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On Gun Control, Cuomo Trades Transparency For Results

Jan 16, 2013

  ALBANY, N.Y. — The landmark package of gun control measures that Gov. Andrew Cuomo championed and signed into law yesterday was expedited through the state Legislature with little public review. The

Last Updated (Thursday, March 07, 2013 02:07 PM)

 

Some Question Whether Police Watchdog Has Enough Muscle

Dec 12, 2012

NEW YORK — Even with new rules governing how it will prosecute officers in some misconduct cases, advocates and law experts question whether the city's police watchdog agency will have

Last Updated (Friday, December 14, 2012 12:15 PM)

 

The Political Reality of Gun Control

Aug 19, 2012

NEW YORK — The movie theater massacre by an assault rifle-toting suspect in Aurora, Colo. The slaughter of Sikhs at a temple in Milwaukee by a white supremacist with a

Last Updated (Monday, August 20, 2012 11:39 AM)

 

Gun Violence as Public Health Threat

Aug 07, 2012

Photo courtesy Save Our Streets, used with permission. NEW YORK — Amid debate over the New York Police Department's "stop-and-frisk" policy and following a rash of fatal shootings — including the recent

Last Updated (Friday, August 10, 2012 09:10 AM)

 

How the NYPD overstated its counterterrorism record

Jul 10, 2012

  The NYPD is regularly held up as one of the most sophisticated and significant counterterrorism operations in the country. As evidence of the NYPD's excellence, the department, its allies and

Last Updated (Wednesday, July 11, 2012 12:36 PM)

 

Are there alternatives to stop-and-frisk?

Jun 18, 2012

After receiving hundreds of rejections from foundations, churches and businesses, Marlene Steele, of Gifted Community Services, has resorted to placing water bottles in neighborhood stores to solicit donations for a

Last Updated (Tuesday, June 19, 2012 10:15 AM)

 

Cab driver sex trafficking bill passed by Council

Jun 13, 2012

A sex trafficking victim testifies anonymously at Council hearing in December 2011. Photo by William Alatriste. NEW YORK – Cab drivers caught willingly transporting sex trafficking victims could face a fine

Last Updated (Monday, June 18, 2012 10:58 AM)