Lawmakers have been exploring changes to the laws around sexual harassment, including at a hearing on the issue in February, the first of its kind in 27 years.
Read MorePeople of color are disproportionately charged with possession of a gravity knife, though the knives are common tools carried by chefs, carpenters and other laborers.
Read MoreA “For Sale” sign posted by the real estate company Douglas Elliman still flaps in the breeze outside the building’s stone facade. “Under Contract,” the sign says.
Read MoreFrom LIC to Flushing, Queens’ CUNY schools host an array of commencement speakers.
Read MoreLeroy Comrie and Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman host a screening of the Netflix Documentary “Grass is Greener.”
Read MoreFines for breaking the law would range from $25 for a first-time offense to $250 for multiple violations in a short time span.
Read More‘This is a victory for farmworkers, as we have finally had our day in court.’
Read More‘The statute will require a massive retooling of our discovery procedures requiring us to process all of these materials on cases.’
Read MoreCuts to funding would include reducing programming, cuts to weekend hours, smaller collections and delayed revitalization projects.
Read MoreThe outlawing of revenge pornography is a success story in which the Queens District Attorney’s Office was at the forefront.
Read MoreRetired Vice Squad Detective Ludwig Paz and his wife Arelis Peralta were the ringleaders of the scheme, which facilitated prostitution at eight properties in Queens and Brooklyn.
Read More“Riders have worked tirelessly to win bus lanes. But it will all come to nothing if those lanes are blocked and the rules go unenforced.”
Read More“This isn’t a crack in the justice system that [Yang Song] happened to fall through.”
Read More“This crime is a tragic case of the most extreme outcome of domestic violence.”
Read MoreDe Blasio announced the executive order at City Hall before a crowd of reporters and publishers from local news outlets, including the Queens Daily Eagle.
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