Lawsuit heads to trial as tenants allege years of neglect at Jamaica towers

Lawsuit heads to trial as tenants allege years of neglect at Jamaica towers

While most New York City apartments come with at least one headache, tenants living at The Crossing, a two-building affordable housing apartment complex on Archer Avenue and 148th Street, say that nearly everything that could go wrong in a building has gone wrong in theirs.

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Second public defender union goes on strike

Second public defender union goes on strike

While the threat of a mass public defender strike gridlocking New York courthouses appeared to be mostly averted, the city isn’t out of the woods yet after a public defender union went on strike on Friday and as another threatened to follow on Monday.

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‘A hero, plain and simple’: Queens family mourns fallen local soldier

‘A hero, plain and simple’: Queens family mourns fallen local soldier

Sergeant Angel Sarah Rampersad, the Queens soldier killed in the ongoing war with Iran, was remembered by her family and community as a local hero who always wanted to serve during a vigil outside her Ozone Park home on Thursday.

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Brooklyn Defender Services strike ends after tentative labor deal reached

Brooklyn Defender Services strike ends after tentative labor deal reached

The threat of a mass citywide public defender strike wreaking havoc on the city’s courthouses appeared to be averted on Tuesday after striking attorneys reached a deal on a new labor contract with the city’s second-largest public defender group.

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Case volume continues to challenge Queens Criminal Court, top judge says

Case volume continues to challenge Queens Criminal Court, top judge says

Despite a boost in funding and resources for the state’s court system, Queens Criminal Court’s Supervising Judge Edwin Novillo says that large case volumes continue to be the greatest challenge for the court, and that more resources for additional judges, trial parts and technology capabilities are needed to efficiently process cases.

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