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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
NEW YORK – Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and Assembly Candidate Michael Tannousis, whom Malliotakis is supporting to succeed her in the State Assembly (64th A.D. Staten Island-Southern Brooklyn), have pledged to push for additional fixes to the dangerous bail law that took effect on April 1 after successfully advocating for changes that will take effect in July. Specifically, the two want Rioting, Arson, Assault, Burglary, Robbery, Grand Larceny, Criminal Mischief, Criminal Anarchy, Menacing, and other felonies added, according to a news release dated June 4.
Among the fixes that will take effect on July 1 are a large number of offenses that will be added to the list of “qualifying offenses” that are eligible for bail at a judge’s discretion:
Come July, judges can also exercise their discretion to set bail where the offense charged is:
Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis said, “This year, we achieved significant changes to the dangerous bail reform law put in place by Governor Cuomo and democrats in the State Legislature thanks to those who signed our petition, called their legislators and helped spread the word of the impact the law would have on public safety.
“We restored judicial discretion for a number of serious crimes, we fixed the discovery process for our prosecutors and better protect witnesses, and we ensured that those who are given a second chance and commit another crime can be held. While I am proud of these fixes, we can’t stop there. The events of this week proved the need for further corrections. We have seen police cars put on fire, churches vandalized, the businesses of hardworking citizens destroyed, and police officers attacked.”
“While many of my proposals were adopted in this first round of fixes, other have not yet been. I will be reintroducing legislation to add additional crimes so those who riot, commit arson, criminal anarchy and looting can be held at a judge’s discretion. It is shameful that those creating anarchy in the streets of our city are being arrested and released to create more mayhem before even their arresting officers’ shift ends. This is no way to run a city or a state. We need law and order restored,” she continued.
Michael Tannousis, who is running to succeed Malliotakis and whom Malliotakis has endorsed in his race for the Assembly, pledged to continue carrying the bill and push for the proposed changed if elected.
Assembly candidate Michael Tannousis said, “This issue is one of the reasons I decided to run to succeed Assemblywoman Malliotakis last year. As a prosecutor, I knew that policies like the so-called bail reforms would undermine our police and make our communities less safe, and that is exactly what happened.”
“This legislation would start to add some common sense back into our bail laws and gives judges more options to keep dangerous criminals off our streets. Assemblywoman Malliotakis has always been at the forefront of this debate, and I am proud to stand with her in support of this bill.”
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
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