Suicides have skyrocketed in state prions, data shows
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Suicides in state prisons have soared in the last several years, and solitary confinement is a leading contributor, a new report claims.
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Local pol running for State Senate promotes climate plan ahead of Ida anniversary
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Queens Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas launched a new set of climate and resiliency goals as the borough marks another year since Hurricane Ida and as the legislator launches her bid for the State Senate.
Read More‘NYC’s most underappreciated park’: Flushing Meadows Corona Park is underfunded and underused, report says
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Flushing Meadows Corona Park, one of the World’s Borough’s most predominant landmarks, has seen scarce public funding in recent years, and lacks the private funding infrastructure to make up for the financial gaps.
Read MoreFrom fridge to food pantry: How a Flushing synagogue became a center of food relief after the pandemic
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What once started as a fridge on a sidewalk in the heart of Flushing has grown into an organized community activist project aimed at addressing the city’s growing food insecurity crisis.
Read MoreOpinion: Turning empty lots into opportunity for every family in Queens
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“Metropolitan Park is a project that has been shaped by the people who live here. A steadfast partner of the community and Elmcor, Metropolitan Park has been intentional with its support for putting the community first. “
Read MoreRikers Island sees massive spike in missed medical appointments
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The number of detainees missing their medical appointments on Rikers Island has skyrocketed this summer, with a single facility within the troubled jail complex driving the spike.
Read MoreCop shot in Whitestone by friendly fire amid attempted car jacking
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An NYPD narcotics detective was shot by other cops during a wild carjacking attempt on the Whitestone Expressway in Queens Friday morning.
Read MoreOne-on-one with mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa
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In a Zoom interview with the the Eagle this week, Sliwa said he firmly believes he has the ability to turn deep blue Queens red, and also discussed his campaign and his plans for New York City ahead of the November election.
Read MoreLegal orgs call on state leaders for prison reform
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Over a hundred legal advocacy and prisoner rights groups called on the state to pursue more ways to shrink the state’s prison population, including expanded use of clemency powers.
Read MoreCommunity all in on Resorts World casino plan
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Of the more than 40 speakers who testified before the community advisory committee for the Resorts World casino project on Wednesday, every single one spoke in favor of the Queens gaming company’s $5.5 billion proposal to become the largest casino in the United States.
Read MoreOfficials and locals call on Hochul to stop pipeline
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A coalition of over 100 local and state elected officials are joining activists in calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to kill a controversial and potentially harmful fracked gas pipeline that would run off the coast of Queens.
Read More160 languages, 41 interpreters: Queens courts have interpreter shortage, leading to delays
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Queens’ courts have a shortage of court interpreters and have seen a major reduction in their ranks over the past half decade.
Read More‘Killing hope’: Advocates say gov has abandoned clemency reforms after failing to commute sentences
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Issuing her first round of clemencies in eight months, Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday pardoned 13 people but chose not to commute the sentence of a single New Yorker, despite the fact that commutation request make up a vast majority of the hundreds of clemency applications sent to the governor’s desk each year.
Read MoreQueens BP backs Mamdani for mayor
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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards officially endorsed the Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, on Friday after declining to weigh in during the Democratic primary.
Read MoreLabor issues flare up at org that absorbed Queens Defenders
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Attorneys at Brooklyn Defender Services, the legal services group that absorbed Queens Defenders’ criminal practice last month, picketed their employer on Thursday over a recent change in employment policy.
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