Longtime Republican Betty Lugo remains open to GOP nomination for Queens DA
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“Yes, I would consider it. We should look at the person, not the party.”
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In Queens DA race, a spectrum of perspectives on city jails plan
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Each candidate agrees that the Rikers Island jails, as currently constructed, are outdated and dangerous and need to be close. They differ on what to do next.
Read MoreReport to the People of Queens: the history of domestic violence prosecutions in Queens, part one
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“Over the last 20 years, since the creation of the DV Unit, Queens County has consistently had the lowest DV case dismissal rate in the city.”
Read MoreNYPD rescue crying ‘kid’ in Queens
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Officers from the 113th Precinct named the goat Josh and delivered it to a city animal shelter for a meal of hay.
Read MoreJury hears opening statements in Richmond Hill strangulation case
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“They found her lying in the tub, not breathing, her lips are blue … motionless.”
Read MoreMTA celebrates National Poetry Month with interactive “Poetry in Motion” guide
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As National Poetry Month comes to a close, the MTA is making riders’ commutes a bit brighter with a new interactive guide to “Poetry in Motion.”
Read MoreCops seek suspect in Flushing massage parlor rape
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Once alone with a 56-year-old female employee in a massage room, the suspect allegedly pinned the woman against the bed and raped her.
Read MoreLetter: I was yanked off the train and ticketed at 1:30 a.m. for putting my feet on a subway seat
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“Doesn’t the NYPD have better things to occupy its time than giving fines to tired subway riders in the middle of the night?”
Read MoreReview: Bonobo performs stellar set in Bushwick, with support from two local DJs
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Veteran UK DJ Bonobo visited Bushwick April 19 to perform a soaring set inside the crowded nightclub Elsewhere, with support from local DJs Olive T and thimo supreme.
Read MoreTransit workers will march to end subway and bus assaults
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“At the end of the day, it’s hard to be mad at who you don’t see. It’s really easy to take out your frustration at the people you see.”
Read MoreTwo Queens lawmakers lead fight for farmworkers’ rights
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Farmworkers — who are mostly Latinx — still have no right to collectively bargain, receive overtime or have a day off.
Read MoreFar Rockaway woman pitched pooch into trash compactor, prosecutors say
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The woman allegedly thought she was throwing the pup into an incinerator when she decided to toss the animal into a trash chute.
Read MoreThree Queens DA candidates withstand ballot petition challenge
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To qualify to appear on the primary ballot, candidates had to submit at least 4,000 valid signatures from registered Democrats residing in Queens by April 4.
Read MoreThousands of commuters rely on dollar vans, NYC’s other transit system
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There’s a lesser known, but equally important, mode of transportation in Southeast Queens.
Read MoreJustices seem ready to OK census citizenship question
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Three lower courts have so far blocked the plan to ask every U.S. resident about citizenship in the census.
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