Study: Street Stops by N.Y. Police Unjustified
Tens of thousands of times over six years, the police stopped and questioned people on New York City streets without the legal justification for doing so, a new study says.
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NY Daily News
A shooting victim being rushed to the hospital.
The city's murder rate has shot up nearly 15% this year, and residents in the worst-hit precincts are worried New York is headed back to darker days.
Murder Makes Deadly Comeback, 15% Jump Citywide
NY Daily News
A shooting victim being rushed to the hospital.
The city’s murder rate has shot up nearly 15% this year, and residents in the worst-hit precincts are worried New York is headed back to darker days.
NY Times
The New York Police Department plans to step up enforcement of bicycle safety in parts of the city that have seen a disproportionately higher rate of collisions involving bicyclists, city officials said Thursday.
City Will Crack Down on Scofflaw Cyclists
NY Times
The New York Police Department plans to step up enforcement of bicycle safety in parts of the city that have seen a disproportionately higher rate of collisions involving bicyclists, city officials said Thursday.
Speaking of God, as Souls Hurry By
The graffiti has been replaced by advertising. The tokens have been replaced by MetroCards. But the subway preachers are a constant. They were there before I was born and will likely be there after I die — unless, of course, their occasional prophecy of the exact date that the world will end turns out to be accurate.
Bridge Construction Turning Taxis Away from Brooklyn
Need a cab to Brooklyn? Fuhgeddaboudit! Some taxi drivers are turning away Brooklyn-bound passengers to avoid construction-related traffic tie-ups on the Brooklyn Bridge, a Post survey found.
Tallest Building Title May Return to New York
Chicago may soon lose bragging rights for being home to the country’s tallest building.
NEW YORK [ABC] — As US officials proclaim an alleged European terror plot still active, New York City police conducted a drill Thursday that simulated a Mumbai-style attack on civilians on a crowded street in Manhattan's financial district.
Video – NYPD Holds Drill for Mumbai Style Attack
NEW YORK [ABC] — As US officials proclaim an alleged European terror plot still active, New York City police conducted a drill Thursday that simulated a Mumbai-style attack on civilians on a crowded street in Manhattan’s financial district.
NY Post
A program that offers reduced parking-ticket fines is set to expire.
In what several politicians are blasting as just one more way to raise revenue through fees, the city's Department of Finance is considering an end to reduced penalties for New Yorkers who agree not to fight their violations in court, The Post has learned.
Parking Violators Could Lose Break
NY Post
A program that offers reduced parking-ticket fines is set to expire.
In what several politicians are blasting as just one more way to raise revenue through fees, the city’s Department of Finance is considering an end to reduced penalties for New Yorkers who agree not to fight their violations in court, The Post has learned.
NEW YORK [NY1] — In a new attempt at cost-cutting, some city-owned vehicles are being scrapped in favor of a car-share program. Some 300 employees at the Department of Transportation will soon begin renting Zipcar vehicles by the hour for official city business.
City Employees To Use Zipcar Rental Cars
NEW YORK [NY1] — In a new attempt at cost-cutting, some city-owned vehicles are being scrapped in favor of a car-share program. Some 300 employees at the Department of Transportation will soon begin renting Zipcar vehicles by the hour for official city business.
Explosives at NYC Cemetery More Than 13 Years Old
AP
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly holds a photo of explosives found in New York City Marble Cemetery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side
Police say the military-grade explosives found buried at a historic New York City cemetery are more than 13 years old.
Hail Brings Brooklyn to a Near Standstill in a Freaky Storm
NY Daily News
A freak autumn storm turned parts of the city into a winter wonderland on Monday night, pounding some of Brooklyn and Manhattan with hail the size of quarters.
The safety of vaccines is at the heart of a case expected to be heard on Tuesday by the United States Supreme Court, one that could have implications for hundreds of lawsuits that contend there is a link between vaccines and autism.
Supreme Court to Consider Vaccine Case
The safety of vaccines is at the heart of a case expected to be heard on Tuesday by the United States Supreme Court, one that could have implications for hundreds of lawsuits that contend there is a link between vaccines and autism.
NY Daily News
Several blocks of deadly C-4 explosive were found Monday morning in an East Village cemetery, police sources said.
Police Find C4 Explosives in Lwr. Manhattan Cemetery
NY Daily News
Several blocks of deadly C-4 explosive were found Monday morning in an East Village cemetery, police sources said.
Brooklyn Bum Fakes War Wound for Cash
NY Post
(L-R) 1) Robert Mc Mahon appears an arm short. 2) While begging for cash in Brooklyn, he plays up his phony stints in Vietnam. 3) At day’s end, he counts his cash – with both fully functioning arms.
Semper fake!
For years, Brooklyn commuters have opened their wallets for Robert McMahon, handing cash to this heroic and heartbreaking figure, a Vietnam vet in combat fatigues, his left arm missing and his right leg crippled, as he panhandles on Ocean Parkway in Kensington.
New Yorkers on food stamps would not be allowed to spend them on sugar-sweetened drinks under an obesity-fighting proposal being floated by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. David Paterson.
NY Seeks to Ban Sugary Drinks from Food Stamp Buys
New Yorkers on food stamps would not be allowed to spend them on sugar-sweetened drinks under an obesity-fighting proposal being floated by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. David Paterson.
by Emily Jane Goodman - Gotham Gazette
Some things are almost universally avoided whenever possible: jury duty, dental work, parking tickets.
With Parking Tickets – Guilty Until Proven Innocent
by Emily Jane Goodman – Gotham Gazette
Some things are almost universally avoided whenever possible: jury duty, dental work, parking tickets.
NEW YORK [AP] — The cost of riding New York City's subways, buses and commuter rails is going up again, the third fare increase in three years.
MTA Board Votes to Increase Fares
NEW YORK [AP] — The cost of riding New York City’s subways, buses and commuter rails is going up again, the third fare increase in three years.
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