President Donald Trump received more than $413 million from his father Fred’s real estate empire, the majority of which he pocketed thanks to tax and real estate schemes, a New York Times investigation revealed on Tuesday.
Read MoreMore than two dozen attorneys joined the district attorney’s office Monday after completing an assistant DA training program.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, de Blasio praised new legislation signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that will enable Rikers Island corrections officers to use airport-style body scanners to search for blades hidden in detainees’ bodies.
Read MoreNew York State Court Officers Association Dennis Quirk is not happy with the implementation of the Raise the Age law and he’s not shy about it.
Read MoreTwo days into New York’s new Raise the Age law Queens Family Court has yet to see significant changes — though court officers say they are waiting to see how the law unfolds. A similar attitude persists throughout the court system.
Read More“Know Your Rights Week: Closing Cases, Opening Doors” public workshops will take place in various parts of the borough from Oct. 24 to 26. The workshops enable attendees to meet with lawyers to confidentially discuss how to apply to seal their non-violent criminal conviction records and clean up their rap sheet.
Read MoreThe Queens District Attorney’s office will partner with Borough President Melinda Katz, The Legal Aid Society and the Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County for a summons warrants clearing “Second Chance” event on Oct. 20 at the Universal Church on Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, located near the 69th Street-Fisk Avenue 7 train station.
Read MoreHip hop superstar Cardi B was issued a desk appearance ticket in a Flushing police precinct Monday for her alleged role in a College Point strip club brawl.
Read MoreBeginning Monday, defendants under age 17 will no longer be detained in county jails and Rikers Island as mandated by a state law known as Raise the Age.
Read MoreI’m not sure why we continue to be surprised. This is the party that stood by Roy Moore as child victims came forward and accused him of abuse; it’s the party that has turned a blind eye to a laundry list of sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump. The GOP has made it clear that women, and their safety, don’t matter, writes Mallory McMahon.
Read More“The last thing we need is a lifetime appointment for full-grown frat boy in the seat responsible for the jurisdiction over right and wrong. Believe women. Don’t reward the Brett Kavanaughs of the world. Work for better,” writes Brooklyn Daily Eagle Managing Editor Sara Bosworth.
Read MoreThursday’s hearing on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the United States Supreme Court was a stunning reflection of our polarization as a country, and of how far we have to go to fully acknowledge the reality and impact of sexual violence, writes CUNY Law School Professor Julie Goldscheid.
Read MoreArmena Gayle, second vice president of the Brooklyn Bar Association, responds to Thursday’s Senate hearing.
Read MoreIn April, U.S. Army veteran and Queens native Everett Palmer Jr. was arrested for driving under the influence in York County, PA. After two days in police custody, Palmer died.
Read MoreOctober is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Borough President Melinda Katz will a special workshop to share resources and provide support to victims of domestic violence on Oct. 12.
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