MTA proposes expanding full-fare MetroCard program for K-12 students
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The MTA Board is expected to vote on a proposal Wednesday that would give full-fare MetroCards to students who currently have half-fare MetroCards.
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NY court system to implement early alternative dispute resolution for civil cases
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The new model is known as “presumptive ADR” and referring cases routinely to mediation and other forms of ADR earlier in the process.
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Queens DA asks judge to replace defense team in case of man charged in cop’s death
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But the defense team says they should stay on the case.
Read MoreQueens co-ops complain of fines after passage of greenhouse gas reduction law
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"Let's be clear: I don't want your money, I want your carbon.”
Read MoreRichmond Hill street renamed for slain CO
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“The community was shocked by this tragedy, another young man was killed by gun violence.”
Read MoreStepmother convicted of killing 9-year-old girl
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Shamdai Arjun killed 9-year-old Ashdeep Kaur and left her inside the apartment’s bathtub in August 2016.
Read MoreState DOT responds to death of 7-year-old in Far Rockaway
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“The tragic incident in Rockaway, N.Y. is part of an ongoing investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.”
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OPINION: ‘Good Cause Eviction' bill would save families from homeless nightmare
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“We should put people before profits, and treat housing as a human right, not a commodity.”
Read MoreQueens cop’s lawsuit claims ‘illegal search’ of her home was not an ‘isolated incident’
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“A disturbing number of [NYPD] officers use excessive force, unlawful search and seizure of citizens [and] bring charges against citizens with no legal basis.”
Read MoreDeath of 3-year-old found in burning car is ruled a homicide
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She died Sunday at a hospital after police found her, critically injured, in a blazing car at a Springfield Gardens intersection.
Read MoreSchool transit questions arise after boy crushed by van on trip home from school
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Cameron “Neno” Brown was killed while walking alongside the school bus in order to transfer to a van that would take him to his aunt’s home after school on April 17.
Read MoreToddler dies in Springfield Gardens car fire
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Police say the three-year-old girl was found in the car in critical condition. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
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