Public defenders call for city to boost funding as potential mass strike looms

Public defenders call for city to boost funding as potential mass strike looms

The city’s largest public defender union on Thursday said that the city needs to boost funding for legal services providers if it wants to help avert a mass strike that has the potential to bring the city’s courts to a screeching halt this summer.

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Cohen’s casino gets green light in Albany

Cohen’s casino gets green light in Albany

The State Senate voted 54-5 late Tuesday to grant Steve Cohen, the owner of the New York Mets, a crucial permission that will allow him to submit his application to the state to build an $8 billion casino and entertainment complex on Citi Field’s parking lot, unencumbered by land use restrictions.

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