Midday News: Legal Aid Strike Averted for Now, Cuomo Calls for NYC to Regain Control of Rent Regulations, and Charges Dropped for 12-Year-Old in Brooklyn Shooting

New York City’s largest public defender group, the Legal Aid Society, has delayed a planned strike after demanding higher pay and lower caseloads. Meanwhile, mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says the state should return power to the city to set its own rent regulations. Plus, a Brooklyn family court judge has dismissed manslaughter charges against a 12-year-old accused of accidentally shooting his 15-year-old cousin last year.