Despite wrongful conviction ruling, Queens DA refuses to drop 30-year-old murder case

Despite wrongful conviction ruling, Queens DA refuses to drop 30-year-old murder case

Michael Robison was found by appellate court to have been wrongfully convicted of the 1993 murder of his estranged wife. But despite the ruling, Robinson’s claims of innocence, his completed sentence and newly-discovered DNA evidence, the Queens DA is attempting to reverse the appellate court’s decision and get the case kicked up to the Court of Appeals.

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As candidates exit Council races, Queens Democratic primaries become clearer

As candidates exit Council races, Queens Democratic primaries become clearer

Four previously listed candidates for New York City Council races in Queens will not be on the ballot for the June Democratic primaries after failing to turn in petitions. The four dropouts, who according to the New York City Board of Elections did not file petitions for the 2023 election cycle, tie up two primaries in Queens, and narrow the field in one of the more attention-pulling races coming later this month. 

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Lawmakers question DOC’s ability to get detainees to court

Lawmakers question DOC’s ability to get detainees to court

While Department of Correction officials say that their ability to get detainees to their court appearances has markedly improved over the past year, others say the corrections agency isn’t being forthcoming about its practices.

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‘Harm, life-altering injuries and death’: Monitor says DOC failed to report five serious incidents on Rikers

 ‘Harm, life-altering injuries and death’: Monitor says DOC failed to report five serious incidents on Rikers

Hours before the holiday weekend, the federal monitor overseeing Rikers Island filed a “special report” alleging that Department of Correction brass wasn’t forthcoming about nearly half a dozen recent fatal or near-fatal incidents in the city’s jails.

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Queens South Asian community groups keep redistricting fight going

Queens South Asian community groups keep redistricting fight going

The APA Voice Redistricting Task Force filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the New York Independent Redistricting Commission in order to figure out why a draft version of their district that received widespread community support was scrapped at the final moments of a tumultuous redistricting process. 

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