Hochul looks ahead to future at event honoring Queens women
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“What is the legacy that we will leave for our daughters and granddaughters?”
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Fight food insecurity with FEMA funds for undocumented immigrants: Stringer and Queens groups
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“It’s unconscionable that anyone should go hungry in one of the wealthiest cities in the world.”
Read MoreNY lawmakers near long-awaited deal to legalize marijuana
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The deal would make marijuana use and possession legal for adults 21+.
Read MoreQueens female judges and lawyers still see sexism in the courts
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“It has been a long road.”
Read MoreNYC council passes bill to score sustainability of city-funded projects
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“As a city on the sea, we are literally on the front lines of the fight.”
Read MoreQueens judge offers ‘supreme’ advice to Richmond Hill High students
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Queens Supreme Court Justice Lourdes Ventura spoke to a group of Richmond Hill High School students
Read MoreAs overdose deaths surge, top NYC mayoral candidates back supervised drug use sites
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“No one wants their babies dead because government could not see beyond our street corner.”
Read MoreQueens advocates see legal weed through racial justice lens
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“If we can’t do better than New Jersey then what the heck are we talking about here?”
Read MoreQueens court dismisses hundreds of prostitution cases after request from DA
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“We have seen first hand the damaging effects of these laws on the lives of women and transgender individuals.”
Read MoreBehind-the-scenes campaign helped spur Queens wrongful conviction reversals
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“It was clear to me that if I could be helpful, I wanted to be.”
Read MoreCUNY Law group opens doors for formerly incarcerated students
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FILSAA works to promote equity in the legal profession
Read MoreSE Queens lawmakers call on Katz to probe prosecutors’ past cases in wake of 'egregious' violations
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‘This is just the tip of the iceberg.’
Read MoreQueens women continue blazing trails in courts and law
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“They are an inspiration and their stories should be taught and learned by everyone.”
Read MoreNYC moves to curb solitary confinement, mayor says
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New York City will nearly eliminate the use of solitary confinement on Rikers Island and other city jails by November.
Read MoreQueens judge says top prosecutor lied to convict in death penalty case
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Judge Joseph Zayas amended his ruling to call a prosecutor’s account “mindboggling.”
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