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Hundreds of Subway Security Cameras Don't Work (am New York, Mar 14, 2010)
Budget Would Leave Fewest Police Since 1990 (Daily News, Mar 12, 2010)
Cuomo Hands Paterson Case to an Ex-Judge (NY Times, Mar 12, 2010)
Cuomo Taps Former Chief Judge for Paterson Probe (Crain's, Mar 12, 2010)
Cuomo Hands Over Paterson Probes to Kaye (Daily News, Mar 12, 2010)
Paterson May Not Face Tampering Charge (Daily News, Mar 11, 2010)
Council Calls for Fewer Names on Police Stop Lists (NY Times, Mar 11, 2010)
Crane Company Owner Indicted for Manslaughter (NY Times, Mar 9, 2010)
Police Kill Man with Fake Gun at Brooklyn School (NY Times, Mar 9, 2010)
Rangel Returns Home to Supporters (Daily News, Mar 7, 2010)
Inspector Caught Selling Safety Cards (NY Post, Mar 7, 2010)
Congressman Resigns (NY Times, Mar 6, 2010)
Owner of Crane Company Charged with Manslaughter in Collapse (NY Times, Mar 6, 2010)
Queens Imam Admits He Tipped Off Terror Suspect (Daily News, Mar 5, 2010)
State Police Show Knack for Upheaval (Associated Press, Mar 4, 2010)
Inspector General Recuses Himself from Aqueduct Probe (Daily News, Mar 4, 2010)
Investigators Are Told of Paterson Bid to Quiet Accuser (NY Times, Mar 3, 2010)
State Police Head Retires Amid Paterson Scandal (NY 1, Mar 3, 2010)
Albany at a Standstill (Daily News, Mar 3, 2010)
Friends: Paterson's Press Secretary was Pawn in Scandal (Daily News, Mar 3, 2010)
Flake, Jay Z May Face Subpoenas in Aqueduct Probe (NY Post, Mar 2, 2010)
Case Alleges Hiring Discrimination at Police Department (NY Times, Mar 1, 2010)
Money Raised by Officials' Nonprofit Never Went to Community (NY Post, Feb 28, 2010)
Rangel Doesn't Recall Documents (NY Post, Feb 28, 2010)
Rash of Subway Suicides (Daily News, Feb 26, 2010)
Sexual Assault at Kings County Hospital (NY Times, Feb 26, 2010)
Concrete Executives Guilty of Enterprise Corruption (Bloomberg, Feb 25, 2010)
Questions of Influence in Abuse Case of Paterson Aide (NY Times, Feb 25, 2010)
Paterson Suspends Top Aide, Asks Cuomo for Probe into Assault (Daily News, Feb 25, 2010)
Advocates Push to Legalize Medical Marijuana in New York (WNYC, Feb 24, 2010)
Judge Overturns Convictions of Landlords for Deadly Bronx Fire (NY Times, Feb 24, 2010)
City Wants Shorter Parades (1010 WINS, Feb 23, 2010)
Officers Acquitted in Sodomy Trial (NY Times, Feb 23, 2010)
Officers Found Not Guilty in Abuse Case (Daily News, Feb 23, 2010)
Officers Found Not Guilty (Associated Press, Feb 23, 2010)
Sodomy Case Verdict Not Guilty (NY Post, Feb 23, 2010)
Former Queens Man Admits to Terror Plot (NY Post, Feb 23, 2010)
Terror Plot Unfolds in Guilty Plea (CBS News, Feb 23, 2010)
Terror Suspect Admits Guilt (NY Times, Feb 23, 2010)
Queens Man Admits Guilt to Subway Plot (Daily News, Feb 23, 2010)
Kerik Is Sentenced in Corruption Case (NY Times, Feb 19, 2010)
Judge Slaps Kerik with Four Year Rrison Term (NY Post, Feb 19, 2010)
Police Department Pilots Watchdog Agency Prosecutions (Associated Press, Feb 19, 2010)
Police in School Face New Lawsuit (Village Voice, Feb 18, 2010)
Feds Contact Losing Bidders in Aqueduct Probe (NY Post, Feb 18, 2010)
Concrete Testing Company's Owner Convicted (NY Times, Feb 18, 2010)
Partial Verdict in Concrete Testing Case (Associated Press, Feb 18, 2010)
Officers Won't Face Federal Charges in Sean Bell Killing (NY Times, Feb 17, 2010)
Losing Aqueduct Bidders Say State Leaked Information to Competitors (NY Post, Feb 16, 2010)
After Fire, Queens Politicians Call for Keeping Firehouses Open (WNYC, Feb 16, 2010)
Bloomberg's Disposition in the Fire Department Discrimination Case (Village Voice, Feb 15, 2010)
Federal Investigators Want State Inspector General's Help in Aqueduct Probe (NY Post, Feb 14, 2010)
Vandalism Takes Toll on City's Parking Meters (NY Post, Feb 13, 2010)
For Detained Youths, No Mental Health Overseer (NY Times, Feb 11, 2010)
Seabrook Deceptively Divorced Wife (Daily News, Feb 11, 2010)
A Critical Look at the Fire Department Chief (Village Voice, Feb 10, 2010)
Bloomberg Offers to Help Replace Toyota Prius Taxis (1010 WINS, Feb 10, 2010)
Seabrook Charged with Money Laundering (NY Times, Feb 10, 2010)
Seabrook's Go-To-Guy was Long Time Powerbroker (Daily News, Feb 10, 2010)
Fire Department Minority Hiring was Smoke Screen (NY Post, Feb 10, 2010)
Feds Accuse Seabrook of Stealing $1.2 Million (NY Post, Feb 10, 2010)
Questions About Crime Stats Prompt Doubts About Other City Data (NY Times, Feb 9, 2010)
City Council to Hold Hearing on Proposed Terror Trials (NY 1, Feb 9, 2010)
Captain Recalls Pressure to Reduce Reports (NY Times, Feb 8, 2010)
New Yorkers See Crime Go Down With Their Own Eyes (NY Times, Feb 8, 2010)
Obama Doesn't Rule Out New York Trial (Reuters, Feb 8, 2010)
State Concerns Grow Over Deutsche Building (Daily News, Feb 8, 2010)
The Trial of the Century (The New Yorker, Feb 8, 2010)
Former Officers Question Crime Data (NY Times, Feb 7, 2010)
Captain Retires Over Cooked Books (NY Post, Feb 7, 2010)
Seminerio Sentenced to Six Years (Albany Times Union, Feb 5, 2010)
Pedestrian Deaths Down on Closed Broadway (NY Post, Feb 4, 2010)
Community Board Transformed Debate Over Terror Trial (WNYC, Feb 3, 2010)
Bed-Stuy Precinct Probed for Fudged Crime Stats (Daily News, Feb 2, 2010)
Officer Testimony Supports Sodomy Claim (NY Post, Feb 2, 2010)
Manhattan Trial Not Off the Table (Daily News, Feb 2, 2010)
Feds Offer $200 Million To City That Hosts Terror Trial (NY 1, Feb 1, 2010)
Schumer Doesn't Want 9/11 Trial in New York (Associated Press, Jan 31, 2010)
Administration Considers Moving 9/11 Trial (NY Times, Jan 29, 2010)
Obama Eyes 9/11 Trial Shift (NY Post, Jan 29, 2010)
Alternative Sites for 9/11 Trial Pose Logistical Trouble (Daily News, Jan 29, 2010)
Bloomberg Balks at 9/11 Trial (NY Times, Jan 28, 2010)
Bloomberg: Try 9/11 Mastermind Somewhere Else (NY Post, Jan 28, 2010)
Anywhere but Downtown! (NY Observer, Jan 28, 2010)
Hispanic, Asian Promoted to Highest Rankings in History (Daily News, Jan 27, 2010)
MTA Short on Security System Cash (NY Times, Jan 27, 2010)
Fire Department Cuts Could Close Firehouses (Daily News, Jan 25, 2010)
Tryon Residential Center: A Look Inside the Infamous State Juvenile Prison (New York Magazine, Jan 25, 2010)
City Deaf to Car Alarm Complaints (NY Post, Jan 24, 2010)
City Intends to Put Less Teenagers in Jail (NY Times, Jan 21, 2010)
Schumer Calls for Airport Investigations (NY Times, Jan 18, 2010)
New Yorkers Save Four in Haiti (WNBC, Jan 18, 2010)
Does Youth Crimes Surge Belie Low Crime Statistics? (Village Voice, Jan 15, 2010)
City Destroys Seized Counterfeit Clothes (Associated Press, Jan 15, 2010)
Police and Fire Department Units Headed to Haiti (NY Post, Jan 15, 2010)
Committee Recommends Vote on Monserrate Expulsion (NY Times, Jan 15, 2010)
Espada Probed for Use of State Money (NY Post, Jan 14, 2010)
Judge Cites Discrimination in Fire Department Hiring (NY Times, Jan 14, 2010)
New City Program Sends Email Alerts to New Yorkers -- If They Sign Up (Staten Island Advance, Jan 13, 2010)
Shootings Fall in Queens (Daily News, Jan 12, 2010)
Queens Man Pleads Not Guilty to Receiving Terror Training (NY 1, Jan 10, 2010)
Deal Made to Monitor Brooklyn Hospital (NY Times, Jan 8, 2010)
Senate Subpoenaed for Espada Records (NY Times, Jan 7, 2010)
City Crime Fell by Record Amount in 2009, Police Say (Associated Press, Jan 4, 2010)
Bar and Nightclub Owners Vow to Reduce Drunk Driving (Daily News, Dec 24, 2009)
Crime Decline Outpaces Nation (Bloomberg, Dec 22, 2009)
Court: Police Can Drug-Test Cops Through Hair Samples (Associated Press, Dec 18, 2009)
Murder Rate in City Continues to Drop (am New York, Dec 16, 2009)
Terror Trials For Brooklyn? (NY Times, Dec 15, 2009)
Interagency Rift Cited in Terror Case (NY Times, Dec 14, 2009)
New York Finds Extreme Crisis In Youth Prisons (NY Times, Dec 14, 2009)
Police Battle Street Peddlers (NY Times, Dec 11, 2009)
Cuomo Wants Subpoena Power in Public Corruption Cases (Daily News, Dec 11, 2009)
Area to Get $200 Million for Security (Daily News, Dec 9, 2009)
City Hall Looking into District Attorney's Office (NY Times, Dec 3, 2009)
Officers Use Fake Badges (NY Times, Dec 1, 2009)
Undercover Officers Mistaken for Suspects, Report Says (NY Times, Dec 1, 2009)
Speculation Surrounds Selection of Terror Trial Judge (NY Times, Nov 27, 2009)
Police Department Gears Up for Terror Trials (Associated Press, Nov 25, 2009)
Bruno Case Sparks Ethics Reform Talks (Daily News, Nov 25, 2009)
Queens Teenager Shot 11 times (WNYC, Nov 24, 2009)
Trial Security Chief to be Promoted (Associated Press, Nov 24, 2009)
Officials Bust Florida Gun Traffickers (NY Post, Nov 24, 2009)
City Rallies Against Gun Tragedies (Daily News, Nov 24, 2009)
Rangel Frayed but Defiant (NY Times, Nov 23, 2009)
Terrorism Trial May Point Way for 9/11 Cases (NY Times, Nov 23, 2009)
Executives Unaware What Services Bruno Provided (Daily News, Nov 19, 2009)
Senate Approved $500,000 for Bruno Partner (Associated Press, Nov 19, 2009)
Bruno's Work Questioned (Albany Times Union, Nov 19, 2009)
Clients Fuzzy Over Bruno's Services (NY Times, Nov 19, 2009)
Thompson, Bloomberg Clash Over Brooklyn Jail (Daily News, Nov 19, 2009)
Mailing Ethics Filings Could Make a Federal Case (Daily News, Nov 18, 2009)
Lower Manhattan Security Likely to Get Even Tighter (NY Times, Nov 14, 2009)
Convoys of heavily armed officers, barricades and additional checkpoints are likely to sprout in and around the jail where the accused will be housed and the courthouse where the 9/11 suspects will be tried. Access to nearby streets and areas may be sealed off.
