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Disgraced Rep. George Santos surrendered himself into custody to begin his 87-month prison sentence for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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Ex-Rep. George Santos surrenders to begin 87-month prison sentence

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Queens based lawmakers and formerly incarcerated advocates rally for new prison reform bills

By Athena Dawson

Far Rockaway

Far Rockaway woman faces 25 years to life in prison for running over man sitting on his walker: DA

By Bill Parry

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Two Queens mail carriers busted in alleged conspiracy to steal millions in COVID-19 unemployment benefits: Feds

By Bill Parry

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Man gets 25 years to life in prison for gunning down young immigrant father at South Richmond Hill house party in 2011: DA

By Bill Parry

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Rego Park prostitute sentenced to 30 years in prison for causing four overdose deaths across Queens

By Bill Parry

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Fresh Meadows man gets 19 years in prison for bloody rampage that killed wife, injured daughter in 2019: DA

By Bill Parry

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Astoria

Astoria accountant sentenced to prison for filing bogus tax returns, benched from teaching at LaGuardia Community College

By Bill Parry

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Cambria Heights

Cambria Heights man gets nearly two decades in prison for killing mother of his infant son: DA

By Bill Parry

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Far Rockaway gunman gets 19 years in prison for 2017 fatal shooting: DA

By Bill Parry

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Fresh Meadows man faces life in prison for shooting death of mother’s boyfriend: DA

By Bill Parry

Militant Islamist fighters waving flags, travel in vehicles as they take part in a military parade along streets of Syria’s northern Raqqa province

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Jamaica man sentenced to 30 years in prison for attempting to support and fight for ISIS: Feds

By Bill Parry

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South Richmond Hill

Bronx man sentenced to up to life in prison for murder in 2016 South Richmond Hill home invasion

By Bill Parry

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Far Rockaway man sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide charges

By Bill Parry

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City to move more than 200 women and trans Rikers detainees upstate

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Street demonstration symbolic of growing public pressure on city to close Rikers Island for good

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‘I’ve always been upset’: Mayor tours Rikers Island, touts progress, points fingers of blame

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Gracie Mansion protesters urge de Blasio to act over latest Rikers Island inmate death

By Gabriele Holtermann

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte tour Rikers Island where he met with Correction Officers and held a press conference

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Mayor pledges to visit chaotic Rikers Island before his term is up

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Attorney General James says she is actively looking into Rikers Island allegations

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Emergency plan aims to help inmates, NYC ‘get the hell’ off Rikers Island: Mayor

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‘I just witnessed an attempted suicide’: Elected officials shaken during latest Rikers Island visit

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Richmond Hill man faces up to two decades in prison for transporting guns and ammo to Queens: DA

By Bill Parry

Community leaders and residents protest Kew Gardens community-based jail

By Julia Moro

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Top administrative judge tells state legislature staff increases are working in budget testimony

The Rainbow Flag stands tall at the Stonewall National Monument.

Trump administration derides Stonewall National Monument flag-raising ceremony as ‘political stunt’

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A Conversation with Assemblyman Steve Stern of New York’s 10th District

Shot of an old ship in New York Harbor, depicting the NYC Revolutionary Trail.

New York Family

NYC Revolutionary Trail Launches June 2026: A Free AR Walking Tour for Families