DA’s Office Welcomes 25 New Prosecutors
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More than two dozen attorneys joined the district attorney’s office Monday after completing an assistant DA training program.
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Weprin's Jailhouse Body Scan Bill Becomes Law
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On Tuesday, de Blasio praised new legislation signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that will enable Rikers Island corrections officers to use airport-style body scanners to search for blades hidden in detainees’ bodies.
Read MoreCourt Officers Union Boss Plans Queens Protest
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New York State Court Officers Association Dennis Quirk is not happy with the implementation of the Raise the Age law and he’s not shy about it.
Read MoreQueens Courts Wait to See Raise the Age’s Impact
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Two days into New York’s new Raise the Age law Queens Family Court has yet to see significant changes — though court officers say they are waiting to see how the law unfolds. A similar attitude persists throughout the court system.
Read MoreWarrant Clearing Offers ‘Second Chance’ For Those Who First Show Up
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The Queens District Attorney’s office will partner with Borough President Melinda Katz, The Legal Aid Society and the Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County for a summons warrants clearing “Second Chance” event on Oct. 20 at the Universal Church on Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, located near the 69th Street-Fisk Avenue 7 train station.
Read MoreCardi B Charged for Role in College Point Strip Club Fight
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Hip hop superstar Cardi B was issued a desk appearance ticket in a Flushing police precinct Monday for her alleged role in a College Point strip club brawl.
Read MoreGAYLE: Sexual Assault, An American Issue
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Armena Gayle, second vice president of the Brooklyn Bar Association, responds to Thursday’s Senate hearing.
Read MoreLancman Officially Enters Race For Queens DA
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After months of preparation, District 24 Council Member Rory Lancman officially announced his candidacy for Queens County District Attorney in a video message this morning.
Read More‘Epic Challenge’: BQE Rehab Plan Could Divert Chunk of Artery for Years
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The city’s Department of Transportation is backing a plan that would temporarily replace the famous Brooklyn Heights Promenade with a six-lane highway during the reconstruction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street.
Read MoreQueens Attorney Indicted For Bribing Witness in Murder Case
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Queens criminal defense attorney John Scarpa Jr. was indicted in federal court in Brooklyn Tuesday for allegedly bribing a witness who testified in his client’s murder trial.
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Annual Harvest Festival Fills Sutphin Boulevard With Cheer
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The Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District hosted its second annual Harvest Festival Saturday.
Read MoreFar Rockaway Rezoning Includes State-of-the-Art Library
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Starting Friday, Sept. 28, the Far Rockaway Library at 1637 Central Ave. will close for three years to make way for a brand new, two-story library twice as big as the current facility.
Read MoreState Tackles Period Stigma By Mandating School Access to Pads and Tampons
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A new law that took effect at the beginning of the school year mandates that all public schools must stock pads and tampons and provide them free of charge to students in grades six through 12 starting.
Read MoreCorrupt Soccer Boss Faces Sentencing in FIFA Probe
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Paraguay’s former soccer federation faces sentencing in Brooklyn federal court today for his role in sprawling FIFA bribery scandal.
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