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Courts

DA Katz dismisses convictions of 46 defendants following perjury plea by former NYPD Detective

By Bill Parry

Rent Guidelines Board votes on preliminary rent-stabilized apartment increase

AMNY

NYC rent-stabilized tenants in danger of yet another increase after Rent Guidelines Board vote

Queens

Politics

Queens borough president calls for more affordable housing as Rent Guidelines Board approves rent hikes for stabilized apartments

By Carlotta Mohamed

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AMNY

‘This is a crisis’: Mayor Adams fires back at advocates over criticism of new Brooklyn migrant shelter

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News

Legal Aid Society’s new attorney-in-charge of citywide housing justice practice has roots in Queens

By Bill Parry

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PoliticsNY

Adams appears to say ‘right to shelter’ doesn’t apply to over 13,000 migrants in NYC

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PoliticsNY

Adams defends his admin’s handling of a ‘surge’ in asylum seekers overwhelming the city’s shelter system

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News

Queens Defenders warn staffing shortages could impact lowest-income citizens’ right to legal counsel

By Bill Parry

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Courts

Another detainee dies on Rikers Island after electeds warned of deplorable conditions

By Bill Parry

Hevesi stresses ethics, schools in campaign

Queens assemblyman calls for $10 billion in funding for COVID-19 emergency housing and rental assistance

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Health

The Legal Aid Society answers questions about mortgages and foreclosures during COVID-19 crisis

By QNS News Team

Holden calls for investigation of human rights nonprofit for bailing out teen accused of attacking Rikers guard

City to release 300 nonviolent inmates on Rikers due to COVID-19 pandemic

By Bill Parry

Megumi Saito will lead the Worker Justice Project in Queens after The Legal Aid Society expanded the initiative to the borough.

News

The Legal Aid Society announces it is expanding it’s Worker Justice Project to Queens

By Bill Parry

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Bayside

Brooklyn man wants name cleared in ’93 Bayside murder, claiming that new DNA test exonerates him

By Bill Parry

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Jackson Heights

City Council fully funds program that provides free legal counsel to immigrants facing deportation

By Bill Parry

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Bayside

Queens judge orders hearing on new DNA evidence in ’93 Bayside murder that could exonerate Brooklyn man

By Bill Parry

City Council passes Lancman’s bill mandating that formerly jailed individuals know their voting rights

Politics

City Council passes Lancman’s bill mandating that formerly jailed individuals know their voting rights

By Carlotta Mohamed

Chanel Lewis (right) has been convicted of murdering Karina Vetrano in Howard Beach on Aug. 2, 2016

Hung jury leads to mistrial in Howard Beach jogger murder trial; suspect to be prosecuted again in January

By Bill Parry

Judge: Confession, DNA evidence admissible in Vetrano murder trial

Judge: Confession, DNA evidence admissible in Vetrano murder trial

By Bill Parry

Weprin, advocates rally for restored prison visitation rights and services

Politics

Weprin, advocates rally for restored prison visitation rights and services

By Mark Hallum

Astoria residents fight religious organization trying to evict them

Politics

Astoria residents fight religious organization trying to evict them

By Bill Parry

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