9/11 Families Split Over Terror Trials (NY Times, Nov 14, 2009)
Alleged 9/11 Mastermind to Face Trial in New York (NY Times, Nov 14, 2009)
The Obama administration said Friday that it would prosecute Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and four accused co-conspirators, in a Manhattan federal courtroom.
Feds Launch Massive Raids on MS-13 Gang (Daily News, Nov 13, 2009)
Detectives Union Considers Policy to Curb Partying (Daily News, Nov 9, 2009)
NYPD Takes on Smugglers from Reservation (NY Post, Nov 8, 2009)
Police Panel to Scour Lawsuits for Police Misconduct (Daily News, Nov 5, 2009)
Over Fifty Gang Members Arrested in Bronx Raid (NY Post, Nov 5, 2009)
Kerik to Agree to Plea Deal (NY Post, Nov 4, 2009)
Government Settles Case over Mistreatment at Brooklyn Detention Center (NY Times, Nov 3, 2009)
Flushing Residents Protest Police Profiling (City Limits, Nov 3, 2009)
Kerik Reportedly Offered Plea Deal (Daily News, Nov 3, 2009)
Kerik Under Psychiatric Observation (Daily News, Oct 31, 2009)
Diaz Urges Movement on Drunken Driving Bill (Daily News, Oct 27, 2009)
Kerik Trial to Start Nov. 9 (NY Times, Oct 27, 2009)
Police Sergeant Indicted on Assault Charges After Striking Pedestrian (NY Times, Oct 23, 2009)
Vallone Battles Stop-and-Frisk Database (Daily News, Oct 22, 2009)
Kerik Jailed as Judge Assails Pretrial Conduct (NY Times, Oct 21, 2009)
Kerik in the Clink (NY Post, Oct 21, 2009)
Kerik Sent to Jail as Judge Revokes Bail (Newsday, Oct 21, 2009)
Giuliani Evokes Racial Tensions of the 1990s (NY Observer, Oct 21, 2009)
Details Emerge of Ex-Assemblymember's Ties to Hospital (NY Times, Oct 21, 2009)
Senate to Consider Expelling Monserrate (NY Times, Oct 21, 2009)
Internal Affairs Cop Tipped Fellow Officer Off (NY Post, Oct 20, 2009)
Taxi Scam Bust at JFK (NY 1, Oct 20, 2009)
DNA Helps Solve Cold Cases (NY Times, Oct 19, 2009)
Bloomberg Calls Monserrate Action ‘Disgraceful’ (Daily News, Oct 19, 2009)
Police No Longer to Taser Suspects’ Chest (Daily News, Oct 18, 2009)
Monserrate’s Girlfriend wants to See Him Again (Daily News, Oct 18, 2009)
Commissioner’s Son Skips Work (Daily News, Oct 18, 2009)
Police to Target Gabbing Cabbies (NY Post, Oct 17, 2009)
Senate Looks to Further Discipline Monserrate (NY Post, Oct 16, 2009)
Verdict Expected in Monserrate Case (Associated Press, Oct 15, 2009)
Second Arrest Made in Queens Bias Attack (NY 1, Oct 14, 2009)
Beating of Gay Man in Queens Seen as Bias Crime (Associated Press, Oct 13, 2009)
Paterson Signs Nixmary's Law (NY Post, Oct 10, 2009)
City, Suburbs Get Terror Funding (Newsweek, Oct 9, 2009)
Defense Rests in Monserrate Trial (Daily News, Oct 9, 2009)
Stop and Frisks are Growing National Trend (Associated Press, Oct 9, 2009)
Police Arrest Gun Smuggling Ring (Daily News, Oct 8, 2009)
Bloomberg Says Out-of-State Gun Show Dealers Frequently Break Law (NY Times, Oct 8, 2009)
Second Chance for Drug Offenders Sentenced Under Rockefeller Laws (Daily News, Oct 8, 2009)
Police Tracking Cell Phone Owners (Daily News, Oct 8, 2009)
Former Liberal Party Boss Pleads Guilty in Pension Case (NY Times, Oct 7, 2009)
Cuomo Closing in on Hevesi Aide in Pension Case (NY Post, Oct 7, 2009)
Ex-Liberal Party Boss Pleads Guilty in Pension Probe (Associated Press, Oct 7, 2009)
Judge Tosses Two of Three Charges Against Monserrate (NY Post, Oct 7, 2009)
Firefighters Sent Out with Wrong Info (Daily News, Oct 6, 2009)
Mets Lose to Madoff (Newsday, Oct 6, 2009)
Judge Directs Astor Jury to Mull it Over (Associated Press, Oct 6, 2009)
Teen Shot by Officer (Associated Press, Oct 5, 2009)
Expanding the Ring of Steel (NY 1, Oct 4, 2009)
Domestic Violence Workers Watch Monserrate Trial Closely (WNYC, Oct 4, 2009)
Mob Infiltration in Buildings Department (NY Times, Oct 2, 2009)
Nearly 30 Indicted in Buildings Corruption (Daily News, Oct 2, 2009)
Mob Sweep Nets City Inspectors (NY Post, Oct 2, 2009)
Experts: Terror Suspect Could have Killed Scores, not Hundreds (Associated Press, Oct 2, 2009)
Terror Suspect Pleads Innocent (NY Times, Sep 30, 2009)
Investigators Probe Possible Coverup in Police DWI Case (NY Post, Sep 30, 2009)
Probe Expands to Accomplices (Associated Press, Sep 29, 2009)
Security Increased for Arraignment (Daily News, Sep 29, 2009)
Rikers Principal Kicked Off the Island (NY Post, Sep 29, 2009)
NYPD Cop Charged in Fatal DWI Crash (Newsday, Sep 28, 2009)
Terror Convictions Up, But Many Cases Declined (Newsday, Sep 28, 2009)
Terror Threat, UN Assembly Bring Police Out in Force (AM New York, Sep 23, 2009)
Use of Queens Imam as Informant Backfired, Prosecutors Charge (NY Times, Sep 23, 2009)
Monserrate Trial Opens With Different Views of Slashing (NY Times, Sep 22, 2009)
Law Enforcement Search for Bomb-Making Materials in Queens (Daily News, Sep 22, 2009)
State Audit: CUNY Schools Underreport Crime (NY Post, Sep 22, 2009)
Man Arrested in Bomb Plot (NY Post, Sep 20, 2009)
Deutsche Bank Contractor Flagged for Asbestos Removal Upstate (Staten Island Advance, Sep 20, 2009)
Synagogue Bomb Defendants May Claim Entrapment (Associated Press, Sep 18, 2009)
FBI: A Dozen Cops Fed the Mob Information (NY Post, Sep 18, 2009)
Vance to Try New Things to Cut Crime (Daily News, Sep 18, 2009)
Whistleblowers on the Waterfront (Village Voice, Sep 17, 2009)
New York's War on Reservation 'Smoke Shops' (Associated Press, Sep 16, 2009)
Monserrate Waives Jury in Slashing Trial (NY Times, Sep 15, 2009)
Monserrate Trial Begins Today (NY Times, Sep 14, 2009)
Accused of slicing his companion’s face with broken glass during an argument, State Senator Hiram Monserrate goes on trial on Monday in Queens in a case with high personal and political drama.
More Scrutiny on Rangel's Properties (NY Post, Sep 14, 2009)
Rep. Charles Rangel reported no rental income for eight years on his rundown Harlem row house, even though public records show tenants were living there.
Senate Passes 'Nixzmary' Law (NY Post, Sep 13, 2009)
The state Legislature passed a bill named for slain 7-year-old abuse victim Nixzmary Brown that would seriously boost jail time for adults who torture or deliberately cause a child to die.
Police Reword Report that Insulted Muslims (Associated Press, Sep 10, 2009)
Cuomo: Politics Interfered with State Police (Associated Press, Sep 9, 2009)
Cuomo Report Finds Political Interference Among State Police (NY Times, Sep 9, 2009)
Stop and Frisk Becomes Campaign Issue (WNYC, Sep 8, 2009)
In the Democratic primary, Councilman Tony Avella opposes stop-and-frisk outright as unconstitutional. Comptroller Bill Thomspson says it's a valid law enforcement tool that needs oversight. This week Mayor Bloomberg expressed support for the police tactic, but only with safeguards to prevent racial profiling.
