Making Public Safety a Bail Issue
Many New Yorkers are outraged by our courts’ failure to show common sense in some cases; what they don’t realize is that judges are sometimes legally mandated to not use discretion — especially when it comes to the safety of the public.
Animal Abuser Registry Bill Proposed By New York City Council Members
City Council member Peter Vallone Jr. has introduced a bill to create an animal abuse registry that would prevent previous offenders from being able to adopt or buy a pet in New York City.
NYC homes damaged by Sandy should be reassessed now
A Queens councilman today called on Mayor Bloomberg and the Department of Finance to immediately reassess Big Apple homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy following Monday’s Post report that revealed thousands of affected property owners now face tax hikes.
Courts may be the last hope to save Queens statue from being moved to Brooklyn
City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. with Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley and Community Board 9 District Manager Mary Ann Carey rallied on Saturday to protest the city Design Commission’s recent decision to relocate The Triumph of Civic Virtue statue to Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn from its current location near Queens Borough Hall.