The Importance of Strengthening New York’s Animal Cruelty Laws

Polls reveal that almost 70% of U.S. households have a companion animal, and that most households with pets consider them to be family members.

The Importance of Strengthening New York’s Animal Cruelty Laws

By Melinda Katz The time is ripe to better defend our society’s most voiceless members by enforcing and strengthening New York State’s animal cruelty laws. In my time as district attorney for Queens County of New York, I have encountered countless cases involving cruel acts against innocent and defenseless animals. Unfortunately, New York’s criminal statutes […]

New York Prisons Ban Care Packages Containing Food

New York state’s new regulations are forcing families to buy third-party care packages from pre-approved vendors. Families say the new policy is “retaliation” and a way to squeeze more profits from incarcerated people and their loved ones.

New York Prisons Ban Care Packages Containing Food

By Mansa Musa, The Real News The prison-industrial complex has many ways of turning the incarceration of human beings into a profitable business model. In New York state, new regulations targeting care packages for prisoners show this logic at work. Friends and families of incarcerated people can no longer send packages containing food to those […]

Gang Members Charged With Violent Takeover of New York Fire Mitigation Industry

Gang Members Charged With Violent Takeover of New York Fire Mitigation Industry

By Insurance Journal FBI, Homeland Security and New York police officials have charged nine defendants including gang members with a violent racketeering and extortion conspiracy in attempting to take over an entire industry designed to help victims after a fire. The defendants, who officials said include members of the violent Bloods street gang, took control […]

He’s Back: Cuomo Considers run in Dem Gubernatorial Primary

He’s Back: Cuomo Considers run in Dem Gubernatorial Primary

New York, NY – July 6, 2021: Former Governor Andrew Cuomo makes an announcement regarding gun violence in the state at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. (Shutterstock) By Stephen Wilt, Long Island Press Disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, 64, who resigned last year in the wake of multiple sexual misconduct allegations, is eying a potential […]