No Rogue Unit of State Police, Cuomo Finds (Daily News, Sep 7, 2009)
Bloomberg Proposes Law Against Drinking While Armed (Daily News, Sep 3, 2009)
Police Investigate Bias Attacks in Bronx (NY 1, Sep 2, 2009)
Number of Dangerous Schools Drops Across City (NY 1, Aug 28, 2009)
Four Youth Prisons in State Used Excessive Force (NY Times, Aug 25, 2009)
Federal Report Rips Four Juvenile Centers (Daily News, Aug 25, 2009)
State Detention System Faulted in Juvenile's Injuries (Newsday, Aug 25, 2009)
Foreign Born Rikers Inmates Often Detain for Deportation (NY Times, Aug 25, 2009)
Between the Hydrant and the Fire: Parking with Impunity (NY Post, Aug 24, 2009)
Assemblymember Castro May Face Perjury Charges (Daily News, Aug 19, 2009)
Corruption Found at Waterfront Watchdog (NY Times, Aug 12, 2009)
Waterfront Anti-Corruption Panel Faulted (Wall Street Journal, Aug 12, 2009)
Waterfront Watchdog Soaked in Corruption (Daily News, Aug 12, 2009)
Waterfront Watchdog is Dirty: Report (NY Post, Aug 12, 2009)
Inmates Collected $30,000 in Unemployment Benefits (NY Post, Aug 12, 2009)
Potential Hate Spree Against West African Muslims in The Bronx (NY Post, Aug 11, 2009)
Cop Complaints Skyrocket (NY Post, Aug 10, 2009)
Records from Spitzer Wiretaps Remain Closed (NY Times, Aug 8, 2009)
Uncertainty For Indicted Carpenter's Union Head (NY Times, Aug 7, 2009)
Tainted Union Boss is Friend to Many Politicians (Daily News, Aug 7, 2009)
Carpenters’ Union Leader, Nine Others Indicted in Corruption Inquiry (NY Times, Aug 6, 2009)
Labor Honcho in 'Mob' Bust (NY Post, Aug 6, 2009)
Labor Union Officials Charged in Bribery Probe (Associated Press, Aug 6, 2009)
Lawsuit Claims Rikers Guard Allowed Deadly Beating (Daily News, Aug 4, 2009)
Cabbies Still Chatting (NY Times, Aug 4, 2009)
City taxi drivers are not allowed to use cell phones on the job -- not even hands free ones -- but that doesn't stop them.
Monserrate's Assault Trial Set for September (NY Times, Jul 31, 2009)
9/11 Wrongful Death Trial Scheduled for April (Daily News, Jul 29, 2009)
How A Group of Students Beat Stop and Frisk (Village Voice, Jul 29, 2009)
Money Laundering Scheme Found at Deutsche Bank (Associated Press, Jul 29, 2009)
City Gets Stimulus for Cops (NY Times, Jul 29, 2009)
Police Officer Shot in Queens Dispute (Newsday, Jul 26, 2009)
Bloomberg Blasts Concealed Weapon Law (Daily News, Jul 22, 2009)
Assemblyman Proposes Madoff Bill (Fox News, Jul 22, 2009)
Forty Years of the War on Drugs (City Limits, Jul 21, 2009)
Police Sergeant Gets $3.25 Million for 'Friendly Fire' Shooting (Newsday, Jul 21, 2009)
Criminal Summonses Increase in 2009 (NY Post, Jul 20, 2009)
The NYPD handed out about 297,000 criminal summonses to people who urinate in the streets, aggressive panhandlers, drunks, rowdy nightclub patrons and other miscreants during the first half of 2009 -- a nearly 5 percent jump over the 283,000 doled out during the same period last year.
Stringer Questions Sidewalk ATM Safety (, Jul 20, 2009)
NY Senate Aide Pleads Guilty in Forgery Case (Associated Press, Jul 20, 2009)
A top aide to New York Senate Democrats has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in a case in which she had been accused of forgery. Prosecutors say Indira Noel faked the signature of a fellow legislative staffer in order to obtain his college transcripts.
NY Hotel Security Increased After Jakarta Attacks (Huffington Post, Jul 18, 2009)
The NYPD has increased security outside Manhattan hotels in the wake of the recent suicide bombings at Indonesian hotels.
Ex-Councilman Admits Stealing $100,000 (NY Times, Jul 17, 2009)
Maria del Carmen Arroyo on Radar in Slush Probe (Daily News, Jul 17, 2009)
Slow-Moving Scandal Speeds Up for Council (NY Times, Jul 16, 2009)
Data on Source of Guns Used in Crimes (Daily News, Jul 16, 2009)
Police Investigate Possible Bias Attack on Staten Island (NY 1, Jul 15, 2009)
More Concrete Testers Said to Be Under Investigation (NY Times, Jul 14, 2009)
MTA, Cops Cut Subway Graffiti 46 Percent (Daily News, Jul 14, 2009)
Man Fatally Shot in Fight With Undercover Officer (NY Times, Jul 13, 2009)
The FBI's Informant in the Bronx Bomb Plot (Village Voice, Jul 10, 2009)
Albany Stalemate Cancels Police Recruit's First Day (Newsday, Jul 9, 2009)
Murders Down Thanks to the Weather (NY Times, Jul 3, 2009)
Two Gay Men Assaulted Days Apart in Upper East Side (NY Post, Jul 2, 2009)
Man Searched by Police 21 Times Settles Case for $25,000 (Newsday, Jul 2, 2009)
Bronx Tax Fraud Targeted Puerto Rican Residents (NY 1, Jul 1, 2009)
Police and Banks Spar Over Bulletproof Buildings (NY Times, Jun 30, 2009)
Madoff Gets 150 Years (Newsday, Jun 30, 2009)
Police Commissioner Plans to Put More Minority Officers in Top Posts (NY Times, Jun 26, 2009)
Campaigner Tells of Threat by Gunman (NY Times, Jun 26, 2009)
James Soyers, who was seeking support for Anthony Herbert, a candidate for a City Council seat, said that he and another worker were collecting signatures near Ralph Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant about 4 p.m. when a man in a blue sport utility vehicle drove quickly toward them, stopped, and threatened them with a gun. The vehicle, Soyers said, was adorned with campaign posters for Councilmember Darlene Mealy, whom Mr. Herbert is hoping to unseat.
Seminerio Gets 11 to 14 Years (Daily News, Jun 25, 2009)
Prosecutors lower Madoff's Ponzi Scheme total to $13B (Associated Press, Jun 20, 2009)
Major Crime in Schools Drops 9 Percent (NY Post, Jun 19, 2009)
Crime Falls in Schools, Critics Want Data (Daily News, Jun 19, 2009)
State Gets $283 Million from Homeland Security (Associated Press, Jun 19, 2009)
Grand Jury Probing Espada (Daily News, Jun 18, 2009)
Subpoenas Issued to Landlords Who Rented to Seabrook (NY Times, Jun 18, 2009)
Rabbi in Jailhouse Inquiry Met With Mayor's Top Strategist (NY Times, Jun 17, 2009)
Death of Rikers Inmate Ruled a Homicide (Newsday, Jun 17, 2009)
Bovis Executive Resigns After Inquiry (NY Times, Jun 16, 2009)
Benefit Cards No Longer Accepted to Wed (Newsday, Jun 16, 2009)
Prison Rabbi Did Favors for Jewish Inmates (NY Post, Jun 13, 2009)
Civilian Complaints of Excessive Force Up 50 Percent (Daily News, Jun 11, 2009)
Councilmember Arroyo's Kin Accused of Stealing $200,000 (NY Post, Jun 11, 2009)
Critics of Drug Law Reform Say Inmates Support Recent Changes (Daily News, Jun 9, 2009)
Residents of City Island Fear Increase in Crime (NY Post, Jun 9, 2009)
Anti-Abortion Activists Worry About New City Law (NY Times, Jun 7, 2009)
Friendly Fire Panel to Be Convened (Daily News, Jun 7, 2009)
Man Wielding Knife Shot at Queens Police Station (Newsday, Jun 5, 2009)
Sergeant at Scene of 'Friendly Fire' Shooting Had History of Civilian Complaints (Daily News, Jun 5, 2009)
New Report Offers Details of Officer's Shooting (NY Times, Jun 4, 2009)
Bouncer Found Guilty (Daily News, Jun 4, 2009)
Littlejohn Found Guilty of Student's Murder (NY Times, Jun 4, 2009)
City Lawyer Arrested for Fraud (Associated Press, Jun 4, 2009)
Correction Commissioner Steps Down (Village Voice, Jun 4, 2009)
Police Drills Seek to Prevent Mistaken-Identity Shootings (NY Times, Jun 3, 2009)
City Still Safest in Country (Metro, Jun 3, 2009)
Witnesses: Officer Identified Himself Before Fatal Shooting (NY 1, Jun 2, 2009)
Suspect Who Allegedly Broke into Slain Officer's Car Indicted (NY 1, Jun 1, 2009)
The man caught breaking into a police officer's car that eventually led to a deadly shooting in East Harlem has been arraigned on felony charges. The Manhattan district attorney's office says Miguel Goitia was charged Saturday night with criminal mischief, attempted petit larceny, and more.
Death to Prompt Changes in Training (Newsday, May 31, 2009)
Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne said Friday that when officers go in for mandatory training next month, they will be taught how to better handle confrontational situations.
Black Police Face Special Risks (NY Times, May 31, 2009)
Its ranks are more diverse than ever, its training and rules on the use of force more rigorous than in the past, yet the New York New York Police Department still struggles with the problem of fraternal shootings across the color line.
City Has Measured Reaction to Police Shooting (Daily News, May 31, 2009)
Calls to Investigate Police Shootings (NY Times, May 31, 2009)
Elected and civic leaders and the officer’s grieving relatives called on Saturday for circumspection and an appreciation of the split-second decisions officers must sometimes make. There was a march in Harlem, and City Councilmember Melissa Mark-Viverito, who represents East Harlem, called for an outside or federal inquiry into the shooting — as have the Rev. Al Sharpton and others.
State Senator Indicted on Assault Charges (Crain's, May 31, 2009)
Two Officers Paths Crossed with Deadly Results (NY Times, May 30, 2009)
Police Department investigators and Manhattan prosecutors have begun what is likely to be an intensive investigation into what led to the shooting of an off-duty police officer by a fellow member of the police.
Governor, Comptroller Clash Over How to Help State Pension Fund (NY Times, May 30, 2009)
New York’s governor and state comptroller clashed on Friday over how to make up steep losses in the state’s pension fund. The comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, said that local governments other than New York City would have to significantly increase their payments into the pension system for the first time in several years. Gov. David Paterson sharply disagreed, saying such increases would have “a devastating impact on already overburdened local property taxpayers.”
Slain Officer Made Tragic Mistake (NY Post, May 30, 2009)
The off-duty police officer shot dead by friendly fire while chasing a suspect down a drizzly East Harlem street should have immediately thrown down his weapon when confronted by fellow cops, police said yesterday.
Man Claiming Police Assault in Subway Station Sues (NY Times, May 29, 2009)
Alleged Police Sodomy Victim Files Suit (Daily News, May 29, 2009)
Man Claiming Sodomy Sues Police for $220 Million (Newsday, May 29, 2009)
Explosion Rocks a Starbucks on the Upper East Side (NY Times, May 26, 2009)
A predawn blast from an explosive device damaged a sidewalk bench and shattered windows at a Starbucks coffee shop on the Upper East Side on Monday, the police said. No one was injured, but the authorities were investigating whether it was linked to previous blasts in Manhattan.
