A 23-year-old Jamaica man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for a violent knife attack on a stranger outside a Jamaica Ave. in April 2015. Photo by Austin Kirk/Flickr
Read MoreHours after Council Member Rory Lancman announced his candidacy for Queens district attorney, a spokesperson for current Queens DA Richard Brown said Brown has not yet decided whether he will seek reelection.
After months of preparation, District 24 Council Member Rory Lancman officially announced his candidacy for Queens County District Attorney in a video message this morning.
Read MoreThe city will host a public meeting tonight at 6 p.m. inside Borough Hall to review plans to close Rikers Island jails and redevelop the Queens House of Detention to house roughly 1,500 detainees moved off the island.
Read MoreThe woman accused of stabbing three infants inside a Flushing home was charged with several counts of attempted murder in Queens Criminal Court Monday.
Read MoreQueens criminal defense attorney John Scarpa Jr. was indicted in federal court in Brooklyn Tuesday for allegedly bribing a witness who testified in his client’s murder trial.
Read MoreShe was supposed to be filling prescriptions — now a Queens pharmacist may be filling a prison cell.
On Thursday, Judge Maureen Healy was officially named one of four Democratic nominees for Queens Supreme Court. She will appear with Judge Ushir Pandit-Durant, Judge Larry Love and Judge Robert Caloras on the November ballot.
Read MoreA Jamaica man will spend more than three decades in prison after he was convicted on charges related to his exploitation of a 16-year-old Australian girl, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced on Friday
Read MoreAn 88-year-old woman from Whitestone pleaded guilty for reckless endangerment in Queens Criminal Court Thursday after she struck and killed a high school senior walking in crosswalk.
Read MoreEverybody’s doing it — or at least it seems that way. And now New York could be the next state to legalize marijuana. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s marijuana listening tour makes a stop at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center, located at 153-10 Jamaica Ave. in Jamaica today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Read MoreUnified Court System Chief Judge Janet DiFiore will preside over a statewide public hearing to evaluate the unmet civil legal services needs in New York state. The hearing will take place Monday at 1 p.m. at the state court of appeals, located at 20 Eagle Street in Albany.
Read MoreJury selection is slated for Oct. 29 in the case of Chanel Lewis, the man accused of raping and killing Howard Beach resident Karina Vetrano while she was jogging in 2016.
Read MoreThe Queens County Democratic Party meet tonight for a judicial convention to nominate candidates for the Queens County Supreme Court, Civil Term. The Democratic candidates will appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.
Read MoreThe NYPD is evading its obligation to share turnstile-jumping arrest data and that doesn’t sit well with Council Member Rory Lancman and other advocates.
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