NYC expands Cure Violence model in Jamaica amid effort to end over-policing
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“We are involved in a human justice initiative where people at the center of the work that we do.”
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Tenant lawyers urge state to slow housing court reopening plan
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“The prospect of eviction of thousands of individuals and families, do not represent the ideals of a fair and just court system.”
Read MorePublic defenders pack Black Lives Matter rally outside Queens Criminal Court
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Coordinated rallies took place at courthouses across NYC Monday.
Read MoreState lawmakers vote to repeal 50-a with support from all seven Queens senators
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“It’s time we start listening to those who are closest to the pain.”
Read MoreCourthouses in New York City begin reopening Wednesday
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Judges, clerks and some other personnel will return to the buildings Wednesday.
Read MoreWith grand juries on hold, New York City courts move to preliminary hearings
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There have been at least 19 preliminary hearings in Queens.
Read MoreDozens of protestors arrested in the Bronx were abruptly shipped to Queens
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About 60 people arrested while protesting police violence in the Bronx were sent to Queens Central Booking.
Read MoreEx-Queens Councilman Dan Halloran freed from federal prison amid COVID spread
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“I came home to a world that's not quite the way it was when I left it.”
Read More'Whitestone Wolverine' charged with attempted murder after attack on Black Lives Matter protestors
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The bizarre incident was caught on multiple cell phone videos.
Read MoreThe state legislature may repeal 50-a. Here’s what that means.
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The law shields police disciplinary records from review.
Read MoreAfter days of aggression, mayor and police commissioner vow to back off press
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“I don't want to see anybody locking up the press.”
Read MoreMan with knives strapped to arm threatens to kill George Floyd protestors in Whitestone
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“I’ll kill you. You’re in the wrong neighborhood. You’re in the wrong neighborhood, bitch.”
Read MoreCouncil poised to pass NYPD chokehold ban, six years after Eric Garner’s death
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“I wish everything in life moved quicker than it does and I’m happy we’re finally doing it.”
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Queens DA urges state to repeal 'walking while trans' ban
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The statute is “often used to arrest and harass people based on their gender or appearance.”
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