Construction continues on Kew Gardens jail
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The first phase of constructing the borough based jails is nearing completion in Kew Gardens.
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Man dies on Rikers, fourth death this year
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Dashawn Carter had been in DOC custody for less than a week when he was found dead of suspected suicide inside the Anna M. Kross Center on Saturday, May 7, according to DOC officials.
Read MoreTwo bar associations come out against court changes
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Breaking from the New York City and State Bar Associations, several bar associations representing Latino and Hispanic legal professionals have begun to voice their opposition to court leaders’ plan to reform the state’s decades-old court structure.
Read MoreOpinion: New York Should Do Better for Moms on Rikers
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“The mothers and daughters at Rosie’s deserve better. Many can be safely brought back to our families and communities to get treatment, services and support.”
Read MoreQueens says ‘hell no’ to overturning Roe
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Rally-goers called for federal abortion protection to be signed into law and for better support for those seeking abortions in states likely to implement restrictive laws if the SCOTUS decision is made official.
Read MoreWeeks from start of trial, judge orders emergency meeting in Churaman case
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A Queens Supreme Court judge has called for an unscheduled conference in the case of Prakash Churaman, who is weeks away from being tried a second time for the 2014 murder of 21-year-old Taquane Clark.
Read MoreAstoria residents hold vigil on anniversary of delivery driver's death
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Astoria residents and safe streets advocates held a vigil last week for Xing Long Lin, a Chinese immigrant and delivery driver who was killed by a driver after she ran him over and barreled into an open dining structure in Astoria a year ago Friday.
Read MoreTrial begins for man accused of murdering NYPD detective whose fellow officers pulled the trigger
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Though Jagger Freeman didn’t shoot the gun that killed Detective Brian Simonsen, Queens prosecutors are pursuing a murder charge, which is allowed in New York State. His trial began Tuesday.
Read MoreQueens College launches marijuana biz course
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Queens College and Farmingdale State College will host “Get Started in the Cannabis Industry” next month, a multi-day course that aims to teach participants how to open, manage or work in the marijuana business in New York.
Read MoreCourt restructuring gets push back from court employees
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As the state court system begins to formulate plans on a statewide restructuring, some of the people most essential to the daily operations are pushing back.
Flushing lawmaker launches free Friday legal clinics
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Councilmember Sandra Ung and Queens Legal Services are partnering to provide free legal assistance to Flushing residents beginning this week.
City Council demands DOC do more to prevent suicides
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“There's no cure for nightmares – some days I just think I'm still in solitary and this is a dream I’m free.”
Read MoreFuture of new Queens Senate district in limbo
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Whether or not Queens’ new State Senate district stays as is, has its electoral lines altered or is eliminated altogether is up in the air.
Read MoreQ70 soon to be free ride to LGA
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The Q70 bus to LaGuardia Airport will temporarily be free to riders as the Port Authority continues its review of alternative public transit options to the airport.
Read MoreAssigned counsel attys rally for better pay
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Attorneys representing indigent clients and children in Family Court, including a handful from Queens, rallied in Manhattan and Long Island Thursday to call for a pay raise after not seeing one in nearly two decades.
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