Queens parks top list of lead-contaminated drinking fountains tested so far
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The results of the tests show that drinking fountains at some Queens parks have as much as 22 times the federal limit for lead levels.
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Acting DA Ryan takes hundreds of Far Rockaway kids to court
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The program’s curriculum is designed to drive down the crime rate and build up students’ self-esteem, confidence and quality of life.
Read MoreMillions of dollars pour into campaigns for Queens DA
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Big money donors include an Academy Award-winning actor, a former U.S. senator, an attorney defending Harvey Weinstein and REBNY.
Read MoreState lawmakers discuss how to address sexual harassment in #MeToo era
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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 MoreTop NYC officials split on gravity knife bill
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People 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 MoreUnlikely 'family’ fights eviction in LIC apartment building
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A “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 MoreAG James headlines Queens’ CUNY commencement speakers
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From LIC to Flushing, Queens’ CUNY schools host an array of commencement speakers.
Read MoreSoutheast Queens leaders to screen marijuana legalization doc
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Leroy Comrie and Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman host a screening of the Netflix Documentary “Grass is Greener.”
Read MoreCrosswalks may soon become ‘no texting’ zones
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Fines for breaking the law would range from $25 for a first-time offense to $250 for multiple violations in a short time span.
Read MoreNY Appeals court rules that farmworkers have right to organize
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‘This is a victory for farmworkers, as we have finally had our day in court.’
Read MoreQueens DA seeks $1.5M to adhere to new discovery law
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‘The statute will require a massive retooling of our discovery procedures requiring us to process all of these materials on cases.’
Read MoreThreats to budget push library leaders to act
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Cuts to funding would include reducing programming, cuts to weekend hours, smaller collections and delayed revitalization projects.
Read MoreLetter: Queens DA’s Office played crucial role in revenge porn law
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The outlawing of revenge pornography is a success story in which the Queens District Attorney’s Office was at the forefront.
Read MoreEx-vice cop and wife plead guilty to brothel scheme
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Retired 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 MoreQueens transit advocates rally for bus cameras to catch bad drivers
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“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.”
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