NY: Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault
Report: NYC intimate-partner violence reaches new high
A new report finds New York City intimate-partner violence increased almost 30% between 2022 and 2023. The city's Domestic Violence Fatality Review …
Preventing Sexual Assault Against NY'ers with Developmental Disabilities
Advocates for New Yorkers with disabilities are voicing concerns about cases of sexual assault against people with developmental disabilities…
Prevención de la agresión sexual contra neoyorquinos con discapacidades
Defensores de los neoyorquinos con discapacidades expresan su preocupación por los casos de agresión sexual contra personas con discapacidad…
NY Mental-Health First Aid in Spotlight for Suicide Prevention Month
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- September is Suicide Prevention Month, and New Yorkers are being asked to make use of training sessions that are available on how …
As COVID-19 Surges, So Does Domestic Violence
NEW YORK -- While stay-at-home measures appear to be slowing the spread of the new coronavirus, they are also leading to an increase in domestic …
Keeping Girls Out of NY Juvenile Justice System
NEW YORK -- Getting to zero, that's the goal of a project begun in New York to end the incarceration of girls in the juvenile justice system…
Bill to Decriminalize Sex Work Introduced
ALBANY, N.Y. — Some Albany legislators say criminalizing sex work between consenting adults only empowers sex traffickers and it's time for a …
NYers with Disabilities Urge Passage of Child Victims Act
NEW YORK — The new year may finally bring the passage of a bill to allow more time for victims of child sexual abuse to file suits against their…
Federal Dollars Help Clear Untested Rape Kits
NEW YORK – New York City is getting some federal help to eliminate its backlog of untested rape kits. The Justice Department's Sexual Assault …
Election Results Cause Panic for Some Immigrant Women
NEW YORK – Legal advocates for immigrant women say the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president has caused a wave of panic among …
NY Women Protest with Blockade of Trump Tower
NEW YORK - Women dressed in black protested Tuesday outside Trump campaign offices in at least 15 cities around the nation. In New York, a …
Retailers Agree to Halt Sales of Authentic-Looking Toy Guns In NY
ALBANY, N.Y. - Thirty online retailers will stop selling realistic-looking toy guns to New Yorkers as part of a settlement with Attorney General Eric …