ADAs, Public Defenders Demand Pay Parity
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In this case, prosecutors and public defenders can agree: salaries are too low.
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After Alleged Cop Slap, Ridgewood Students Defend ‘Heroic’ Guidance Counselor
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A day after a Ridgewood guidance counselor was charged with allegedly punching a cop while defending an emotionally disturbed students, children and parents at Grover Cleveland High School said they had the educator’s back.
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Ridgewood Counselor Arrested While Defending 'Disturbed' Student
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A veteran Ridgewood guidance counselor was arrested on Wednesday for attempting to prevent the police from detaining an emotionally disturbed student, police sources told the Eagle.
Read MoreTransit Advocates To Queens Commuters: We Need Congestion Pricing To Fund Subway
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A coalition made up of members of the Transportation Alternatives, Riders Alliance and other transit advocacy groups will take to the streets of Brooklyn and Queens today as part of citywide day of action aimed at funding a more reliable subway system.
Read MoreOff-Duty Firefighter Arrested For Menacing
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An off-duty firefighter was arrested on Tuesday, police said.
Read MoreThe Environmental Magazine’s Fall Vegetable Guide for Eco-Friendly Gardening
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Even though the temperatures are starting to cool down across most of the country, there is plenty of time to harvest vegetables this fall.
Read MoreSex Trafficker Couple Convicted for Pimping Out of Flushing Hotel
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A Queens jury convicted a married couple who coerced a 21-year-old woman into sex work out of a Flushing hotel.
Read MoreZoning Advisory Council Honors Mattone, Development Leaders
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The Zoning Advisory Council met Wednesday to honor a cohort of leaders who have helped pave the way for new development and city planning.
Read MoreDisgraced Assemblymember Pamela Harris Gets 6 Months For Stealing $70K
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The judge explained that Harris, who grew up in Coney Island, was beaten by her mother with a belt as a teenager and never knew her father. He said that the unexpected death of her only child drove her to live on the streets while worked as a prostitute with a crack cocaine addiction.
Read MoreDozens Of Court Officers Who Feel Unsafe Rally For More Staff
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Ahead of a planned demonstration outside the Queens Supreme Courthouse in Kew Gardens, court officers from across the city converged on 60 Centre Street in Manhattan to demand the state hire more officers.
Read MoreCity Breaks Ground on Southeast Queens Anti-Flooding Projects
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The city is moving forward with its $1.9 billion commitment to prevent flooding in Southeast Queens, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Design and Construction (DDC) announced Wednesday.
Read MoreThree Queens Pharmacies Participating in This Year’s National Drug Takeback Day
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Three pharmacies in Queens will serve as safe drop-off locations for unused prescription drugs as part of Saturday’s National Drug Takeback Day, Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced on Monday.
Read MoreElmhurst’s Eric Holder One of Several Democrats Targeted by Bomber
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Former United States Attorney General Eric Holder, an Elmhurst native, was one of several prominent Democrats who were sent explosive devices by an unknown terrorist bomber Wednesday.
Read MoreJamaica Furniture Store Charged With Ripping Off Poor Shoppers
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The Department of Consumer Affairs is taking a shady Jamaica home furnishings store to the mat.
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