CCRB takes longer to close cases as cops and COVID hinder probes, report shows
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An investigation resulting in a substantiated complaint took an average of 326 days to complete.
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State court system taps business leaders to foster access to justice
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The state’s top judge has tapped some of New York’s top business leaders to help drive access to justice for all litigants and defendants.
Read MoreHeastie urges NY tenants to 'stop worrying' about evictions, with no details
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“I'm saying to you that there will not be mass evictions in this state.”
Read MoreConstantinides bill would cross jaywalking off list of NYC offenses
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“Every New Yorker crosses in the middle of the block, but that can end in a ticket depending on your skin color.”
Read MoreSouth Jamaica seniors face looming eviction threat without state action
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“My husband is a dialysis patient, a double amputee, and it’s hard to find a place that’s suitable for us and with this pandemic coming along it made it even harder.”
Read MoreAssigned Counsel Association of Queens Family Court installs new board of directors
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The Assigned Counsel Association of Queens Family Court celebrated the induction of its new board of directors on Wednesday with a virtual ceremony officiated by Family Court Judge Gilbert Taylor.
Read MoreHousing Court judges examine landlord-tenant uncertainty amid eviction moratoriums
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“As the courts continue to re-open and the backlog of unresolved conflicts flood the system, the 800-pound gorilla in most cases will be the colossal economic damage that has affected both property owners and their tenants.”
Faulty probe and prosecution led to 2001 Queens murder conviction, lawyers say
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Wrongful conviction lawyers have submitted the case to the Queens DA’s Conviction Integrity Unit.
Read MoreQueens Supreme Court secretary tests positive for COVID-19
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She’s the first COVID-positive staffer known to report to the building since March.
Read MoreRikers guards ditch masks on duty despite COVID impact
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“Two officers were going from bus to bus ensuring that the ‘masks required ’signs were posted, but they themselves were not wearing masks.”
Read MoreNew York judges of color release report on institutional racism in court system
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“There will be uncomfortable, but necessary, truths.”
Read MoreAs arrests plummeted, NYC DAs hired 900 new employees over past decade
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An August report by the IBO examines how staff levels have increased as arrests dropped in New York City between 2010 and 2019.
Read MoreFederal government issues eviction ban for most tenants
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The CDC said a 1944 law gives the agency broad authority to stop the spread of disease.
Read MoreDe Blasio says sex workers should not be arrested
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“To the question of whether sex workers should be arrested, my broad answer is no.”
Read MoreParole board grants release for Queens man after judge vacated virtual life sentence
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has not decided whether to retry his case, after a judge overturned his conviction based on prosecutorial misconduct.
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