Crime Down, but New Yorkers Worry About Spike from Recession (Daily News, May 25, 2009)
Crime is still plummeting across the five boroughs - including Harlem's 32nd Precinct, where Mahamadou lives - continuing a trend that began 15 years ago, according to the NYPD. Yet many residents worried about the nation's battered economy think crime is actually surging - an impression that does not surprise experts.
In Bronx Bomb Case, Steps and Missteps, on Tape (NY Times, May 22, 2009)
Mosque's Imam is a Prison Chaplain (NY Post, May 22, 2009)
State Prisons Breeding Grounds for Islamic Radicalization (Daily News, May 22, 2009)
Newburgh Neighbors Stunned at Terror Plot (Daily News, May 22, 2009)
State Police Probe Looks Like a Bust (Daily News, May 22, 2009)
Data Show Minority Juveniles Arrested More Often (Associated Press, May 22, 2009)
Four Accused of Bombing Plot at Bronx Synagogues (NY Times, May 21, 2009)
Budget Cuts Could Take Cops Off the Streets (Daily News, May 20, 2009)
Cops would be pulled off the street to type reports if the police department is forced to lay off hundreds of civilian clerks, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly warned Tuesday. The department plans to ax 395 administrative aides - staffers who type and file reports in the precincts and transit and housing commands - by July 1.
Crime Spikes Sharply in Downtown Neighborhoods (NY Post, May 19, 2009)
Assaults in Greenwich Village lead the frightening upturn, with a whopping 43 percent increase so far this year compared with the same period in 2008.
Use of Illegal Drugs Drops Again in State (Crain's, May 14, 2009)
NYPD On Pace to Make Record Number of Stops This Year (NY Times, May 13, 2009)
Businessman Pleads Guilty in Pension Probe (Associated Press, May 13, 2009)
How Bloomberg Tamed Violent Schools (NY Post, May 11, 2009)
Mayor Bloomberg knew that students could not learn in an atmosphere of violence and chaos.
Gun Seizures Decrease (NY Post, May 10, 2009)
Study Says Limited Crowds in Crown (Daily News, May 10, 2009)
State Senator Loses Leadership Post After Arrest (Associated Press, May 10, 2009)
Federal Budget Pulls Funding for Police Anti-Terror Program (Daily News, May 8, 2009)
Graffiti Group Takes on Ads (Metro, May 7, 2009)
Police Keep Information on Innocent 'Stop and Frisks' (Daily News, May 7, 2009)
Judge Won't Release Video of Monserrate Dragging Girlfriend (Daily News, May 7, 2009)
Council Takes on Scratchiti (Gotham Gazette, May 7, 2009)
Manhattan to Elect New District Attorney (WNYC, May 7, 2009)
This election year, for the first time since the 1970s, Manhattan voters will elect a successor to District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, who's retiring.
Wrongly Jailed NYC man Receives $1.5 Million (Newsday, May 6, 2009)
A Dominican New York City taxi driver who was jailed for nine months in 2002 after a police officer mistakenly identified him as a drug suspect has received a $1.5 million settlement from the city.
Bloomberg's Budget May Hurt Public Safety (NY 1, May 5, 2009)
Funeral For Gang Member Puts NYPD on High Alert (Newsday, May 5, 2009)
Inmate Dies After Fight with Guards at Rikers (Newsday, May 4, 2009)
Switch on Death Penalty Hurts Snyder (Daily News, May 4, 2009)
Manhattan district attorney candidate Leslie Crocker Snyder once told a defendant he deserved the death penalty - and that she would give him the lethal shot. Now, she tells voters she opposes capital punishment in all cases. This 180-degree reversal has become a lightning rod on the campaign trail.
Few Drunk Drivers Go to Jail (Associated Press, May 3, 2009)
New Data Raises More Questions about Police Stop and Frisks (WNYC, May 2, 2009)
Cuomo Issues Subpoenas in Pension Probe (NY Times, May 2, 2009)
Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo said on Friday that his office was issuing more than 100 new subpoenas to investment firms and intermediaries who brokered deals with public pension funds, in the latest expansion of his corruption investigation.
Top Judge Plans a Task Force on Wrongful Convictions (NY Times, May 1, 2009)
Gun Debate Shows Upstate-Downstate Rift (Associated Press, Apr 30, 2009)
Knife Killings Increase by 50 Percent (NY Times, Apr 28, 2009)
Officers Indicted on Sexual Assault (Daily News, Apr 28, 2009)
Seabrook May Have Gotten Sister in Civil Rights Post (NY Times, Apr 28, 2009)
A few years ago when New York City was pressuring advertising agencies to hire more black executives, City Councilman Larry B. Seabrook, chairman of its Civil Rights Committee, approached one of the largest companies with a plan to address the issue.
Bronx Rocked by Weekend of Violence (Daily News, Apr 27, 2009)
City Raids Office of Prominent Developer (Crain's, Apr 24, 2009)
City Raids Developer (NY Post, Apr 24, 2009)
City Raids Office of Carrión Donor (Daily News, Apr 24, 2009)
Investigators Raid Top City Developer (Village Voice, Apr 24, 2009)
Prosecution Gives Defense New Evidence in Fatal Fire at Deutsche Bank (NY Times, Apr 24, 2009)
International Hackers Attacking Police Department Computers (Associated Press, Apr 23, 2009)
Vito Fossella Finds New Job at Hedge fund (Staten Island Advance, Apr 22, 2009)
Queens Street Could Be Named for Sean Bell (NY Times, Apr 20, 2009)
Mayor Say He's Not Trying to Take Guns Away (WNYC, Apr 20, 2009)
Mayor Bloomberg says he's not trying to take guns away from law-abiding people with this effort to convince Virginia lawmakers to close a loophole that lets some dealers avoid running full background checks at trade shows.
Police Slower to Respond (NY Post, Apr 19, 2009)
Gun Dealer Helped and Then Got Help from Bloomberg Administration (NY Times, Apr 18, 2009)
Fossella Starts Serving Sentence for Drunk Driving (Daily News, Apr 18, 2009)
Cohen: Still A Candidate, Not A Target (Daily Politics, Apr 16, 2009)
Queens Democrat Michael Cohen has no plans to end his City Council bid despite being named today in AG Andrew Cuomo's felony complaint against former Liberal Party boss Ray Harding. Michael Tobman, Cohen's political consultant, said his client is "still a candidate."
Bill to Mandate Bulletproof Barriers in Banks Introduced in Council (Daily News, Apr 16, 2009)
Spurred by a spike in bank robberies, a bill to mandate bulletproof bandit barriers in banks here has been quietly introduced in the City Council. Sponsors cited the strong pro-barriers stance of Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly in the wake of a 57% spike in bank robberies last year and a 26 percent rise through March 1.
Ex-Chairman of New York Liberal Party Indicted (NY Times, Apr 16, 2009)
Pataki Aides Tied to Scheme (Daily News, Apr 16, 2009)
"Albany for Sale" Raps (NY Post, Apr 16, 2009)
Prosecutions Lag Well Behind Foreclosure Fraud (NY Times, Apr 15, 2009)
Pay-to-Play Accusations in Public Employee Pension Fund (NY Post, Apr 15, 2009)
Jury Trial for Vito Fossella Begins Today (Staten Island Advance, Apr 13, 2009)
Harlem State Liquor Authority Officers Charged with Corruption (Daily News, Apr 11, 2009)
Yankees and Mets Stadiums Constructed by Companies with Alleged Mob Ties (NY Times, Apr 11, 2009)
State Liquor Authority Raided by Prosecutors (NY Post, Apr 9, 2009)
'Good News' Crimes Stats (Daily News, Apr 8, 2009)
Manhattan DA Uncovers Iranian Nuke Plot (Daily News, Apr 7, 2009)
NYPD Puts Freeze on Promotions (NY Post, Apr 6, 2009)
City Contractor Indicted for Bribery (NY Times, Apr 5, 2009)
DA Candidate Predicts Crime Rise (Daily News, Apr 5, 2009)
Hynes Announces New Plan To Urge Reporting Of Abuse (The Jewish Week, Apr 3, 2009)
Embattled Chief Leaves Police Review Board (NY Times, Apr 3, 2009)
$2.6 Million Settlement in Wrongful Conviction Case (NY Times, Apr 1, 2009)
The city will pay $2 million, the state $625,000 to a man who served almost 14 years in prison before he was cleared in a 1990 Palladium nightclub shooting that left a bouncer dead.
Kelly to Address Staffing Dilemma (NY 1, Mar 31, 2009)
Gioia Wants Sex Offenders Out of Public Housing (Daily News, Mar 30, 2009)
Councilman Eric Gioia is adamant about where New York's most dangerous pervs should not live - city housing projects
Agreement Reached on Rockefeller Drug Laws (NY Times, Mar 29, 2009)
Monserrate Pleads Not Guilty (NY Times, Mar 28, 2009)
State Senator Hiram Monserrate and his supporters went on the offensive in and out of court on Friday as he pleaded not guilty to charges of slashing his companion’s face with a broken glass.
The Shakedown Operation in Comptroller Hevesi's Office (Village Voice, Mar 26, 2009)
Monserrate Indicted on Assault (NY Times, Mar 24, 2009)
Upstate, Downstate Split Over Gillibrand's Guns (Newsday, Mar 22, 2009)
City Pays Out $1.5 Million to Settle Suit Over 1995 Police Killings (NY Times, Mar 21, 2009)
Hevesi Aides Indicted in Kickback Scheme (NY Times, Mar 20, 2009)
New York Head of MS-13 Gang Charged with Murder (Newsday, Mar 20, 2009)
Judge Reopens Brooklyn Jail's Doors (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Mar 19, 2009)
Woman Shot by Arrow (Daily News, Mar 17, 2009)
City to Investigate Cab Companies (NY Post, Mar 17, 2009)
Corrections Department Knew About Extortion Ring, Investigators Say (NY Times, Mar 16, 2009)
Brooklyn Crime Down - Mostly (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Mar 15, 2009)
Crime down in Brooklyn, except Park Slope and Carroll Gardens.
Police Behaving Badly Cost City $35 Million (Daily News, Mar 12, 2009)
Controversial cop tactics - including excessive force and false arrests - cost the city $35.2 million last year in settlements over charges of improper police action, up 40 percent over the previous year, a report out Thursday from city Controller William Thompson shows.
Supreme Court Declines Gun Suit (NY Times, Mar 10, 2009)
State Senate to Tie Drug Law Reform to Budget Bill (NY Post, Mar 7, 2009)
On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith announced plans to include reforms of the states mandatory minimum sentencing program for drug offenses in the state budget.
