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
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OATH ‘pop-up court’ allows Flushing residents to fight summonses close to home
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This will be the third pop-up court OATH has held in Queens, and the second this month after a successful initiative at Councilmember Robert Holden’s office.
Read MoreCentral Park Five prosecutor donated to Lasak; Cabán calls for new review of case
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“It is clear that former Assistant District Attorney Linda Fairstein, prosecutor in Central Park Five case, engaged in immoral, unethical, and illegal conduct.”
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 More40th annual Flushing Town Hall gala honors former borough president Shulman
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Shulman was the first woman to serve as Queens Borough President.
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 MoreMartial arts school breaks boards for good cause
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Students were given one board for every $10 they raised.
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.
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AOC 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 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.”
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