Queens candidate 'collective' pledges to support one another — and oppose a rival
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“Today’s event is not about me or any one candidate. It’s about us as a collective.”
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Public defender groups threaten to sue NY to vaccinate inmates
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Less than 5% of the population on Rikers Island has received the COVID vaccine.
Read MoreRozic, NYC leaders call for more expansive Holocaust education
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“We have to make sure the future generations understand what’s at stake for our democracy.”
Read MoreQueens cop on modified duty after videos appear to show him kneel on man’s neck, Mayor says
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“The investigation has to be completed, and then if there are charges, there has to be, obviously, the due process.”
Read MoreWith vaccines limited, 30+ Queens court staffers test positive for COVID in 2021
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A person who reported to work Monday was the latest positive case.
Read MoreRacial, ethnic and gender disparities persist on every Queens community board. New applicants can change that
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The disparities are revealed in a new analysis by the Eagle and Measure of America.
Read MoreBiden orders DOJ to phase out contracts with private jails, including Queens lock up
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A 2019 federal contract to operate the Queens jail is potentially worth $313,281,779.
Read MoreCouncilmembers back bill to issue resiliency report card for NYC infrastructure
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“As a city on a sea we’re literally on the front lines.”
Read MoreVeteran prosecutor leads Queens DA’s new restorative justice bureau
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The bureau consolidates the Diversion and Alternative Sentencing Unit and the Crime Victims Advocate Program.
Read MoreFemale probation officers of color sue NYC for discrimination in pay and promotions
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“For too long our work has been undervalued because our members are predominantly women and people of color.”
Read MoreFormer Queens senate staffer missing weeks of pay while living in homeless shelter
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“I have no money at all.”
Read MoreJurors need COVID vaccines too, de Blasio says
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“Everyone who participates in a jury should have the opportunity to get vaccinated.”
Read MoreNew York attorneys spotlight Queens' lone pandemic-era jury trial
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“We made it through preparations as seamlessly as possible, but it was certainly challenging.”
Read MoreQueens court employee charged with threatening to kill AOC, Schumer and Pelosi
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Federal prosecutors detailed a “chilling series of calls for direct violence against members of Congress”
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