New York City has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over the forced removal of hijabs in mug shots. The settlement stems from a lawsuit filed in 2018 by Jamilla Clark and Arwa Aziz, two Muslim women who were compelled to remove their hijabs by New York Police Department officers during…
A homeowner in Flushing, Queens, found herself in a legal tangle after squatters took over her $1.2 million property, leading to her arrest when she attempted to reclaim her residence. Adele Andaloro, who inherited the house from her family and had it up for sale, discovered that squatters had unlawfully occupied the property in February,…
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office has announced that they will not pursue charges against the man who shot another individual in the head on a crowded New York City subway train. According to the spokesperson for the office, Oren Yaniv, evidence of self-defense has been identified, precluding the filing of criminal charges against the shooter.…