Queens’ top criminal court judge promoted to Appellate Division
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Queens’ top criminal court judge was promoted by the governor on Wednesday to serve on the appellate bench.
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Elmhurst Hospital to get $27 mil upgrade to maternal, infant services
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The state will send over $27 million to Elmhurst Hospital this week to help the city healthcare facility better care for mothers and children, Governor Kathy Hochul said from Western Queens on Wednesday.
Read MorePolice misconduct in Queens drives ballooning cost of settlements
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The city is on pace to hand out a record amount of tax-payer dollars to settle police misconduct cases this year, thanks in no small part to a number of cases where police misconduct led to the wrongful convictions of Queens residents.
Read MoreSheriff finds $12 mil in illegal pot in Astoria warehouse
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Law enforcement officials made a surprising find on Thursday night when they busted a warehouse in Astoria storing a mountain of illegal cannabis products.
Read MoreQueens Dems nominate candidates for Supreme Court
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The Queens County Democratic Party nominated over half a dozen judicial candidates to run on its party line in the November race for Supreme Court during its annual judicial convention on Thursday night.
Read MoreNearly 50 convictions dismissed after former detective found guilty of perjury
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Nearly 50 people who had previously been found guilty of various misdemeanor charges in Queens had their records cleared this week after the shoddy work of one NYPD detective called the integrity of the cases into question.
Read MoreQueens blasts City of Yes at Borough Hall hearing
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Queens locals and elected officials blasted the mayor’s City of Yes for Housing Opportunity plan at a Borough Hall hearing on Thursday.
Read MoreQueens man convicted of spying for China
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Shujun Wang, a 75-year-old man living in Queens, was convicted on Tuesday of spying on members of his community and feeding secrets back to the People’s Republic of China.
Read MoreAs concert season continues, Forest Hills residents still split over stadium
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Several months after a judge ordered the operators of Forest Hills Stadium to do a better job monitoring the sound coming out of the music venue, some residents nearby say the disturbances continue. But as the concert season moves through the summer, others in the neighborhood say the stadium has become an even more vital member of the Central Queens community.
Read MoreState prisons failed to track compliance with solitary confinement ban, IG finds
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A new report from the New York State inspector general found that the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s “antiquated paper-based record keeping” practices make it difficult to track the prison system’s compliance with the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act, a law advocates have accused DOCCS of violating.
Read MoreCity begins $51 mil fix to prevent flooding in Southeast Queens
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The city recently began a large-scale, $51.8 million infrastructure project in Rosedale that is expected to help improve the neighborhood’s penchant for flooding, an issue that has long plagued residents throughout Southeast Queens.
Read MoreAfter nearly two decades, York College gets new athletic field
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After nearly two decades, CUNY students at York College finally have their track and field back again.
Read MoreSupport remains for abandoned QueensLink proposal, poll finds
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An overwhelming number of Central Queens residents support a transportation initiative that has been all but cast aside by the Adams administration, according to a new poll from a local elected official.
Read MoreAfter years of delays, Far Rock gets new library
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Queens Public Library reopened their branch in Far Rockaway on Tuesday, a two-floor structure that is the culmination of six years of construction and years of advocacy from locals and the elected officials.
Read MoreNew Southeast Queens police precinct nears completion
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Police officials this week told residents that the long-awaited 116th Precinct in Rosedale is nearly completed and on track to open before the end of the year, but before the new precinct’s doors officially open, there remain some major milestones to complete. Among them – selecting the precinct’s inaugural commander.
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