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December 11, 2020

Adams replaces Richards as chair of Council’s police oversight committee

December 11, 2020/ David Brand
Adams replaces Richards as chair of Council’s police oversight committee

Adams was appointed chair of the Committee on Public Safety.

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December 11, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Crime, news, Law, politics, Southern Queens
adrienne adams, Donovan Richards, nypd, committee on public safety, city council
December 11, 2020

Forest Hills woman fights year-long battle against fake gun charges

December 11, 2020/ David Brand
Forest Hills woman fights year-long battle against fake gun charges

“I look completely crazy.”

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December 11, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Crime, Law, news
queens da's office, melinda katz, Elizaveta Zlatkis, guns, 112th Precinct, nypd
December 11, 2020

Ex-Queens prosecutor who kept non-whites off juries is now NYC PBA lawyer

December 11, 2020/ David Brand
Ex-Queens prosecutor who kept non-whites off juries is now NYC PBA lawyer

Christopher McGrath has worked as associate general counsel for the NYC PBA since 2007.

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December 11, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Law, news, Crime
christopher mcgrath, nycpba, queens ada, prosecutorial misconduct, joseph zayas, melinda katz, queens da, pba
December 10, 2020

Ex-Queens prosecutor sought to strike Black, Latino and Jewish jurors, prompting conviction reversals: Katz

December 10, 2020/ David Brand
Ex-Queens prosecutor sought to strike Black, Latino and Jewish jurors, prompting conviction reversals: Katz

ADA Chris McGrath kept notes reminding him to strike Black, Hispanic, Jewish and Italian residents from jury pools.

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December 10, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, news, Law, Crime
queens da, melinda katz
December 10, 2020

Pandemic continues to intensify domestic violence crises for Queens families

December 10, 2020/ David Brand
Pandemic continues to intensify domestic violence crises for Queens families

New York City's 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline is 800-621-4673.

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December 10, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, coronavirus, Crime, equity, Housing, Law, Homelessness
domestic violence, ozone park, new destiny housing, asian american community empowerment, coronavirus, covid-19
December 09, 2020

Civil Court Judge-to-be Diaz will bring an open mind to new role on bench

December 09, 2020/ Guest User
Civil Court Judge-to-be Diaz will bring an open mind to new role on bench

“That’s my aspiration — to be fair and give everyone the opportunity to be heard.”

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December 09, 2020/ Guest User/
equity, Law, news
Civil Court, nestor diaz, Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County, St. john's university
December 09, 2020

Far Rockaway political staffer vies for open Queens council seat

December 09, 2020/ David Brand
Far Rockaway political staffer vies for open Queens council seat

LaToya Benjamin is as economic development director for State Sen. James Sanders.

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December 09, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Business, coronavirus, Crime, Law, news, politics, Southern Queens
latoya benjamin, Donovan Richards, council district 31, far rockaway, southeast queens
December 08, 2020

Public defenders warn of another Rikers Island COVID crisis

December 08, 2020/ David Brand
Public defenders warn of another Rikers Island COVID crisis

“A resurgence of COVID-19 in the jails is imminent.”

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December 08, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, coronavirus, news, Law, Crime, Health
rikers island, covid-19, coronavirus, supervised release, legal aid, public defenders, department of correction, board of correction, jails
December 07, 2020

Federal judge from Bayside orders government to reinstate DACA protections

December 07, 2020/ David Brand
Federal judge from Bayside orders government to reinstate DACA protections

“He’s a principled guy from Queens.”

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December 07, 2020/ David Brand/
news, Law, politics, equity
nicholas garaufis, daca, dreamers, catalina cruz, Trump Administration, mark weprin
December 04, 2020

Prominent Rockaway priest accused of sexually abusing homeless teen

December 04, 2020/ David Brand
Prominent Rockaway priest accused of sexually abusing homeless teen

The Brooklyn Diocese knew about the abuse but shielded the priest, the lawsuit states.

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December 04, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Law, news, Crime, Rockaways
coleman costello, child victims act, belle harbor, broad channel
December 02, 2020

Mayoral candidate Maya Wiley outlines community investment plan to stop gun violence

December 02, 2020/ David Brand
Mayoral candidate Maya Wiley outlines community investment plan to stop gun violence

“The harder we make living for folks, the more violence and gun violence goes up.”

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December 02, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Crime, coronavirus, equity, news, Law, politics
maya wiley, 2021, mayor, gun violence, long island city, jamaica, shootings
December 02, 2020

5 Pointz lawsuit sets developers back another $2.7 million

December 02, 2020/ Guest User
5 Pointz lawsuit sets developers back another $2.7 million

The Queens real estate developer who ordered the destruction of the Long Island City street art mecca 5Pointz will have to pay nearly $3 million in legal fees to the artists’ attorneys.

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December 02, 2020/ Guest User/
Art, news, Law
5pointz, lawsuit, Supreme Court, appellate court, long island city
December 01, 2020

Gennaro tries to kick GOP placeholder off ballot in complicated Queens council race

December 01, 2020/ David Brand
Gennaro tries to kick GOP placeholder off ballot in complicated Queens council race

The complicated race for Council District 24 is getting a little more complicated.

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December 01, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, Law, news, politics, Central Queens
jim gennaro, leo yakubov, leo jacobs, council district 24, special election, rory lancman
November 30, 2020

Queens criminal court suspends most in-person proceedings as COVID rate rises

November 30, 2020/ David Brand
Queens criminal court suspends most in-person proceedings as COVID rate rises

The suspension will last at least two weeks.

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November 30, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, coronavirus, Crime, Health, news, Law
joseph zayas, in-person proceedings, covid-19, coronavirus
November 29, 2020

Special needs students sue for proper resources during pandemic

November 29, 2020/ David Brand
Special needs students sue for proper resources during pandemic

More than 500 families who have signed onto a recent lawsuit filed against school districts nationwide.

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November 29, 2020/ David Brand/
Communities, coronavirus, Education, equity, Features, news, Law
IEPs, special needs, Department of education, students with special needs
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