Queens DA Race Heats Up With Lasak Resignation
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In the days since Queens Criminal Court Justice Gregory Lasak decided to step down from his position effective Sept. 14, the race for district attorney has begun to heat up.
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Trash Law Treasured In Southeast Queens
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For years, Community District 12 — which includes Jamaica, Hollis, St. Albans, Springfield Gardens, Baisley Park, Rochdale Village and South Jamaica — has been a literal dumping ground for the rest of New York City, but starting next year, the trash burden will lighten.
Read MoreCUNY Law Class of 2021 Hits the Books
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The CUNY School of Law Class of 2021 officially embarked on their journey toward a career in public interest law when classes began Wednesday. First-year students and a crop of talented new professors face a challenging and exciting mission.
Read MoreCuomo Signs Law Expanding Rehab and Diversion for Opioid Abusers
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On Friday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a new law designed to address the opioid epidemic by funding diversion programs for opioid abusers involved in the criminal justice system.
Read MoreJustice Lasak Set To Resign Sept. 14
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Queens Criminal Court Justice Gregory Lasak will step down from his position effective Sept. 14, according to multiple sources familiar with the decision.
Read MoreJudge Stokinger Touts Tech In Family Court
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When Queens Family Court Supervising Judge Carol Stokinger left Massachusetts to attend law school at Columbia, she planned on becoming a defense attorney.
Read MoreJustice Lasak Set To Resign Sept. 14
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Queens Criminal Court Justice Gregory Lasak will step down from his position effective Sept. 14, according to multiple sources familiar with the decision.
Read More‘Wheels of Justice’ Coming To A Street Near You
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They say the wheels of justice turn slowly, but try telling that to staff in the New York Legal Assistance Group’s Mobile Legal Help Center who drive to a different neighborhood every day to provide vital legal services to low-income New Yorkers.
Read MoreSAICBA-Q Reflects Growing Influence in Queens
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Members of the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean Bar Association joined Judge Ushir Pandit-Durant and U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley, the Queens Democratic Party leader for an event at the Lawrence Yacht and Country Club in Long Island Wednesday.
Read MoreCorrupt Brazilian Soccer Boss Sentenced in FIFA Probe
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Brazil’s former soccer federation chief was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court yesterday for his role in a sprawling FIFA bribery scandal.
Advocates Praise Bill Ensuring Free Divorce Lawyers For DV Survivors
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A City Council bill that would mandate free legal representation for victims of domestic violence seeking a divorce has earned praise from victims’ advocates in Queens and across the city.
Read More‘It’s Not Worth It,’ Chinx Murder Suspect Tells Kids
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By David Brand
When Quincy Homere walked out of a courtroom in Queens County Criminal Court surrounded by law enforcement officers Wednesday, he had a message for four young people sitting in chairs in the hallway.
Read MoreNoisy LGA routes may actually lower life expectancy, Columbia researchers say
/The constant roar of passing planes started in 2012 when a flight path usually used a handful of times a year became a permanent route.
Read MoreBayside Torturer Gets 10 Years for Kidnapping Housekeeper
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A Bayside man was sentenced to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping his housekeeper and torturing her. His wife received five years probation for her participation.
Read MoreFDA Files Complaint Against Fishy Food Factory in LIC
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The FDA found some fishy food handling practices at a Long Island City processing plant and now the Department of Justice is shutting them down.
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