NYC Public Advocate Wants Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
People shouldn't have to manage their own problems!
New York City
NYC School Cellphone Ban Disproportionately Affects Poor Students
Poor students have to leave their cellphones in private trucks outside while the rule is apparently ignored at more affluent schools
NYPD's "Stop and Frisk" Policy Ruled Unconstitutional
Police now cannot stop people outside private residential areas
Second Arrest in New York Cop Cannibal Cop Plot
New Jersey man accused of conspiring with officer to kidnap, murder and eat women
Alleged Cannibal Cop Demands Name of Alleged Co-Conspirators
Needed in order to plan defense of New York officer accused of plotting to kidnap, kill and eat women
Woman Charged With "Murder as a Hate Crime" for NYC Subway Push Death
Pushed a Muslim onto the tracks because she blames Muslims and Hindus for 9/11
Subway Shove Victim Identified as Immigrant Businessman
Came from India 20 years ago and recently opened a printing company
NYC Expecting to Have Fewest Murders on Record for 2012
Lowest point in 18 years. Bloomberg credits "stop and frisk."
NYPD Releases Video of Latest Subway Platform Push
Woman pushed man onto tracks at elevated train station
Office Pool 2013
Predicting the next mayor of New York City, new Fed leadership, and who the Supreme Court will irritate most
New York City Approves Taxi Apps
Government permission needed to hail cabs the way users might want to
Man Charged with Etan Patz's Murder Pleads Not Guilty
Lawyer says confession in famous case from 1979 is false
Robert Moses Dumps Poor People On the Waterfront
How public housing came to the New York coast.
NYC Mayor Says City Preparing For Future Super Storms, Climate Change
He's believed in climate change for years but the impetus comes after Hurricane Sandy
Motorists File Class-Action Suit over NYC Red Light Cameras
Say it's a money grab, not for safety
Suspect in Deadly Subway Push in Custody
Man killed in New York after being struck by train
Famous Shoeless Homeless Guy Without Shoes Again
Hid boots police officer gave him because they're worth $100
Drone Poster Artist Arrested, NYPD Does Not Find Satire Amusing
It's good to know the New York Police Department can take a little good-natured ribbing about hypothetical future policing tactics.
Drones Invade New York City!
Blanketing lower Manhattan with posters designed to look like official NYPD signage
Police Footage Goes Viral -- But This Time for a Good Deed
Officer gives boots and socks to homeless man instead of beating him up or Tasing him.
Report: Lindsay Lohan Arrested for Throwing Punch in NYC Nightclub
A felony in New York
Charter School Uses Sports Curriculm to Draw in High-Risk Students
Using athletics to try to keep kids from failing on the education side
Bloomberg Wants Nearly $10 Billion From Feds For Hurricane Sandy
Governors of New York and New Jersey combine for $72 billion in requests for federal aid
NYC Wants $9.8 Billion From Feds Post-Sandy
On top of $9.2 billion it's already received from private insurance and FEMA pay-outs
Victim Can't Hold New York City Responsible for Detective's Sexual Assault
Officer forced girlfriend of suspect to perform oral sex on him in precinct bathroom
Denmark Discovers the Dangers of Nanny State Food Taxes
Taxes on food inflate food prices, threaten jobs. Imagine that.
FEMA Closes Due To Weather, NYC Buildings Department Preventing People From Returning Home
They're from the government and they're here to help
The Politics of Price Gouging: It's OK for Unions, Gas Station Owners Not So Much
So it turns out that price gouging is OK in certain circumstances, even when disaster has struck.
