NYC jails violate city law by holding people hours after posting bail, report finds
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“Any amount of time a presumptively innocent individual needlessly spends in jail is too much time.”
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Brandeis Association remembers the Holocaust at moving memorial event
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“Our legacy from the past is vital. And now people forget. We must not let that happen under any circumstances.”
Read MoreState lawmakers vote to let inmates use phone before solitary
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Under the bill, inmates would also be allowed to make one phone call per week while held in isolation.
Read MoreABA releases guidelines on prosecuting misdemeanor cases
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“A prosecutor must avoid offering, negotiating and entering pleas on terms that knowingly misrepresent the consequences of acceptance.”
Read MoreQueens precincts clock in with range of 911 dispatch times
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The average NYPD 911 dispatch time rose citywide in 2018, but every Queens precinct beat the city average.
Read MoreQueens leads NYC in marijuana cases, public defender data finds
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Queens accounts for more low-level weed prosecutions than Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island combined.
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More than 75 new Queens community board members sworn in
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The appointees also participated in an orientation about board rules and members’ responsibilities, according to Borough President Melinda Katz’s office.
Read MoreQueens man gets 25 years in prison for MS-13 shooting
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Queens resident Kevin Paniagua was sentenced after pleading guilty to attempted murder in June 2018.
Read MoreRide-hail app drivers demand companies ‘Lyft’ wages
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The strike was held in solidarity with drivers striking around the world, including Los Angeles, Philadelphia and London, according to the New York Taxi Workers Alliance.
Read MoreSkunk for sale — Queens’ lone taxidermy shop is alive and well
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“I call it my museum without glass. You can touch everything.”
Read MorePolice union tweets bizarre, X-rated porn clip to criticize congestion pricing
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The SBA did not respond to request for comment about its decision to post amateur porn on social media.
Read MoreOPINION: ‘Good Cause Eviction' bill would save families from homeless nightmare
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“We should put people before profits, and treat housing as a human right, not a commodity.”
Read More‘There is nothing else like it’ — city unveils universal health care card
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Many New Yorkers don’t qualify for health insurance because they are undocumented, and Queens has the highest percentage of undocumented immigrants of any borough.
Read MoreAdvocates call on Cuomo to pardon immigrants facing deportation
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“Gov. Cuomo’s unique clemency power can be the difference between permanent exile or being able to stay with loved ones and community.”
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