Queens pol throws hat into mayor’s race
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Queens State Senator Jessica Ramos is announcing that she will be running for mayor, joining a growing list of primary opponents to Mayor Eric Adams.
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Bloody body camera footage shown at trial in murder of Queens lawyer
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Prosecution called in their first witnesses in the trial of 27-year-old Xiaoning Zhang, who stands accused of murdering Queens immigration lawyer Jim Li in his law office in Flushing in 2022.
Read MorePolice Commissioner resigns amid federal probe
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New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned on Thursday amid federal probes into him and his brother that saw his phone seized and house raided by FBI agents.
Read MoreQueens immigration lawyer murder trial begins
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The trial for the murder of a Queens immigration lawyer well known in the legal community began this week in Queens County Criminal Courthouse.
Read MoreAdams deflects amid federal probes into members of his admin
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Mayor Eric Adams deflected several questions from reporters on Tuesday days after several members of his administration were wrapped up in federal investigations last week.
Read MoreNYPD violated laws when policing street vendors, advocates say
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A group of Queens street vendors are saying the NYPD broke the law when they confiscated and threw out their belongings in late August.
Read MoreUnconstitutional NYPD stops rise under Adams, monitor says
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The number of illegal stops made by the NYPD has risen each year Mayor Eric Adams has been in office, a new report found.
Read MoreJury selection begins in case of murdered Queens lawyer
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Jury selection began this week in the trial of a woman accused of killing a Queens immigration lawyer and pro-democracy advocate whose death shook the borough’s legal community.
Read MoreFormer Queens political player accused of secretly acting as Chinese agent
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A former top aide in the governor’s office with Queens ties was indicted on Tuesday for allegedly secretly attempting to influence New York officials at the behest of the Chinese government.
Read MoreNo charges for cops who killed St. Albans man in 2022
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New York’s attorney general said Friday that her office will not attempt to prosecute a group of NYPD officers who shot and killed a man wielding a gun while experiencing an apparent mental health crisis in St. Albans in July 2022.
Read MoreRikers detainees missed over a third of medical appointments last year, BOC says
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Over one-third of all detainees on Rikers Island who requested a trip to the doctor last year were never taken to their scheduled appointment, a new report from the Department of Correction’s watchdog says.
Read MoreCourts graduate largest-ever officer class
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Courthouses in Queens and throughout the city will likely soon see a much-needed increase in their court officer ranks after the state’s court system says it just recently graduated its largest and most diverse group of officer candidates ever.
Read MoreLongtime jurist named interim administrative judge of Queens' top criminal court
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Queens Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Holder will serve as the interim administrative judge in Queens County Supreme Court, Criminal Term, beginning Sept. 3, according to a memo obtained by the Eagle.
Read MoreThe city has three years to close Rikers – can it be done?
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As the three-year countdown to the closure of the jails on Rikers Island begins this week, major questions remain about whether or not the city will – or even can – meet the August 2027 deadline to shutter the notorious complex.
Read MoreBorough prez says ‘yes’ to City of Yes – with conditions
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Queens Borough Donovan Richards told the Adams administration on Monday that he tentatively supports their controversial citywide rezoning plan, which was rejected by more than two-thirds of the borough’s community boards.
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