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The boys are charged with bringing a girl into the stairwell and forcing her to perform a sex act.

The governor also wants to add the synthetic drug fentanyl to the controlled substance list.

The information comes from a report ordered by the mayor.

Foundation funds were used on things like a $35,000 retirement party, the state Inspector General found.

Alec Litzinger, 21, allegedly stuffed his pit bull Diego in a suitcase and left him in a LES dumpster.

Four agencies investigated Zymere Perkins' abuse in April but left the 6-year-old with his mother.

Advocates of the program would like to see more shelters around the city accommodate people's pets. 

A shelter run by the Urban Resource Institute is creating a pet-friendly space for abuse victims.

Christen Dale was charged with beating her nephew, Ethan Ali, to death in Brooklyn on Wednesday.

In extensive comments about the jail, the mayor said it is in desperate need of a culture change.

Kirt Gonzales' sister, Sellis Gonzales, was murdered by her abusive boyfriend last fall.

ACS workers have been inconsistent about reforms ordered after the death of Myls Dobson, officials say.

Myls' father spent four months in jail on the child welfare agency's watch, court records show.

The bill, sparked by 4-year-old Myls Dobson's death, requires police to tell ACS about a parent's arrest.

The former councilman and public advocate has a track record of challenging the agency he now controls.