Landlords Hit With Major Fines For Illegal Transient Conversions
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Two Queens landlords were hit with major penalties totaling tens of thousands of dollars for the illegal conversion and transient use of their buildings.
DAs, Attorneys Work to Seal Convictions But Statute Is Limited, Leading Lawyer Says
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An attorney championing record-sealing for individuals with past convictions said the state’s sealing law has two major problems, and only one can be addressed at next week’s Know Your Rights Week.
Read MoreStrong Message From DA After CO Slashing Reminds Us Of Rikers’ Bronx Connection
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The Bronx District Attorney’s Office recently issued a press release about the sentencing of a young inmate for his role helping another prisoner viciously slash a Correction Officer’s face. Given the volume of criminal offenses handled by that county prosecutor’s office, spotlighting this particular case meant that the DA had a very particular message she wanted to air, loud and clear.
Read MoreRockaway Home Invader Gets 34 Years in the Big House
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A Far Rockaway thief has a long time to reflect on the string of home invasions that led to his arrest — 34 years to be exact.
3 Adults, 1 Boy Shot and Killed in Astoria Murder-Suicide
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Four people, including a young boy, were shot and killed Monday night at an apartment building in Astoria, police said.
Read MorePublic Hearings Set to Improve Counsel in Family Court
/The New York State Unified Court System is keeping the family close by making the family court better.
QVLP Gives Hope To Low-Income Defendants
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For 27 years, low-income Queens residents saddled with mysterious debt, pressured by abusive landlords or forced to navigate a confusing civil court system have had one reliable resource to which they could turn: the Queens Volunteer Lawyers’ Project.
Police Reform Group Charges That Queens Weed Busts Discriminate
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There’s a new marijuana policy coming to town and the latest arrest data from the New York Police Department reveal the vast racial disparities that prompted the change.
Read MoreBurglar Killed During St. Albans Home Invasion
/A suspected burglar who was trying to break into a St. Albans home early Monday was killed by one of the homeowners, police said. The story was first reported by NBC4.
Armored Truck Driver Charged For Stealing $1.6 Million In Cash
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A 37-year-old armored truck driver has been charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing more than $1.6 million in cash while on duty, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced Thursday.
Read MoreFor Court Reporters, Fast Fingers Mean Big Bucks
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In a borough of 2.4 million people fighting for space, fighting for property or just plain fighting, there is certainly no shortage of trials, grand juries, depositions and hearings.
Read MoreAlleged Queens Bank Robber Busted For Botched Heist
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A man who allegedly held up two Queens banks, along with seven others in Brooklyn and Manhattan, was indicted Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York said Tuesday.
Read MoreJamaica’s Wannabe ISIS Fighter Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
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A Jamaica man turned prospective Islamic State fighter pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday for his role in attempting to support the terrorist organization.
Maspeth’s Thieving Trio Scammed Queens Seniors
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The three thieves pretended to be grandchildren, they said they were old neighbors, they even recruited children to assist in their schemes — anything to get inside senior citizens’ home and steal their stuff.
Queens Jail Turned TV Set Has Role in Rikers Closure
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Over the past 16 years, it seems that everyone in Queens has proposed a new use for the vacant Queens House of Detention near the Criminal Courthouse in Kew Gardens.
