NYPD amends patrol guide to curb 'walking while trans' arrests
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“It is a testament to their bravery in coming forward that we are seeing any shift at all.”
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Public defenders urge mayor to fund pay parity in video message
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“It’s an issue of value. So it’s valuing our clients. It’s valuing the people that do the work.”
Read More‘Scoop’ — city seizes and freezes 46 ice cream trucks in $4.5 million ticket scheme
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“No New Yorker is above the law — especially those who try to ignore public safety laws and create dangerous situations for pedestrians, bikers and drivers.”
Read MoreQueens DA’s Office hosts 70 summer interns
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Acting Queens District Attorney John Ryan himself began his career as a prosecutor after serving as an intern in the DA’s office.
Read MoreJudge derails MTA’s dismissal of disability discrimination case
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The majority of the MTA’s 472 subway stations are currently inaccessible for people with disabilities.
Read MoreBalloons not bars: organizers try new tactic in campaign to close Rikers
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The city has said it will fully close Rikers — the 10-jail complex that currently houses just over 7,500 people — by 2026 but activists want it shut down now.
Read MoreSenate bill would raise pay for car wash workers vulnerable to wage theft
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“Wage theft is also rampant, and many of these immigrant workers are exploited at the hands of a system that does not protect them.”
Read MoreDance the night away at Sunnyside Shines’ 'Date Night'
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Sunnyside Shines will host “date nights” throughout June and July, offering free partner dance lessons at Lowery Plaza and bringing swing to Sunnyside sweethearts.
Read MoreCUNY Astro blasts off
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A group of 15 CUNY astronomers and physicists have banded together to create an alliance dedicated to improving diversity in astrophysics.
Read MoreSuspect identified in scary rape of 78-Year-oId Rosedale womany
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Ryan Bayard, 30, allegedly raped the woman in the early morning Sunday, while allegedly repeating, “I like old ladies.”
Read MoreWoodhaven man gets life in prison for 2014 shooting
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“This was another senseless act of violence.”
Read More‘Not a big deal' — NYPD supervisor who dismissed Garner’s death sued 3 times for excessive force
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“Not a big deal, we were effecting a lawful arrest.”
Read MoreWestern Queens leaders will host ‘renewable Rikers’ panel
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Astoria Councilmember Costa Constantinides announced the proposal during his state of the district address earlier this year.
Read MoreCity will open Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes ahead of schedule
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The office will operate within the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, and serve to coordinate hate crime responses by city agencies, district attorney’s offices and the NYPD.
Read MoreRikers bridge vigil memorializes detainees who died
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“We’re moving the conversation from brick and mortar to the lives that are affected.”
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