Advocates and defense attorneys said the majority of people facing a prostitution charge under the city’s crackdown in Queens are immigrants, whose immigration proceedings and ability to find better jobs…
"It has become increasingly clear that the Adams administration has committed to expand a policy of mass incarceration over community services and other less expensive, more effective alternatives. The current…
The legislation would amend existing public health law to empower children under age 18 who are classified as “runaway or homeless youth,” or RHY, to give consent for medical, dental,…
‘The number one priority for both city and state government right now must be to create a humane, accessible trauma-responsive center in New York City for the small population of…