Public advocate, public defenders rally for pay parity with corporation counsel
/"The only thing that [public defenders] are asking for is that they can live on the salary that they are getting.”
Read More"The only thing that [public defenders] are asking for is that they can live on the salary that they are getting.”
Read More“What you want to do is to make sure that the airport is not something that is separate and apart from the community, but is an integral part of the community.”
Read More“This is a brand new project we launch in response to community artists’ voices and in a vision to be the incubator for local creators, artists, startups.”
Read More“Today the council voted to stand with the thousands of New Yorkers working to end the horrendous practice of long-term solitary confinement.”
Read MoreThe vote came nine days after Queens Community Board 9 voted 28-0 in favor of a resolution opposing the city’s plan to build a jail behind the Queens Criminal Courthouse.
Read MoreThe parade began at Walter Garlinge Memorial Park on 72nd Street and ended at Maspeth Memorial Park at 69th Street.
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 More‘This is a victory for farmworkers, as we have finally had our day in court.’
Read MoreCuts to funding would include reducing programming, cuts to weekend hours, smaller collections and delayed revitalization projects.
Read More“This isn’t a crack in the justice system that [Yang Song] happened to fall through.”
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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