NY legislature votes to limit solitary confinement after years of advocacy
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“Freedom from torture is the most basic of human rights.”
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Happy 125th Birthday, Queens Public Library
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“As we mark the 125th anniversary of Queens Public Library, we honor the people we serve in the most diverse place in the country.”
Read MoreSanitation Dept. dominated NYC’s $725M COVID food effort, report shows
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Sanitation accounted for the vast majority of emergency food expenditures.
Read MoreQueens judge offers ‘supreme’ advice to Richmond Hill High students
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Queens Supreme Court Justice Lourdes Ventura spoke to a group of Richmond Hill High School students
Read MoreBrooks-Powers wins in NYC’s first real test of ranked-choice voting
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Veteran government official Selvena Brooks-Powers declared victory
Read MoreAs overdose deaths surge, top NYC mayoral candidates back supervised drug use sites
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“No one wants their babies dead because government could not see beyond our street corner.”
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Queens advocates see legal weed through racial justice lens
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“If we can’t do better than New Jersey then what the heck are we talking about here?”
Read MoreFlushing pharmacy owner charged in $4 million Medicaid kickback scheme
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He was charged in federal court Wednesday
Read MorePrivate Queens jail closure raises questions about future for detainees and facility
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“What was going on before was totally wrong, but a lot of people are shell-shocked.”
Read MoreFeds end deal with NYC’s only private jail contractor
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Queens BP Donovan Richards called the news “a victory for the Southeast Queens community and our borough.”
Read MoreNY courts program provides mental health and case management services
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“It has been very challenging to maintain our mental health and emotional well-being in the face of the disruption, stress and anxiety of the past year.”
Read MoreNYC Housing Courts see tenfold surge in hardship forms that delay eviction proceedings
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Tenants have submitted about 24,000 hardship declaration forms — up from 2,300 in mid-February.
Read MoreMore than 200 civil rights groups back bill to stop solitary, as measure heads to vote
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The HALT Solitary movement has gained steam after years of advocacy.
Read MoreQueens court dismisses hundreds of prostitution cases after request from DA
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“We have seen first hand the damaging effects of these laws on the lives of women and transgender individuals.”
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