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
Batterers, Their Victims and the Right to Confront Witnesses
Apr 30, 2008
Photo (c) 2005 JR Goleno When Jimmy Byrd went on trial for nearly murdering the woman he lived with -- the mother of their young daughter -- the victim did not |