Weekly Newsletters

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 voiceless members of our community deserving of care and respect as much as humans…. (continued)

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 communities… (continued)

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 vulnerable to this illegal industry because of our proximity to two international airports and a large immigration population… (continued)

Today, on Veterans Day, I reflect on the debt that we owe to all the heroic men and women who have sacrificed for our freedoms… (continued)

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 commuting to work, using the subway to take our children to school, and knowing we will return…

This week, I announced a guilty plea by a defendant for the 1976 killing of an 81-year-old World War I Veteran… (continued)

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 endangerment, and other crimes for allegedly orchestrating a phoned bomb threat to St. Francis Preparatory High School on April 25, 2022… (continued)

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 intimate partner abuse and we must eliminate the stigma attached to being a survivor… (continued)

I am proud to announce that a total of 62 fully operational weapons were taken off the streets of Queens County during our most recent gun buyback event, held in partnership with the New York City Police Department and Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar… (continued)

With the same commitment that my Office brings to protecting Queens residents from street crimes, we are dedicated to safeguarding the community from those that prey on others over the internet and illegally profit in digital currency… (continued)

In an effort to keep you apprised of crime trends we’re seeing throughout the Borough, I want to urge everyone to be careful when buying from and selling to strangers online… (continued)

As Queens County continues to experience an increase in fatal overdoses, my Office is taking all the necessary steps to combat this alarming trend… (continued)

International Overdose Awareness Day, which took place this past Wednesday, is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died, and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind… (continued)

There has been an important development in our efforts to stop the flow of deadly weapons into our communities… (continued)

Yesterday marked the last day of our inaugural QDA Summer C.A.M.P., representing a new “Community Actions Mentorship Program” in my Office… (continued)

This week, I announced that a defendant has been indicted and arraigned on sex trafficking charges and other crimes for allegedly forcing his 17-year-old girlfriend to engage in prostitution activity for his own financial gain… (continued)

This week, members of my Office and I joined communities across the Borough to commemorate National Night Out Against Crime. Every year we gather with our friends and neighbors to reaffirm our commitment to keeping each other safe from crime in our streets… (continued)

This week, I wrote an editorial for the New York Law Journal on the importance of strengthening our State’s animal cruelty laws to better defend our society’s most voiceless members (continued)

Seeking justice on behalf of victims of crime is at the heart of our work. That mission is all the more important when victims are unable to properly advocate for themselves…(continued)