee and replaces Queens Supreme Court Justice David Eliot.
Read MoreLyft driver convicted of sexually assaulting sleeping passenger
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At some point during the ride, the woman fell asleep and did not wake up until she felt the driver sexually assaulting her.
Read MoreTwo years on, state record sealing law has underwhelming impact in NYC
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Advocates blame the results on the law’s limited scope and a lack of awareness of the measure.
Read MoreState attorney general busts JFK pay-to-play scheme
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Former British Airways Executive Steven Clark and former Ground Services International CEO Jeff Kinsella were indicted on felony charges.
Read MoreChallenge to 2001 attempted murder conviction hinges on prosecutorial misconduct claim in Queens
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The Queens District Attorney’s Office disputes the allegation that it withheld the document.
Read MoreOn Trans Remembrance Day, State Senators pledge to repeal ‘Walking While Trans’ ban
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‘I commit to you today… we will repeal the ‘walking while trans’ law this session in Albany.’
Read MoreImmigrant rights advocates outline 2020 legislative priorities
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The platform explicitly supports 10 bills that will be under consideration in the upcoming legislative session.
Read MoreHouse passes Meeks’ corporate diversity bill
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The bill would require public companies to publish diversity data on the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of their executive officers each year.
Read MoreFar Rockaway tenants sue landlord over ‘deplorable’ living conditions
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A group of tenants are suing their building’s landlords in Queen Housing Court for what they say is a severe lack of upkeep.
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