Increases in Crime Follow Foreclosures (Daily News, Mar 7, 2009)
The Daily News reports that neighborhoods in Queens that saw an increase in crime in recent years also saw higher foreclosure rates that the rest of the borough.
Convictions and Pensions for Mafia Cops (NY Times, Mar 7, 2009)
Two NYPD detectives who were convicted of a range of mafia-related crimes and sentenced to longer-than-life terms last week will not have to give up their pensions, in part because they retired from the force before they were accused of any crime.
Albany Takes Step to Repeal ’70s-Era Drug Laws (NY Times, Mar 5, 2009)
Assembly Overhauls Rockefeller Drug Laws (NY Post, Mar 5, 2009)
Drug Law Reform on Fast Track (NY Times, Mar 2, 2009)
Will Hard Times Make New York's Streets Meaner? (NY Times, Mar 1, 2009)
Arrest in Brooklyn Killing of Ecuadorean Immigrant (NY 1, Feb 26, 2009)
Mom of Man Killed After Taser Stun Sues Police for $10 Million (Newsday, Feb 26, 2009)
Mobster's Old Cronies Vie to Keep Control of School Bus Union (Village Voice, Feb 26, 2009)
Police Seek Comments on ‘Ring of Steel’ Data (City Room, Feb 26, 2009)
The Police Department is publicizing a set of proposed internal rules for how it will manage the data it collects in trying to secure Lower Manhattan against a potential terror attack — everything from the license plate numbers of cars to videotaped images of people walking the streets.
NYC Gun Buy-Back (NY Post, Feb 25, 2009)
New York City officials say 919 guns were collected during a one-day buy-back program at six Queens churches. The program paid $200 to anyone who turned in a gun. A pellet or BB gun was worth $20. The officials say they paid a total of $158,880.
Citing Misconduct, Panel Calls for Removal of Bronx Judge (NY Times, Feb 24, 2009)
Younger Cops Retire With Pensions (NY Post, Feb 23, 2009)
93 Trade Center Victim Brings Port Authority to Court (Daily News, Feb 22, 2009)
Brooklyn Man Sues Police Over Subway Bag Searches (Newsday, Feb 20, 2009)
Judge Approves Release of Spitzer Details (Daily News, Feb 20, 2009)
Police Officer Who Shoved Bicyclist Is Off the Job (NY Times, Feb 20, 2009)
A police officer who was videotaped knocking a man off his bicycle and onto the ground during a cycling event in Manhattan last summer has been fired, the Police Department said.
Prison Panel Calls for Revoking Parole (City Limits, Feb 19, 2009)
Napolitano Holds City in High Regard (Metro, Feb 19, 2009)
Quinn Expects 'Scathing' Slush Find Report; No Indictments (NY Post, Feb 19, 2009)
Letter from Rikers: Intimidation is Nothing New (Village Voice, Feb 18, 2009)
Police Told to Step Up Efforts on Quality-of-Life Offenses (NY Post, Feb 15, 2009)
In Brooklyn, Controversial Orthodox Jewish Patrols Combat Crime (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Feb 12, 2009)
Police Department Plans to Cut Early 2010 Police Academy (Associated Press, Feb 12, 2009)
Police Stops Rose Sharply Last Year (NY Times, Feb 11, 2009)
Kelly Details Police Cuts (Newsday, Feb 11, 2009)
A bad economy has forced the New York Police Department to slow down plans to assign 800 officers to the area near Ground Zero and Wall Street and cancel a police academy class next year, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said yesterday during a City Council hearing.
Police Cuts Criticized (AM New York, Feb 11, 2009)
Critics slammed the Bloomberg administration today over its plan to cancel next January’s police class, which would cut the force by 1,000 officers.
Prosecutors Take on Tenants in Bronx Fire Trial (Newsday, Feb 10, 2009)
Gillibrand Wants to Fight Gun Violence (NY Times, Feb 10, 2009)
Ten Years Later, Diallo Shooting Still Shaping Police Department (NY 1, Feb 5, 2009)
Lawsuits Charge Rikers Guards Ignore, Even Encourage, Abuses (NY Times, Feb 4, 2009)
Substantiated Cases of Police Misconduct Declined Last Year (NY Post, Jan 30, 2009)
The number of cases of NYPD wrongdoing substantiated by the Civilian Complaint Review Board dropped to 7 percent last year, authorities said.
Speaker Quinn Calls For Changes to Civilian Complaint Review Board (WNYC, Jan 30, 2009)
Noting that the NYPD has failed to follow up on more than 1/3 of cases substantiated by the Civilian Complaint Review Board in the last two years, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn wants police abuse cases to be prosecuted by an indendent board, instead of the NYPD. The Bloomberg Administration wants to hold off on any changes until they see the results of a pilot program that teams up CCRB attorneys with NYPD Internal Affairs prosecutors.
Trouble With Reporting Crime in the Bronx (Norwood News, Jan 29, 2009)
Concrete Testers Sue City Over Licenses (Associated Press, Jan 28, 2009)
Police Break Up Cock-Fighting Ring in Bronx Apartment (Daily News, Jan 25, 2009)
A cockfighting ring brazenly operating in the basement of a Bronx apartment building was busted up - and the poor creatures were put to death Saturday, officials said.
Knicks player Curry's ex-girlfriend killed (Daily News, Jan 25, 2009)
9/11 Families Against Gitmo Suspension (NY 1, Jan 25, 2009)
Families of firefighters who died in the September 11th attacks are speaking out against President Barack Obama's order to suspend all trials at Guantanamo Bay. A collection of family members have written a letter to the President calling on him to bring speedy prosecution to Guantanamo detainees.
Bruno Indicted for 13 years of Corruption (Daily News, Jan 24, 2009)
Former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno was slapped with charges Friday that he used his influence as one of New York's top powerbrokers to pocket nearly $3.2 million. Bruno, who retired from the Senate in June, was charged in an eight-count federal indictment with defrauding the public of "honest services" by taking money from individuals doing business with the state and prodding labor unions to hire financial firms that were paying him to lure clients.
Guards Indicted in Rikers Death (NY Post, Jan 23, 2009)
No Jail for Officers in Harassing of Staten Island Youth (NY Times, Jan 22, 2009)
Monserrate Coy on Campaign Cash (NY Observer, Jan 22, 2009)
Monserrate Stays Under Restraining Order (Queens Courier, Jan 22, 2009)
Police Department Browses Recruits' Private Online Profiles (NY Post, Jan 21, 2009)
Blacks, Latinos Make Up 80 Percent of Police Stop and Questions (Daily News, Jan 16, 2009)
Ray Kelly: Banks Need More Protection (Newsday, Jan 15, 2009)
Report: Jails Could Have Prevented Inmate Death (Village Voice, Jan 15, 2009)
Police Abuse Parking Placards (NY Post, Jan 12, 2009)
Mayor Bloomberg's crackdown on motorists who abuse official parking placards has snared a slew of detectives and investigators who work for the city's prosecutors, The Post has learned.
Pol Wants Paddling as Graffiti Punishment (Daily News, Jan 10, 2009)
Contractor Silent on Fire Cause (NY Times, Jan 10, 2009)
A principal of the contractor handling the dismantling of the former Deutsche Bank building told a City Council hearing Friday that he would not answer any questions about what led to a fatal fire there, prompting a testy exchange with a councilman.
Police Explore Cell Phone Interception (Daily News, Jan 10, 2009)
The NYPD is looking into technology that can zero in on and intercept cell phone conversations between terrorists in the event of a Mumbai-style attack in the city, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly testified in Washington on Thursday.
Fewer Quality of Life Summonses (NY Post, Jan 10, 2009)
Cops are writing fewer "quality of life" summonses because New Yorkers are simply "behaving better," Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday, pooh-poohing fears the decline could be a turning point back to sky-high 1980s crime rates.
Many Enraged About Monserrate's New Chairmanship (Daily News, Jan 9, 2009)
Homeowners Warned of Impostor City Employees (Associated Press, Jan 9, 2009)
Police Relaxing Quality-of-Life Enforcement (NY Post, Jan 9, 2009)
Homicides Jump 35 Percent in South Brooklyn (Flatbush Life, Jan 9, 2009)
More Raids on Apparel Bootleggers (Tribeca Trib, Jan 9, 2009)
Police Study Way to Jam Cellphones in an Attack (NY Times, Jan 9, 2009)
Police officials are studying the feasibility of disrupting cellphone communications between terrorists during any attack, after revelations that gunmen in Mumbai received electronic transmissions during their killing spree in November. Commissioner Raymond Kelly raised the possibility in Washington at a Senate hearing on Thursday, but he noted there were technological hurdles to shutting down cellular service in a narrow location, like a hotel or movie theater.
Despite Assault Charges, Monserrate Will Be Seated (WNYC, Jan 8, 2009)
Council Approves Firearm Reporting (Gotham Gazette, Jan 8, 2009)
Monserrate Caught on Video (Daily News, Jan 7, 2009)
Council Candidate's Campaign Bus Strikes, Kills Child (NY 1, Jan 7, 2009)
Case Begins in Bronx Over Firefighters' Deaths (Newsday, Jan 6, 2009)
Contractor Indicted in Crane Collapse (Daily News, Jan 6, 2009)
Monserrate Speaks Out (Daily News, Jan 6, 2009)
Two weeks after being arrested on charges of gashing his girlfriend with a broken glass, newly elected state Sen. Hiram Monserrate is speaking out.
Hospitals Accused of Medicaid Scam (NY Post, Jan 5, 2009)
Manslaughter Charges Expected for Rigger of Crane in Deadly Collapse (NY Times, Jan 5, 2009)
Contractor Charged at Deutsche Bank Continues to Get Public Money (Daily News, Jan 5, 2009)
Police Image Improves But Problems Persist (NY Times, Jan 4, 2009)
Conviction Overturned on Appeal in 2005 Brooklyn Hate Crime (Gay City News, Jan 4, 2009)
Girlfriend Backs Monserrate's Story (Daily News, Jan 3, 2009)
The girlfriend of former City Councilmember and new State Sen. Hiram Monserrate has backed his claim that he didn't mean to slash her in the face with a broken glass. Instead, Karla Giraldo said, the cuts on her face were the result of an accident.
