Councilmembers introduce ‘renewable Rikers’ bills
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“For generations, Rikers Island has been a place of despair for many New Yorkers caught up in a fractured criminal justice system.”
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State Senate considers new slate of LGBTQIA+ rights bills
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The bills would also abolish the “gay panic” defense, create a LGBTQ suicide prevention task force and restore LGBTQ veterans’ eligibility for state programs
Read MoreLawmakers introduce bill to decriminalize sex work
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“We want sex workers to be able to stand up for themselves and to stand up for each other.”
Read MoreWeprin and Liu sponsor bill to monitor ICE detentions
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"ICE continuously flouts the law, with little or no regard for basic human rights.”
Read MoreTiffany Cabán kicks DA campaign into overdrive with day of endorsements and rallies
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The DA hopeful, who has already racked up endorsements from U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and State Sen. Jessica Ramos, added several more this week.
Read MoreAOC and Constantinides support a ‘renewable Rikers Island’
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“If you put solar panels on 25 percent of Rikers Island, we will be able to close every toxic power plant that has been opened in the last two decades in New York City.”
Read MoreOPINION: Queens DA race is too important to miss
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“Whoever wins this seat will undoubtedly hold it for the rest of their life.”
Read MoreHomes built shortly after 1978 aren't necessarily safe from lead paint
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Lead paint poses a unique threat to children, who may crawl around on floors with paint dust, or chew on a windowsill that contains old lead paint.
Read MoreOPINION: Queens is ready to reform the criminal justice system
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“Despite the progress we’ve made for our city, we are still far from a reformed criminal justice system.”
Read MoreNYC’s ‘Bail Bond Bill of Rights’ law is designed to better inform customers
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Advocates want to see an end to the bail bond system completely.
Read MoreOPINION: Faith-based initiative a priority for Queens DA candidate Betty Lugo
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“Betty Lugo’s interest in us, and on making a faith-based initiative a priority in her campaign for Queens borough District Attorney, is very promising.”
Read MoreSeven charged with running international sports betting scheme based in Astoria
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The alleged enterprise used an 800-phone number and wire room based in Costa Rica, where sports betting is legal.
Read More‘Scoop’ — city seizes and freezes 46 ice cream trucks in $4.5 million ticket scheme
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“No New Yorker is above the law — especially those who try to ignore public safety laws and create dangerous situations for pedestrians, bikers and drivers.”
Read MoreJudge derails MTA’s dismissal of disability discrimination case
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The majority of the MTA’s 472 subway stations are currently inaccessible for people with disabilities.
Read MoreBalloons not bars: organizers try new tactic in campaign to close Rikers
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The city has said it will fully close Rikers — the 10-jail complex that currently houses just over 7,500 people — by 2026 but activists want it shut down now.
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