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A President's New York Prosecutors

Oct 24, 2008

The two top federal prosecutors in New York City soon may be pondering their next career moves, especially if voters put a Democrat in the White House. If tradition holds,

 

Stated Meeting: Crane Safety Beefed Up

Sep 08, 2008

In the wake of another construction fatality last week, the City Council passed three bills Thursday aimed at increasing safety at building sites with cranes, including increasing coordination between operators

 

Guns, the Supreme Court and New York

Jul 28, 2008

Photo (cc) horizontal.integration After Rashawn Handsome of Brooklyn was arrested for keeping three handguns in a sneaker box in his apartment -- without any license for them -- his Legal

 

Safety on Site -- or In Sight?

Jun 09, 2008

The buildings department just might be Mayor Michael Bloomberg's brooding, dark shadow -- he can't seem to escape the destruction that plagues it. Already in the first six months of

 

Can New York Break Its Incarceration Habit?

Jun 03, 2008

 Photo (cc) YoshiRochester detention center It’s an experiment that has arguably run its course. In the last 20 years, states across the country have quadrupled their spending on jails and prisons from

 

Taking the Next Steps in Juvenile Justice

Jun 02, 2008

 Over the past few years, New York City has undertaken an impressive transformation of its juvenile justice system. Breaking from the policies of the previous mayor, the Bloomberg administration has

 

Looking at Incarceration

Jun 02, 2008

Photo (cc) Still Burning One percent of all American adults are now in prison or jail, the Pew Center on the States reported earlier this year. That's more than 2.3 million

 

For Juveniles, Alternatives to Incarceration

Jun 02, 2008

Last year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged the most sweeping reform in decades to the City’s juvenile justice system which would reduce the average length of stay in detention, create alternatives

 

Stated Meeting: A New Fire Code and Surplus

Jun 02, 2008

Who knew there were provisions for wagons and regulations for kite flying around the city's telegraph system within the city's fire code. Well, no more. After a three-year review, the