Racial Disparity in City on Gun Violence, Murders (WNYC, Dec 31, 2008)
New Class Brings in 1,1129 New Police Graduates (NY Post, Dec 31, 2008)
Mayor Backs Fire Commissioner in Deutsche Case (Daily News, Dec 24, 2008)
City Leaders Face Grilling Over Deutsche Blaze (NY Post, Dec 24, 2008)
Operation Impact Credited With Cutting Crime in Tough Precincts (NY Times, Dec 24, 2008)
Murder Rate Rose 5 Percent in 2008 (Associated Press, Dec 24, 2008)
Good Bad and Ugly in Crime Stats (NY Post, Dec 24, 2008)
Slight Rise in Robberies, Murders in 2008 (Daily News, Dec 24, 2008)
Three Supervisors Charged with Manslaughter in Deutsche Bank Fire (NY Post, Dec 23, 2008)
Contractor Greed, City Incompetence Caused Deutsche Bank Fire, DA Says (Daily News, Dec 23, 2008)
New System to Alert Police of Mentally Ill Suspects (Newsday, Dec 23, 2008)
Senator-Elect Spins Assault Charge (Daily News, Dec 22, 2008)
Supporters of state Sen.-elect Hiram Monserrate are quietly putting a more sympathetic spin on his now-infamous confrontation with his girlfriend.
Police Use Cars to Boost Presence (NY Post, Dec 22, 2008)
Charges Expected on Deutsche Bank (NY Times, Dec 22, 2008)
Councilman Says Girlfriend's Gash Was An Accident (Daily News, Dec 21, 2008)
City Councilman Hiram Monserrate insisted Saturday night that charges he gashed his girlfriend's face with a broken glass stemmed from a "terribly unfortunate accident."
Harassment Allegation follows Commissioner's Resignation (NY Times, Dec 21, 2008)
The commissioner of the city’s Department for the Aging, whose resignation on Dec. 12 was attributed by the mayor to “personal reasons,” has been accused by his former secretary in a federal lawsuit of sexual harassment and discrimination.
Monserrate Vows to Take Senate Seat (NY Times, Dec 21, 2008)
A day after he was charged with stabbing his companion in the face with a broken glass, State Senator-elect Hiram Monserrate said he was incapable of such a crime, and vowed to take his Senate seat come Jan. 1.
Upper East Side Crane Evidence Potentially Damaged (Daily News, Dec 19, 2008)
City Considers Partitions For Bus Drivers (NY 1, Dec 19, 2008)
Paterson's Plan Would Release Chronically Ill Violent Inmates (Daily News, Dec 18, 2008)
Police Union Criticizes Effort to Reduce a Pension Benefit (NY Times, Dec 18, 2008)
Gov. David Paterson’s proposal to extend police officers length of service to 25 years for new hires was met with sharp criticism on Wednesday by the union representing police officers, where it was seen as a callous disregard for the tolls of police work. The city portion of the proposal was developed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and is estimated to save the city $5.4 billion over the next 20 years.
Cop Charged With Assault After Shoving Biker (Daily News, Dec 16, 2008)
Ecuadoran Beating Victim Dies (Daily News, Dec 13, 2008)
Chinatown Raid Shutters 17 Knock-Off Shops (Tribeca Trib, Dec 12, 2008)
Surrogate Judge-Elect Faces Felony Charges (NY Post, Dec 11, 2008)
Deceased Firefighters' Families Offered $1 Million in Deutsche Case (Daily News, Dec 11, 2008)
Council Burns Through Money for Slush Fund Defense (NY Post, Dec 11, 2008)
The firm Brune and Richard was hired Sept. 30 with a $90,000 retainer - and no public announcement. This, despite assurances from Quinn the process would be transparent. White-collar crime specialist Steptoe & Johnson so far has been paid $122,173. A $95,000 retainer for the firm Sullivan & Cromwell already has been depleted. And ex-federal prosecutor Lee Richards, who charges $600 an hour, has been hired as personal criminal defense lawyer for Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
Police Department Defends Handling of Subway Station Assault (NY Times, Dec 10, 2008)
Three Officers Indicted in Sodomy Case (Newsday, Dec 10, 2008)
New Surrogate Judge May Face Criminal Charges (Village Voice, Dec 10, 2008)
Firefighters' Families Condemn Morgenthau (Daily News, Dec 10, 2008)
The families of two firefighters killed in the Deutsche Bank blaze blasted Manhattan prosecutors Tuesday for deciding not to indict government agencies responsible for keeping the building safe.
City, State Won't Face Charges in Deutsche Bank Fire (Daily News, Dec 10, 2008)
Manhattan prosecutors won't charge the city or state in the Deutsche Bank blaze that killed two firefighters. Instead, the district attorney's office plans to ask a grand jury to bring manslaughter charges against a subcontractor, John Galt Corp. and corruption charges against 14 individuals hired to demolish the toxic tower, three reliable sources said.
Deutsche Bank Investigation Nears End (NY Times, Dec 10, 2008)
After recent negotiations and a complex investigation that lasted more than a year, prosecutors scrutinizing last year’s fatal fire at the Deutsche Bank building in Lower Manhattan have narrowed their focus to the possible criminal liability of handful of construction supervisors and the companies they worked for, according to lawyers and people briefed on the case.
Subway Sodomy Officers Faces Charges (Reuters, Dec 9, 2008)
Brooklyn Hate Crime Denounced (NY Times, Dec 9, 2008)
New York City leaders are denouncing an attack on two Ecuadorian brothers, spotted walking arm-in-arm early Monday morning and showered with anti-Latino and anti-gay epithets as they were brutally beaten, leaving one brother in critical condition.
Rep. Fossella Sentenced to Five Days (Washington Post, Dec 9, 2008)
Staten Island Congressman Vito Fossella, who was convicted of driving under the influence in October, after an arrest that unraveled his political career, was sentenced to five days in jail.
All Three To be Indicted (WNYC, Dec 9, 2008)
Three officers who were accused of assaulting a Brooklyn man in October will face charges.
Victim Thanks Witness Who Spoke Up (Daily News, Dec 9, 2008)
Michael Mineo, who alleges that he was assaulted by police in October, expressed gratitude to a transit cop who witnessed the attack and stepped forward to tell the grand jury what he saw.
Colleagues Say Officer Kern is a Model Cop (NY Times, Dec 9, 2008)
As Officer Richard Kern faces assault charges, former colleagues say he is a conscientious and fair policeman.
Hotels to Step Up Security (NY Times, Dec 7, 2008)
Commission Chair Defends MTA Report (Daily News, Dec 7, 2008)
Markowitz Gives Reference in Mob Trial (NY Post, Dec 7, 2008)
Officers To Be Indicted in Subway Assault (NY Times, Dec 7, 2008)
Police Cut Quality of Life Units (NY Post, Dec 7, 2008)
Kelly Gives Details on Downtown Security (Tribeca Trib, Dec 5, 2008)
Barron Demands Sean Bell Protest Charges Dropped (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Dec 5, 2008)
Councilmember Charles Barron was scheduled to appear in Brooklyn Criminal Court Thursday for disorderly conduct charges stemming from his arrest during the Sean Bell protests. Although protesters arrested in Downtown Brooklyn were offered an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal by District Attorney Charles J. Hynes as part of their plea bargains, Barron has refused and insists on going to trial unless charges are dismissed.
Doctor in Burress Case Could Face Charges (Newsday, Dec 4, 2008)
Governor's Aide, Eyed in Cipriani Push, Resigns (NY Post, Dec 4, 2008)
Arrest in Murder of Bus Driver (Daily News, Dec 3, 2008)
The paroled ex-con suspected in the vicious slaying of a Brooklyn bus driver was free to kill despite a violent past that included a July bust for toting a knife in the subway.
NY Hotels Step Up Security after Mumbai Attacks (Associated Press, Dec 3, 2008)
Bloomberg Vows No Special Treatment for Giant (Daily News, Dec 2, 2008)
An irate Mayor Bloomberg demanded Monday that prosecutors throw the book at Giants star Plaxico Burress for bringing a loaded handgun into a crowded midtown nightclub and accidentally shooting himself in the leg.
MTA Driver Killed by Rider (NY Times, Dec 2, 2008)
Rider, in Fare Dispute, Kills Bus Driver (Daily News, Dec 2, 2008)
Off-Duty Cop Charged with Road Rage (AM New York, Dec 2, 2008)
Security on Subways, Rail Lines Increased for Weekend (Newsday, Nov 27, 2008)
Panel Asks How Inquiry Began on Spitzer Banking (NY Times, Nov 26, 2008)
Applications Soar at NYPD (NY Post, Nov 25, 2008)
It's always been a haven for victims of crime. Now the NYPD is becoming a shelter for victims of the economic crisis.
Council Questions Jail Head on Rikers Death (Daily News, Nov 25, 2008)
At times contrite, at times defiant, Correction Commissioner Martin Horn broke his silence Monday about the beating death of a young inmate on Rikers Island.
Smaller Force Can Still Control Crime (Daily News, Nov 25, 2008)
The NYPD can hold the line against crime even though budget woes mean fewer officers on the streets, the city's top cop told City Council members Monday.
United Nations Stonewalling Police Department on Security (NY Post, Nov 21, 2008)
Politician Spends $35,000 in Campaign Cash to Fight Charges (Daily News, Nov 21, 2008)
Bloomberg Backs Kelly Vs. Feds (NY Post, Nov 21, 2008)
The city needs broader powers to investigate potential terrorists to ensure "planes don't go into more buildings," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday. He took Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's side in a bitter dispute with the Justice Department over the Police Department's attempts to secure permission for more electronic surveillance.
Quality-of-Life Crimes a Harbinger of Things to Come? (AM New York, Nov 20, 2008)
New York Police Fight With U.S. On Surveillance (NY Times, Nov 20, 2008)
Police Department, Justice Department Feud Over Surveillance (Newsday, Nov 20, 2008)
Ring of Steel Center Opens (Associated Press, Nov 19, 2008)
Could The City See a 1970s Rerun? (AM New York, Nov 19, 2008)
Murder Renews Questions at Rikers (Village Voice, Nov 19, 2008)
Hikind Refuses Subpoena for Sexual Abuse Complaints (NY Times, Nov 13, 2008)
Half of City Licensed Employment Agencies Swindled Job Seekers (Newsday, Nov 13, 2008)
MTA Three Years Behind on Anti-Terror Projects (NY Post, Nov 13, 2008)
City Could Receive More Homeland Security Funds (NY 1, Nov 7, 2008)
State to Cut Drug Abuse Programs for Ex-Convicts (NY Times, Nov 7, 2008)
Body Cavity Searches Restricted Under New Police Rules (, Nov 7, 2008)
Back Up Plan for 911 Takes Major Hit (NY Post, Nov 7, 2008)
Director Accuses Police Complaint Board of Bias (NY Times, Nov 6, 2008)
Officer in Sodomy Case Has History of Excessive Force (Daily News, Nov 6, 2008)
City to Cut Police Class (NY Post, Nov 5, 2008)
The city is going to cut the work force by 3,000 - including some 500 layoffs - and cancel January's Police Academy class to deal with a two-year budget gap that has to $4 billion, an administration official said yesterday.
