New law limits toxic chemicals in children’s toys
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By 2023, the state will ban the sale of products that use certain chemicals, including asbestos, and certain flame retardants.
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Local leaders rally for law student loan forgiveness
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“When working class communities don’t have access to quality legal services, we only further entrap people in the vicious cycle of poverty.”
Read MoreTenants’ rights groups urge state to invest in public housing at Albany rally
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“We’re at a time of unprecedented need.”
Read MoreState senate leaders cave to pressure, propose bail reform reform
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Opponents said the “proposal puts politics over people.”
Read MoreQueens Defenders, business leaders advise next generation of Jamaica entrepreneurs
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Every experience you have opens new insights and new paths.
Read MoreQueens Court delegation shares insights at high school career day
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Many of the speakers tried to communicate the reality of court work, based on real life occurrences and not what students see in TV shows.
Read MoreFour attorneys designated for Queens Civil Court judgeships
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The designated attorneys are Nestor Diaz, Jr., Jessica Earle-Gargan, Denise Johnson and Leigh Cheng.
Read MoreQueens court receives funding for record digitization
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The naturalization records span centuries, from the 1700s until the 1950s.
Read MoreStop-and-frisk increased by 32 percent in Queens last year
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Roughly 90 percent of stops involved New Yorkers of color.
Read MoreEvictions decreased by 25% in NYC last month under state tenant protections
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In Queens, evictions decreased by nearly a third.
Read MoreResidents denounce ‘walking while trans’ ban at Jackson Heights town hall
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“What all of this is about is harm reduction. What we want is to make sure all of our neighbors are safe.”
Read MoreCouncil committee to examine city’s controversial DNA database
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“The public has a right to know about these genetic stop-and-frisk tactics.”
Read More‘Reform the reform’ — top Bronx judge calls for changes to state bail law
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“I think that while the goals of the legislature are laudable, the process in developing it was poorly thought out and therefore the product was lacking.”
Read MoreNYC Bar supports repeal of ‘walking while trans’ ban
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NYCBA joins a large coalition of activist organizations, lawmakers, and district attorneys from Brooklyn and Manhattan in supporting a repeal of the law.
Read MoreRidgewood artist avoids murder conviction after admitting to killing roommate
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The man’s attorney mounted an insanity defense.
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