NY’s highest court considers whether Queens prosecutors discriminated against Black jurors
[ad_1] Queens Criminal Court in Kew Gardens. In one case, the trial judge said the prosecutor “got a bad vibe” from a Black prospective jurors...
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Here's how quickly a New Yorker can come to the brink of homelessness
[ad_1] Over 38% of renters with disabilities pay at least half their income on housing, according to city data. Over a third of New York...
Kevin Bacon Is Going to the Footloose School’s Final Prom
[ad_1] Photo: Cindy Ord/FilmMagic Kick off the Sunday shoes! After students at the high school where Footloose was filmed launched a campaign to get Kevin...
Nine months after fatal car crash parents of victim lament lack of accountability and call for change
[ad_1] Sean Patrick Richards, 14, of Hinsdale, died from injuries sustained in a crash outside Fuller’s Car Wash on July 17. Nine months later, Sean’s...
Gail Wise bought the first Ford Mustang sold in the U.S. 60 years ago, and she’s still got it
[ad_1] Tom Wise drove a vintage convertible through suburban Park Ridge last week, with his wife Gail’s hair blowing in the breeze, just as it...
NY state expands offenses that can be prosecuted as hate crimes
[ad_1] Assemblymember Grace Lee speaks during a press conference in Manhattan. Legislators added 23 new offenses in a modified bill attached to the state budget....
Three Republicans vying for chance to unseat Mrvan
[ad_1] Three Lake County Republicans are looking to be the party’s answer to long-time Democratic control of Indiana’s First Congressional District. Randy Niemeyer, Lake County’s...
Earth Day event at Expo Center celebrates the environment, sustainability
[ad_1] From tree giveaways to an initiative to save quail habitat, and consumer offerings ranging from earrings made of recycled paper to a podcast celebrating...
New York lawmakers approve crackdown on toll evaders ahead of congestion pricing
[ad_1] A vehicle with obscured plates driven by NYPD officers Drivers in New York who obscure their license plates to avoid paying tolls will face...
Micro pantry goes up outside Valparaiso church for 4-H project
[ad_1] The Porter County 4-H Junior Leaders placed their first micro food pantry at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Valparaiso on Thursday evening. “We are...