Surveillence Cameras Help Solve Crimes, But Do They Prevent? (NY Times, Nov 4, 2008)
Video cameras are rapidly transforming police work as they become more widespread. But while they have been useful in solving cases, the extent to which cameras prevent crime is not easy to measure.
Department Reassigns Four Police in Alleged Sodomy Case (NY Post, Nov 4, 2008)
Concrete-Testing Firm Is Accused of Falsifying Tests (NY Post, Oct 31, 2008)
Transit Cop May Tell All in Sodomy Claim (Daily News, Oct 31, 2008)
Company Indicted Over Concrete Strength Tests (NY Post, Oct 30, 2008)
Harlem Gun Buyback Program Nets Record (Daily News, Oct 30, 2008)
Brooklyn Grand Jury to Investigate Alleged Police Brutality Case (Daily News, Oct 28, 2008)
Conflicting Accounts in Alleged Police Sodomy Case (NY Times, Oct 25, 2008)
Council Finds Gang Clothing Still Being Sold (Queens Courier, Oct 24, 2008)
Two Cops Shot in Subway (Newsday, Oct 22, 2008)
Kelly Makes Religious Rounds (Village Voice, Oct 22, 2008)
Prosecutors Expected to Seek Indictments for Fraudulent Concrete Tests (NY Times, Oct 21, 2008)
Guilty Verdict in Fossello DWI (NY Post, Oct 18, 2008)
Embattled Staten Island Congressman Vito Fossella was convicted Saturday of driving under the influence.
Parolees and the Right to Vote (City Limits, Oct 16, 2008)
Police Department Overhauls Crime Scene Unit Following Blunders (Daily News, Oct 15, 2008)
Washington investigates Yankee Stadium appraisals (Daily News, Oct 15, 2008)
A congressional panel has scheduled a hearing in Washington next week to determine whether appraisals of the Bronx property on which the new Yankee Stadium is being built were manipulated by the city.
Keeping Wary Eye on Crime as Economy Sinks (NY Times, Oct 10, 2008)
Port Authority Eliminates the Position of Its Police Chief (NY Times, Oct 9, 2008)
NYCLU: 300 Student Busts Were Illegal (Daily News, Oct 9, 2008)
Former Crane Official Indicted in Bribery Scheme (Newsday, Oct 8, 2008)
Officer Who Gave Taser Order Commits Suicide (Newsday, Oct 3, 2008)
Crime Rate, Murders Rose in September (Daily News, Oct 1, 2008)
Child Prostitutes No Longer Treated As Criminals (Daily News, Sep 29, 2008)
Where Spitzer Is Now (NY Times, Sep 29, 2008)
Handgun Database Doesn't Lead to Prosecutions (Associated Press, Sep 29, 2008)
Death Follows Examination of Mental Health Policies (NY Post, Sep 28, 2008)
The NYPD's deadly use of a Taser last week comes as cops and the city's health agencies are considering sweeping changes in how they deal with the mentally ill.
Members of Police Union Approve Contract (Newsday, Sep 26, 2008)
Taser Use in Man's Death Broke Rules, Police Say (NY Times, Sep 26, 2008)
The firing of a Taser stun gun that led an emotionally disturbed man to fall from a Brooklyn building ledge to his death on Wednesday appeared to have violated departmental guidelines, the police said on Thursday.
Man Falls to Death After Being Tasered by Police (Newsday, Sep 25, 2008)
Maltese Loses Key Ally In Seminerio (Queens Tribune, Sep 25, 2008)
Probe Examines Railroad Retirees Getting Disability (NY Post, Sep 24, 2008)
City Settles Last Gun Suit (Reuters, Sep 24, 2008)
Brooklyn Senator Kevin Parker's Accuser Speaks Out (City Room, Sep 22, 2008)
Blacks and Latinos Far More Likely to Be Crime Suspects and Victims (Daily News, Sep 19, 2008)
Espada's Son Charged In Blogger Incident (Daily Politics, Sep 19, 2008)
Parker Faces New Allegations of Violence (City Room, Sep 18, 2008)
MTA Wants On-Duty Police, Fire to Pay Tolls (Daily News, Sep 17, 2008)
Police Department to Get $29 Million to Detect Nukes (Newsday, Sep 17, 2008)
Aide Negotiating Plea Deal on Slush Fund Scandal (Daily News, Sep 13, 2008)
A former top aide to Brooklyn Councilman Kendall Stewart is negotiating a plea deal with the feds in the hopes of avoiding prison.
After an Arrest, Albany Plays a Guessing Game (NY Times, Sep 12, 2008)
MediSys May Figure in Case Of Seminerio (NY Sun, Sep 12, 2008)
Leaders Vow 'Ethic' Cleansing (NY Post, Sep 12, 2008)
HIgh Ranking Police Have Security Cameras (Newsday, Sep 12, 2008)
Police Fired Less Often in 2007 Than in 2006 (NY Times, Sep 11, 2008)
Mayor Criticizes Congress Over Homeland Security Funds (NY Post, Sep 11, 2008)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly took aim at Washington on the eve of the seventh anniversary of 9/11 during a hearing by the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism.
Pilot Program to Boost Civilian Complaint Review Board (NY Sun, Sep 11, 2008)
The Civilian Complaint Review Board will have an expanded role in prosecuting disciplinary cases against police officers under a new pilot program announced yesterday.
Assemblymember Faces Criminal Complaint (NY Times, Sep 11, 2008)
Ex-Labor Leader Helped Snare Queens Politician (Daily News, Sep 11, 2008)
Queens Assemblymember Charged With Mail Fraud (Newsday, Sep 11, 2008)
New York Lawmaker Is Indicted (NY Sun, Sep 11, 2008)
Assemblymember Hit With Corruption Charges (Crain's, Sep 11, 2008)
911 to Accept Crime Photos, Video (Daily News, Sep 10, 2008)
Group Files Suit For Details on Security Initiative Downtown (NY Times, Sep 9, 2008)
Bashed Bicyclist Beats Rap (Daily News, Sep 5, 2008)
All charges will be dropped Friday against a bicyclist who was body slammed by a Manhattan cop in a shocking incident caught on YouTube, sources close to the case said. Biker Christopher Long, 29, also will announce plans to sue the city over the unprovoked bashing in Times Square during a Critical Mass bike ride July 25.
The Most Notorious Bus Routes (Daily News, Sep 4, 2008)
New School Rules on Bias Bullying (NY Post, Sep 4, 2008)
Indictment Shows Landmarks Targeted (Associated Press, Sep 3, 2008)
Police Department Sued Over Planned Downtown Command Center (NY Sun, Aug 29, 2008)
A group of Chinatown residents is suing the police department over plans to build a new command center in Lower Manhattan.
Judge Rejects Dismissing Indictment Against Sen. Gonzalez (NY Sun, Aug 29, 2008)
Spike in Crime has Williamsburg Wary (Metro, Aug 28, 2008)
Unique City Agency Works to Root Out Corruption (Associated Press, Aug 24, 2008)
Behind the Police Contract (NY Times, Aug 24, 2008)
When Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday that the city had struck a tentative four-year contract with the city’s main police union, the news came as a shock to many government watchdogs and political veterans. After all, the two sides had not reached a settlement at the bargaining table in 14 years. But for the better part of the last year, the city and the quietly tried to lay the foundation for a less acrimonious future.
Five Convicted in Central Park Jogger Case Plan to Sue City (Newsday, Aug 23, 2008)
CIty Block Covered with 170 Cameras (AM New York, Aug 22, 2008)
Justice Department Proposes Sharing Intelligence With Local Police (WNYC, Aug 22, 2008)
Deal Raises Officers’ Pay 4 Percent a Year (NY Times, Aug 22, 2008)
Police Officers Could See Further Salary Gains (NY Sun, Aug 22, 2008)
More Schools Drop Off Danger List (NY Post, Aug 21, 2008)
Sixteen Schools Deemed 'Persistently Dangerous' (Associated Press, Aug 21, 2008)
City Schools Dominate State's List Of Most Dangerous (NY 1, Aug 21, 2008)
Police Charged with Beating Motorist (NY Post, Aug 20, 2008)
Police Plan to Scan Cars Entering Manhattan for Terror Risks (Associated Press, Aug 20, 2008)
State Police See a Raise (NY Sun, Aug 18, 2008)
City Under Investigation In Deutsche Bank Case (NY Times, Aug 18, 2008)
Contractors Under Spotlight In Fire Probe (NY Post, Aug 18, 2008)
Inspections Lagged Before Fire (Daily News, Aug 18, 2008)
Judge Rejects Bid to Stop Data Release on Arrests (NY Times, Aug 14, 2008)
Open Door to Identity Theft (Metro, Aug 14, 2008)
School Cop Reports Eyed by Council (NY Post, Aug 14, 2008)
The City Council is set to introduce legislation today that seeks greater transparency in the NYPD's school-safety program - as well as stronger oversight. The bill would force police and school officials to provide the council with periodic reports on arrests and suspensions - including a breakdown by students' race, sex and disability status.
Mixed Feelings for New Ground Zero Security Plan (Newsday, Aug 13, 2008)
Police Want Tight Security Zone at Ground Zero (NY Times, Aug 12, 2008)
Police Task Force Focuses on Nabbing Rapists (Daily News, Aug 12, 2008)
New Law Cracks Down on Crane Inspection (Associated Press, Aug 7, 2008)
Documents Reveal Role of Spitzer Administration in State Police Scandal (NY Post, Aug 6, 2008)
Probe Targets Tax Evasion By Wealthy New Yorkers (NY Sun, Aug 5, 2008)
Suit Seeks Police Data on Race of People Shot by City Officers (NY Times, Aug 5, 2008)
NYCLU sues to obtain race of suspects fired at by police (Newsday, Aug 5, 2008)
Family of Man Killed by Police Seeks Special Investigation (Daily News, Aug 4, 2008)
Police Kill Brooklyn Man (Daily News, Aug 3, 2008)
Kelly May Be Asked To Stay at Post (NY Sun, Aug 1, 2008)
As Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly considers a run for City Hall, the likely mayoral candidates are lining up to praise his record and indicating that if elected mayor, they could try to keep him on as commissioner.
