New York City May Introduce Speed Cameras

The Blaze

It’s no secret that automatic cameras snapping the license plate numbers of red-light-runners and stop-sign-coasters generates revenue for cities — especially since they’re constantly on and a uniformed officer is not actively monitoring and getting paid to catch the would-be traffic offenders.

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Brooklyn Democrats May Nominate Anti-Semite

Weekly Standard

New York City councilman Charles Barron may be on his way to winning the Democratic nomination for Congress in New York’s Eighth District, despite a history of racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-Israel rhetoric. Barron, who has earned the support of retiring congressman Ed Towns, would be representing a district with a sizable Jewish population.

City Goes After Poor People “Stealing” Garbage

City officials are very concerned these days about sky rocketing crime; no, not the crimes that plague our neighborhood like shootings, muggings and break-ins – the city is busy with more important things: going after the poor chaps who scavenger recyclable garbage from the curbside. This epidemic of thievery has the city up in a tizzy because they make millions from the sale of our recyclable garbage, so they have taken to cracking down on these brazen criminals, and the New York Post is cheering them on.

Bill Introduced to Ban Anonymous Online Commenting

Time

Many visitors to blogs and news websites enjoy the liberty to post comments online without revealing their identity, but if a proposed bill in the New York State Assembly is passed, that common practice may become illegal.

Bloomberg Won’t Release Report on 911 Delays

NBC New York

A consultant’s report has found that New York City’s 911 system is troubled by delays and errors that endanger callers in an emergency. Mayor Michael Bloomberg released an edited version of the report Friday, but he is fighting a court order that the original, unedited version of the report be released to the public.

City’s Solution to Rise in Street Crime: Whistles

NY Daily News

Community Board 6 hosted a meeting to help empower senior citizens to avoid becoming victims of crime. Senior citizens got whistles to blow if they are victimized or spot a crime in progress.

Older people in neighborhoods just south of Bronx Park say they hear gunfire outside their windows nearly every night. They are targets for muggers and scammers as well.

Space Shuttle Flies to New York City

New York Times

Enterprise, the prototype for the space shuttles, flew over the New York City area, riding atop a specially equipped 747 jet, before landing at Kennedy International Airport at 11:22 a.m. And, perhaps in a scenario familiar to many air travel passengers arriving in New York, the shuttle took its time meandering over the area before landing.