DAs trained how to keep people in jail despite new bail law
By Jeff Coltin, City And State NY
Jed Painter, an assistant district attorney from Nassau County, has been giving presentations on New York’s new …
De Blasio Supports ‘Transformative’ Safe Streets Plan, Just Not On His Watch
Mayor de Blasio announcing his Green Wave plan this past summer (Mayor’s Flickr)
Mayor Bill de Blasio says he now …
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice And Former Chair Of Board Of Directors Of Municipal Credit Union Charged With Obstruction Of Justice
Former New York City Police Department Officer and Supervisory Committee Member Also Charged With Embezzlement, Fraud, and Controlled Substance Offenses
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice, Sylvia Ash
(justice.gov) Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SYLVIA
The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go—Now!
HERSHEY, PA – DECEMBER 15, 2016: President-Elect Donald Trump and Vice President-Elect Mike Pence shake hands on stage at a Thank You rally held …
“Untouchable” Louison Busted for Immigration Fraud in Brooklyn
Arleigh Louison, who submitted over 1,800 fraudulent immigration applications indicted on 12 counts of making false statements in immigration documents
By Elias G.
Brenda and Kathy (names changed for privacy), who spoke to Caribbean American Weekly recently, alleged that Arleigh Louison, a Grenadian national …
Web Series “Green Card: A Love Story New York Screening and Party!
Launching September 28, 2019
BROOKLYN, NY – A timely new immigration-focused web series, Green Card: A Love Story (#GCALS) premieres at a Caribbean-themed …
New York Marijuana: Statewide Decriminalization Takes Effect Today
By MSN
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A New York State law decriminalizing marijuana takes effect today.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the measure last month.
“Communities of color …
Looking Back at Mayor David Dinkins, 30 Years After His Historic 1989 Win
By Joey Fox, Gotham Gazette
On the night of November 7, 1989, then-Manhattan Borough President David Dinkins made history. With election night returns coming …
Senator Persaud’s Bill to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence from Employment Discrimination Signed into Law by Governor Cuomo
(Brooklyn, New York) — Legislation sponsored by Senator Roxanne J. Persaud that protects victims of domestic violence from discrimination in the workplace …
Brooklyn BP Eric Adams uses nonprofit to raise from donors
By Anna Sanders,
Wannabe mayor and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is skirting campaign rules by raising tens of …