Opening of pedestrian-only lane on Queensboro Bridge appears to be delayed – again

Opening of pedestrian-only lane on Queensboro Bridge appears to be delayed – again

While the city said it planned to fix the chaotic conditions on the North Outer Roadway of the Queensboro Bridge by adding a separate path for cyclists by the end of the summer, their self-imposed deadline now appears entirely out of reach – again.

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‘Insult on top of injury’: Attys claim DOC falsified records about Rikers detainee’s death

‘Insult on top of injury’: Attys claim DOC falsified records about Rikers detainee’s death

A new filing in a wrongful death lawsuit claims that the city’s Department of Correction falsely claimed in records that they acted quickly to provide Narcan to a 26-year-old dying of an overdose on Rikers Island in 2022 when instead it was the man’s brother, coincidently being held in the cell next door, who attempted to revive his sibling just before he died.

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Prosecutors knew witness to ‘93 Queens murder had bad vision – they’re retrying the man she ID’d anyway

Prosecutors knew witness to ‘93 Queens murder had bad vision – they’re retrying the man she ID’d anyway

More than three decades after Michael Robinson was convicted of murder – and more than a year after that conviction was overturned – the reliability of the only witness to the slaying is being called into question.

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Police misconduct in Queens drives ballooning cost of settlements

Police misconduct in Queens drives ballooning cost of settlements

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.

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Queens Dems nominate candidates for Supreme Court

Queens Dems nominate candidates for Supreme Court

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.

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