Currently, legal cannabis sales in New York are only available to patients at 38 state-authorized medical dispensaries. State regulators recently awarded 36 of the state’s first retail dispensary lice...
Tomorrow is International Animal Rights Day, a time to celebrate and recommit ourselves to protecting the rights of our furry friends. The campaign is shared with Human Rights Day because animals are ...
This week marked the beginning of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an annual international campaign that calls for the prevention and elimination of such harm against members of our ...
When I created the Human Trafficking Bureau upon taking office in 2020, I was determined to thwart sex and labor trafficking crimes in this borough. Queens County is, unfortunately, uniquely vulnerabl...
We have one of the most intricate criminal justice systems in the world, and a standard for excellence that we have upheld in Queens County through diligent prosecutorial work... (continued)
The recent string of subway crime has affected us all and the violence simply must end. There are basic rights that New Yorkers should have in this City, and one of them is the right to safety when co...
Yesterday, I was joined by New York City Police Department Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell in announcing that a 16-year-old former student has been charged with making a terroristic threat, reckless e...
October marks National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to work together to provide additional resources and avenues of support for DV victims. No-one deserves to suffer the trauma of intimat...
