Mayor defends DOC amid spate of detainee deaths

Mayor defends DOC amid spate of detainee deaths

Following the deaths of three detainees in less than a week, Mayor Eric Adams made a trip to Rikers Island on Wednesday to tout the Department of Correction’s clamp down on illegal weapons and to defend the agency's officers who have come under fire in the past year for missing work in large numbers.

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In-NO-vation QNS: Massive development in Astoria voted down by local community board

In-NO-vation QNS: Massive development in Astoria voted down by local community board

The local Astoria community board denied developers’ request to reshape five-city blocks in the neighborhood, known as Innovation QNS, on Tuesday. The meeting was tense, as was the rally that saw supporters and opponents of the project clash face-to-face beforehand.

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Professors’ free speech rights violated in case against Queens DA

Professors’ free speech rights violated in case against Queens DA

A group of New York law professors had their right to free speech violated last year when the city’s top attorney attempted to prevent them from publicly publishing a number of misconduct claims against nearly two dozen current and former Queens prosecutors, a judge ruled this week.

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City will remain in control of Rikers after judge accepts action plan

City will remain in control of Rikers after judge accepts action plan

Mayor Eric Adams and his Department of Corrections commissioner, Louis Molina, will remain in control of Rikers Island for at least several months longer, a federal judge ruled this week.

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