NYPD brass addresses bloated overtime spending at budget hearing
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The NYPD spent $552.5 million on overtime for its officers last year, around 22 percent more than the $453 million budgeted for overtime spending.
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Courts reform controversial bar exam question
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“It's a small step and it's good for the people who no longer have to answer the particular parts of the inquiry that they decided to remove, but [OCA] doesn't get brownie points for making a question halfway legal.”
Read MoreMayor puts Sanitation Dept. in charge of street vendor enforcement
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In the same week that Queens Councilmember Sandra Ung called for an increase in enforcement of street vendors in her busy Flushing district, Mayor Eric Adams decided to change the city agency responsible for that enforcement.
Read MoreIs there still hope for the QueensLink?
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Plans for the QueensLink are still chugging along despite an announcement last fall from the mayor that the city would be pursuing an opposing project
Read More'A breaking point': Public defenders call on state and city for equal funding
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The city’s largest public defender group is lobbying state and city officials to up their funding as the state’s budget season approaches its final weeks and the city’s negotiations begin to kick off.
Read MoreGovernor Hochul calls on Ardila to resign
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Governor Kathy Hochul has joined local government officials in calling for Queens Assemblymember Juan Ardila to resign following reports of sexual assault allegations made earlier this week.
Read MoreLIRR service changes following Queens pols complaints
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The Long Island Railroad says that service changes are coming to Queens stations in Kew Gardens and Forest Hills after four electeds complained that recent train schedule changes have made their constituents’ commutes tougher.
Read MoreSpeaker Adams bashes mayor on plan to close Rikers
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“The inconsistent statements from the administration over the past few days have unacceptably created questions where there should be no questions,” the speaker said. “Rikers must close by 2027 and we cannot allow it to continue undermining public safety issues across our city.”
Read MoreJail oversight board stalls mail digitization plan
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A controversial plan to intercept and digitize detainee mail on Rikers Island has again been kept in limbo after the city’s jail oversight body declined to vote on the plan, months after it was first introduced.
Read MoreCalls roll in for Juan Ardila to resign following sexual assault allegations
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A growing number of elected officials are calling on freshman Democratic Assemblymember Juan Ardila to resign after two women accused him of sexual assault during a 2015 party shortly after he graduated from college.
Read More$3 billion and 2 years tardy: Proposed jail contract blows past Rikers closure deadline
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Will the city be able to close Rikers Island by 2027? Likely not, if a newly proposed contract to build the first of the city’s upcoming four borough-based jails is approved as is.
Read MoreEx-cop from Richmond Hill found guilty of Jan. 6 crimes
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A tambourine-wielding retired NYPD officer from Queens was found guilty last week of her actions during the Jan. 6 insurrection and breach of the U.S. Capitol Building.
Read MoreThere won't be an LGA AirTrain after all
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Nearly a year after it began, the review of the proposed LaGuardia Airport AirTrain project has been completed – and there will likely be no AirTrain to Queens’ northern airport.
Read MorePaladino kicked off committee for anti-LGBTQ remarks
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A Queens city councilmember was booted from her assignment on the Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction as retribution for anti-LGBTQ+ remarks she made last year.
Read MoreTwo women accuse Queens official of sexual assault at a 2015 party
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Queens Assemblymember Juan Ardila has been accused by two women of sexual assault during a 2015 party shortly after he had graduated college.
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