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Your Weekly Update – May 19, 2023

By accounts@webarc.tech | May 19, 2023 |

Every week I update you on the gangs we prosecute, the guns we get off the streets and the human traffickers we send to prison. (Continued).

Your Weekly Update – May 12, 2023

By accounts@webarc.tech | May 12, 2023 |

Unlicensed cannabis dispensaries have been the focus of numerous community complaints, including for selling hallucinogens and edible marijuana that have sickened young people and are marketed to children…(continued)

Your Weekly Update – May 5, 2023

By accounts@webarc.tech | May 5, 2023 |

This week I announced a murder charge against a defendant for a crime committed 31 years ago…(continued)

Your Weekly Update – April 28, 2023

By accounts@webarc.tech | April 28, 2023 |

I was joined this week by NYPD officials, members of the Flushing business community and elected leaders to announce the launch of the Flushing Merchants Business Improvement Program…(continued)

Your Weekly Update – April 21, 2023

By Renea Henry | April 21, 2023 |

Viktoria Nasyrova was sentenced to 21 years in prison earlier this week for poisoning a Queens woman… (continued)

Your Weekly Update – April 14, 2023

By Renea Henry | April 14, 2023 |

Law enforcement officers bravely risk their lives every day to protect public safety. Last week, a rookie NYPD police officer was shot… (continued)

Your Weekly Update – April 7, 2023

By Renea Henry | April 7, 2023 |

We all know that drinking and driving is deadly. But, unfortunately, fatal crashes where at least one driver is impaired… (continued)

Your Weekly Update – March 31, 2023

By Renea Henry | March 31, 2023 |

Hate-motivated incidents of violence are especially pernicious. The perpetrators of these terrible acts strike… (continued)

Your Weekly Update – March 24, 2023

By Renea Henry | March 24, 2023 |

This week’s gang takedown was perhaps the largest ever in Queens: a 151-count indictment brought against 33 reputed gang members, five of whom are charged with murder… (continued)

Your Weekly Update – March 17, 2023

By Renea Henry | March 17, 2023 |

A major victory was achieved this week with the takedown of a firearm and drug trafficking operation… (continued)