In This Courtroom Success Means Saving A Life
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It wasn’t the typical courtroom exchange between a judge and defendant. Twenty years ago, it would have seemed preposterous.
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Baby burned by scalding hot water Applebee’s worker
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Caiden Gaffney, 17-month-old suffered second-degree burns after piping hot water served by an Applebee’s employee poured on him. Photo courtesy of Craig Scott Gaffney
10 Ways You Can Support Workers on Strike
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Union membership in the private sector has declined. Thus, many people who may have grown up in non-union households do not know what it is like to strike or to have a family member who is on strike. Here are some things you can do to support organized labor.
Read MoreStorm Surge Barriers Are Not a Simple Flooding Fix, Environmentalists Say
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For Queens coastal communities threatened rising sea levels and increasingly severe storms, a maritime barrier may seem like a simple solution to flooding. Indeed, storm surge barriers are a key measure to “manage future flood risk” proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Read MoreNYLS Expands Social Justice Mission
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New York Law School is expanding its public service focus through its new Office of Public Service and Pro Bono Initiatives.
Read MoreConviction Overturned in Hasidic Gang Attack on Gay Black Man
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Not even scientific evidence could convince a higher court to uphold the conviction of the lone perpetrator who went to trial for a brutal gang assault against a gay black man.
Read MoreHolder’s Unique Path and Pursuits Fit ‘Great Mosaic’
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There’s a whole wide world between tiny, rural Deeside, Jamaica and Jamaica High School. And by his teens, Justice Kenneth Holder had experienced a lot of it.
Far Rockaway Library a ‘Dreamy Vision’
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The finished product is still three years away, but the new and improved Far Rockaway Library is already earning praise from design and architecture experts.
Read MoreFrank Padavan, Longtime Queens Senator, Dies at 83
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Former Queens State Sen. Frank Padavan, who served in the senate for 37 years, died Monday. He was 83 years old.
Read MoreNew Law Recognizes Third Gender on NYC Birth Certificates
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Starting Jan. 1, 2019, New York City birth certificates will feature a third gender category — gender X — for the first time.
Read MoreBail Fail: Opponents Speak Out Against Bail Out
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Entrance of Rikers Island. Eagle Photo by Clarissa Sosin
Read MoreRikers Island Welcome Station Connects People With Community, Services
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The Mass Bail Out Welcome Center officially opened at the entrance to Rikers Island Saturday morning.
Read MoreLasak Officially Announces Bid for Queens DA
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Former Queens Criminal Court Justice Gregory Lasak officially announced his candidacy for Queens County District Attorney Tuesday morning.
Read MoreQCBA Cultivates Next Generation Of Queens Attorneys
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The QCBA is championing its Student Ambassadorship Program to engage the next generation of attorneys.
Read MoreQueens Fights to End Alzheimer’s at 6th Annual Walk
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The New York City chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will host its sixth annual “Queens Walk to End Alzheimer’s” on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Little Bay Park at 100 Totten Ave in Bay Terrace.
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