Judge Lippman Weighs in on Queens DA Race
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Lippman, former chief judge of the Court of Appeals, also commended Lancman’s commitment to closing Rikers jails.
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Flushing Fire Kills Woman
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Firefighters found Maria Medina, 47, unconscious and unresponsive.
Read MoreCobble Hill Man Faces Life in Prison for Killing Friend in Queens
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A judge is expected to sentence a man up to 25 years to life in prison for shooting an acquaintance to death as they walked along a Jamaica street.
Read MoreQueens CUNYs Celebrate Black History Month With Food and Festivities
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Queensborough Community College, Queens College and York College are just a few of the CUNY school celebrating Black History Month.
Read MoreCouncilmember’s ‘Close Rikers’ Plan Calls for Solar Field
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District 22 Councilmember Costa Constantinides wants to build a solar field on the land, if all goes according to the city’s plan to close the jail complex.
Read MoreQueens Houses of Worship Sacked For Cash By Hollis Burglar
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Satesh Baljit, 23, struck at a mosque, church and Subway sandwich store located throughout Hollis and Jamaica.
Read MoreDAs, Lawmakers And Advocates Rally to Freeze ICE Out of NY Courts
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ICE arrests inside and around New York courthouses increased by 1700 percent between 2016 and 2018.
Read MoreLoss of Newspapers Contributes to Political Polarization
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"We have this loss of engagement at the local level.”
Read MoreRhodes Scholar and 'Dreamer' Will Attend State of the Union
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Democratic Rep. Grace Meng says she invited Jin Park to attend Trump's address Tuesday in the hope of bringing more attention to his plight.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Betty Lugo is running for DA
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Lugo is a founding partner in the first Latina-owned law firm in NYC.
Read MoreJudge Jeremy Weinstein Set to Retire in June
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Judge Jeremy Weinstein is set to retire in June after 25 years on the bench, according to multiple sources.
Read MoreMayor de Blasio Appoints and Reappoints 46 Judges to NYC Courts
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A new year means new judges in New York City, as Mayor Bill de Blasio officially appointed and reappointed 46 judges to the Family, Criminal and Civil courts. In total, 13 judges on the list are new hires, and 33, are being reappointed.
Read MoreMore Young Adults Are Being Housed ‘Separate and Apart’ From Older Detainees in the City Jail System
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On Jan. 25, 42 percent of 19- to 21- years olds (222 of the 520) in Department of Correction custody were housed separate and apart from older adults
Read MoreCop Charged with Beatdown Outside Jackson Heights Gay Bar
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NYPD Officer Jose Linares-Bilbao was arrested for his alleged role in group attack outside Friend’s Tavern, a gay bar in Corona.
Assembly Bill Applies 'Raise the Age' Reform to Conviction-Sealing Law
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Assemblymember Aravella Simotas plans to introduce a bill to enable people convicted of felonies to seal their 10-year-old convictions if they were eligible for but did not receive youthful offender status at the time of sentencing.
