Five NYC Hospitals Rated Worst in the Country

A bombshell new survey has found that five metropolitan-area hospitals are among the most dangerous in the nation. Of the 1,045 hospitals surveyed nationwide, Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx was listed as the worst when it came to patient safety.

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City Budget Relies Heavily on Fines Through Traps

NY Times

Peter Barbagallo, a carpenter working in a Sephora store, being issued a ticket on Thursday for driving in the bus lane.

With great élan, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Thursday that the city did not need to raise taxes later this year. No one jumped up to argue that point.

Brooklyn Sees Lowest Murder Rate Since 1963

Prospect Heights Patch

Police guard the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Sterling Place to prevent cars from entering, after a man was shot to death last May..

Over 100 firearms were surrendered to the NYPD during the year’s first gun buy-back program at the Bedford Central Presbyterian Church in Crown Heights on Saturday.

NYPD Sued for Hiding Crime Statistics

Reuters

The New York Civil Liberties Union has sued the New York Police Department for refusing to release internal audits of a Brooklyn precinct, saying the reports are essential to show whether the department has manipulated its crime statistics to make them appear more favorable.