Day: August 20, 2024

A New York law allowing any registered voter to cast a ballot by mail was upheld Tuesday by the state’s highest court, which rejected a Republican challenge to the legislation. The 6-1 ruling from the state Court of Appeals affirmed lower courts in finding that the voting expansion law approved by the Legislature last year […]

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Kaishian & Mortazavi LLC has filed an amended lawsuit against New York City, Mayor Eric Adams and other officials, alleging negligence in the death of Gilberto Garcia, who died of a fentanyl overdose while in custody at Rikers Island on Oct. 31, 2022.  The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Garcia’s mother, Venus Mendez, and his […]

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Brooklyn man Ferron Facey, also known as “Azul” and “Royal,” was charged with sex trafficking and interstate prostitution for luring young women, including a minor, to New York and forcing them into prostitution at East New York’s infamous “Penn Track.”  Facey, 38, was arrested Monday and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo, who ordered […]

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On Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, the Second Judicial District Equal Justice Committee (2nd JD EJC) welcomed AHRC New York City, a program supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, to Kings County Supreme Court for a court tour, mock trial and jury-service presentation. The EJC’s collaboration with AHRC NYC began in 2023 when 2nd JD […]

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BAY RIDGE — CONGRESSMEMBER NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS VISITED THE GUILD FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN on Tuesday, Aug. 20, to announce $2 million in federal funding that she secured for the Bay-Ridge-based non-profit organization serving the developmentally disabled. The funds will enable the GEC to make critical renovations and American Disability Act-related upgrades across several of their facilities […]

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STATEWIDE — THE NYS COURT OF APPEALS ON Tuesday affirmed the constitutionality of the New York Early Mail Voter Act, which the Office of the Attorney General defended from a lawsuit brought by opponents challenging the legislature’s authority to enact mail-in-voting. The decision was applauded by NYS Attorney General Letitia James, who said in a […]

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Ferron Facey was hit with a slew of charges after threatening the young women into working for him at the not-so-secret “Penn Track” in East New York, federal prosecutors say.

STATEWIDE — GOV. HOCHUL ON Thursday announced that the state has reached a settlement with Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum, requiring Charter to re-establish an earlier program offering discount broadband internet at $15 a month to New Yorkers who are in the National Free School Lunch Program or who receive SSI benefits. Charter […]

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