Sikhs, With Ally Liu, Push For Change In NYPD Dress Code
Dec 18, 2012
BELLEROSE, QUEENS — Navraj Deep has wanted to become a police officer since he was 10 years old, but as a member of the Sikh religion, he knows that he
How Will a New State Law to Protect LGBT Students be Enforced?
Sep 13, 2012
Teens participated in the Queens Gay Pride Parade in 2012. Photo by Elisabeth Ponsot. Courtesy MetroFocus. For years, Sade Singh, a Brooklyn-born, self-proclaimed “activist” teenager who lives in Hollis, Queens, watched
Pride Politics Now
Jun 25, 2012
New York City Gay Pride Parade 2009. Photo by Vincent J. Brown. NEW YORK – In a half century, New York LGBT activism burst from the shadows as a militant grassroots
Ballot redesign, voter registration overhaul sought by lawmakers
Jun 13, 2012
ALBANY, N.Y. – State lawmakers are considering an overhaul of voter registration and a redesign of ballots to include only two languages other than English as officials look to modernize
Stop-and-frisk lawsuit gets class status
May 17, 2012
A federal judge granted class-action status to a lawsuit alleging the New York Police Department unlawfully targeted blacks and Hispanics with its stop-and-frisk crime reduction program. U.S. District Judge Shira A.
Students Push For DREAM Act
Apr 16, 2012
Photo provided by New York State Youth Leadership Council Next Tuesday Marlen Fernandez and a handful of other undocumented students will arrive in Albany to petition state legislators to pass the
Williams Proposes New Stop and Frisk Controls
Mar 08, 2012
Photo by William Alatriste Councilman Jumaane Williams displays his City Council badge. Councilman Jumaane Williams introduced a new bill last week, designed to increase police accountability and limit racial profiling, especially as
Controversial Video Sparks Outrage at NYPD
Feb 01, 2012
Photo by William Alatriste Commissioner Raymond Kelly honors officers. Muslim organizations last week called for the resignation of Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and NYPD spokesman Paul Browne, the creation of a police
Community Members Struggle With Stop and Frisk
Jan 23, 2012
Photo by Sophie Forbes . Within half a year, Harlem mother Mary Black went from not even knowing what a â€stop-and-frisk’ was to headlining protests against it. She quickly learned that in
Crackdown on Protests Could Spark More Scrutiny of Police
Nov 21, 2011
Photo by Gail Robinson After the early morning eviction of protesters from Zuccotti Park last Tuesday, a heavy show of force by the police kept Occupy Wall Street from re-entering the |