Police and Fire Radios Are Talking to Each Other (NY Times, Jul 31, 2008)
Cop Clubbed Cuffed Vet, Took Call, Then Resumed Clubbing (Daily News, Jul 31, 2008)
Police Department To Launch Program For Public To Report Police Abuse (NY 1, Jul 31, 2008)
Witnesses Will Soon be Able to Upload Video and Text to 911 (NY Post, Jul 31, 2008)
Video Shows Police Beating Suspect (NY Post, Jul 30, 2008)
Officer Investigated for Knocking Down Cyclist (Daily News, Jul 29, 2008)
Sharpton Pleads Not Guilty for Rally Protesting Bell Shooting (NY Post, Jul 29, 2008)
Spitzer Charges Aren't Ruled Out (NY Post, Jul 28, 2008)
Kids Are Committing More Robberies (Daily News, Jul 28, 2008)
Investigators Assist Child Welfare (NY Times, Jul 28, 2008)
Panel Says Four Spitzer Aides Broke Ethics Law (NY Times, Jul 25, 2008)
Officials Detail World Trade Center Security Plan (Crain's, Jul 25, 2008)
Police Department Wins in Bitter World Trade Center Security Battle (Daily News, Jul 25, 2008)
Police Department Gains Control of Security at Trade Center (NY Times, Jul 25, 2008)
Police Investigate Possible Police Racism In Harlem (NY 1, Jul 24, 2008)
Retired Sergeant Killed By Police in Shootout (NY Post, Jul 23, 2008)
Law Takes Aim at Violent Video Games (Associated Press, Jul 23, 2008)
Response Times Fall, But At What Cost? (NY Sun, Jul 23, 2008)
Barron, Often a Critic, Praises the Police (NY Times, Jul 22, 2008)
Over the course of his public life, Councilman Charles Barron’s critiques of the New York Police Department have been nothing short of scathing. So, understandably, the ears of many a New Yorker perked up when Mr. Barron lavished praise upon New York’s finest over the last couple of days.
Spitzer Funds Questioned After Hotel Charges Emerge (NY Times, Jul 16, 2008)
Sanitation Workers Collect Scrap For A Profit (NY Sun, Jul 16, 2008)
Mentally Unfit Remain In Institutions (Village Voice, Jul 16, 2008)
Cops Wonder Whether to Drink Off-Duty and Act (NY Post, Jul 16, 2008)
Drinking Questioned at Police Department (NY Times, Jul 16, 2008)
Spitzer Charged Campaign for Hotel Bills (NY Times, Jul 16, 2008)
Mayor May Overhaul or Repeal Cabaret Law (NY Sun, Jul 15, 2008)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is looking to overhaul or repeal a city law that bars dancing in establishments that don't have a cabaret license. Under the law, which dates to 1926, businesses are not permitted to allow three or more people to dance unless they obtain a special license.
Police Department Appeals Order to Show Street-Stop Data (Associated Press, Jul 11, 2008)
Rising Temperature Plus Cuts in City Programs Create Volatile Mix (Amsterdam News, Jul 9, 2008)
Effort Targets Illegal Activities in Parks (NY Sun, Jul 9, 2008)
New Police Recruits Sworn In (NY Sun, Jul 9, 2008)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly welcomed 1,094 new police recruits yesterday at a swearing-in ceremony in Queens. The group will begin formal Police Academy training next week.
Board Complains That Fewer Police Officers Are Being Charged With Misconduct (NY Times, Jul 8, 2008)
Close-to-Home Treatment for Youth Shows Signs of Success (City Limits, Jul 8, 2008)
Inspector Pleads Not Guilty As More Chargers Emerge (NY Times, Jul 7, 2008)
Buildings Department Steps Up Shutdowns (Daily News, Jul 7, 2008)
Complaints Down and So is Discipline (Daily News, Jul 7, 2008)
Gripes Against Cops Down (NY Post, Jul 7, 2008)
Crime Dips at School (NY Post, Jul 6, 2008)
There were 1,020 crimes in city schools from July 2007 to June 2008, an 11 percent drop from the 1,142 crimes committed over the same period the previous year, according to the Police Department.
Fireworks Crackdown Worked (Daily News, Jul 4, 2008)
The city's crackdown on illegal fireworks is a success because injuries, arrests and confiscations are down, Mayor Bloomberg said Thursday.
Quinn Looks for Hate Crime Witnesses (Daily News, Jul 4, 2008)
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn called Thursday for witnesses to come forward and help police solve a bias attack on a gay couple.
Audit: Police Department Misplaced Guns (Associated Press, Jul 3, 2008)
Murder, Rape Numbers Mar Positive Crime Statistics (NY Sun, Jul 3, 2008)
City Could Settle Bell Suit (Daily News, Jul 2, 2008)
Lawyer Says She Was Fired for Questioning Taser Use (NY Sun, Jun 30, 2008)
A lawyer for the Mayor's Commission to Combat Police Corruption said she was fired when she asked too many questions about the NYPD's use of force. Willa Bernstein said she has asked why police officers Tasered a violent teenage after he was shackled and handcuffed in a police stationhouse.
Council Aides Plead Not Guilty (NY Post, Jun 28, 2008)
Two aides to City Councilmember Kendall Stewart pleaded not guilty yesterday to newly expanded charges of embezzling nearly $200,000 in slush-fund money through three charities they controlled.
Inquiry Into Council Funding to End Soon (NY Times, Jun 27, 2008)
High Court Ruling Reopens Gun Debate (AM New York, Jun 27, 2008)
Brooklyn Jail Opponents Speak Out (NY Sun, Jun 27, 2008)
More Delays for Cameras in Subways (NY Times, Jun 26, 2008)
Police Want Suspects to Sign Form Agreeing to Searches (Newsday, Jun 25, 2008)
More Charges in Funding Scandal (NY Times, Jun 25, 2008)
Federal prosecutors yesterday added new charges to those already facing by two City Council aides accused of embezzling money from a charity financed by their boss’ discretionary awards of city money. The aides actually controlled three charities, not just one, all of which received city funds at the request of the councilman for whom they worked, Kendall Stewart of Brooklyn, according to a new indictment.
Prosecutor Throws Case (NY Times, Jun 23, 2008)
Web Prostitution Crackdown Called By Councilman (NY Sun, Jun 23, 2008)
New York City law enforcement officials need to crack down on the new "Wild West" of prostitution, the Internet — and specifically the popular Web site Craigslist, City Council Member Eric Gioia said yesterday.
City Subpoenas for Access to Tapes of 2004 Protests (NY Times, Jun 20, 2008)
Two Former Bear Stearns Hedge Fund Managers Charged (Associated Press, Jun 20, 2008)
Gordon's Prison Sentence Stayed Until Appeal is Decided (NY Post, Jun 19, 2008)
Correction Department Targets Hunts Point for Jail, Again (Daily News, Jun 17, 2008)
District Attorney Investigates Police Horse Stable Contracts (NY Post, Jun 17, 2008)
Police May Expand Use of Tasers (NY Times, Jun 15, 2008)
After decades languishing in the trunks of squad cars, the Taser, the handgun-shaped device that incapacitates people with a pulsating electrical current, is getting a chance at a higher profile in the New York Police Department.
How Police Use Tasers (, Jun 15, 2008)
Cops have fired Taser stun guns approximately 300 times a year the last few years, according to the NYPD. Cops are mandated to complete a detailed report every time they zap a suspect, although a new study commissioned by the police department recommends that those reports include more analysis.
Police Used Force in 20 Percent of Stops (Daily News, Jun 14, 2008)
Gordon Sentenced to Two-to-Six Years (Village Voice, Jun 13, 2008)
Investigation Into Crane Inspection Corruption Broadens (NY Times, Jun 12, 2008)
City Steps Up Enforcement of Fire Code (NY Times, Jun 11, 2008)
More than 100 people have been arrested in New York City this month as part of a continuing effort to crack down on buildings with outstanding fire code violations.
Three Internet Providers Will Block Sites with Child Pornography (NY Times, Jun 10, 2008)
Graffitists Seek Fame by Tagging in New York City (Newsday, Jun 10, 2008)
Mayor: City Will Punish Bribe-Takers (NY Sun, Jun 10, 2008)
The city will come down hard on employees who violate the law, but natural incentives for buildings inspectors to accept bribes could make the fight against corruption an uphill climb, Mayor Bloomberg said.
Legislation Proposed in Wake of Bell Verdict (Newsday, Jun 9, 2008)
Cops to Carry Stun Guns (NY Post, Jun 8, 2008)
Cops will now have an alternative to deadly force, toting around stun guns along with their service weapons on patrol, officials said yesterday.
Twenty-Seven Indicted in Illegal Cigarette Trade (Associated Press, Jun 6, 2008)
City Homicides Jump 5 Percent (Daily News, Jun 4, 2008)
Community Groups Step Up Drive to Keep Teens from Getting Guns (Daily News, Jun 1, 2008)
Criminal Investigation into Crane Collapse (NY Times, Jun 1, 2008)
The Manhattan district attorney’s office has opened a criminal investigation into a fatal crane accident on the East Side, focusing on whether a part of the crane had been seriously damaged last year and then inappropriately put back into service, an official involved in the investigation said on Saturday.
Police Contract Could Set Costly Precedent (Daily News, May 31, 2008)
Department of Investigation Secretly Attending Budget Council Hearings (NY Post, May 30, 2008)
The city Department of Investigation has been quietly attending City Council hearings without informing members, The Post has learned. Council members, already on edge over the ongoing probe into a secret slush fund, were startled by the presence of a prober at a routine Finance Committee hearing this week.
Suits Challenge Police Stops and Frisks (City Limits, May 28, 2008)
Harlem Shootings Uneasy Reminder of Past (NY Times, May 28, 2008)
The 10 shootings in Harlem Monday night reminded residents of the famed area's not-too-distant past, when shootings were far more common in part because of the crack cocaine trade, which ravaged the neighborhood in the late 1980s and 1990s. And it juxtaposed uneasily with the new Harlem.
Murders, Shootings Increase (Daily News, May 28, 2008)
The latest crime statistics reveal that 190 people have been killed this year, compared with 172 during the same period last year — a 10.4 percent increase. The number of shootings is also up, with 499 documented incidents, compared with 444 during the same period last year — a 12.3 percent jump.
Bloomberg Wants Deal with Police Union (NY Post, May 24, 2008)
There's a small window of opportunity right now for the city and the police union to negotiate a new contract and avert another tense bout of arbitration, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday.
Bloomberg Not Allowed to Testify in Gun Suit (NY Post, May 23, 2008)
Arrest in Assault on Jewish Teen in Crown Heights (Daily News, May 23, 2008)
Department of Investigation Asks for More Investigators for Slush Probe (NY Post, May 23, 2008)
Police Are Out in Force in Crown Heights (NY Times, May 22, 2008)
Police Department Wants Drugs Tested At Time of Bust (Newsday, May 22, 2008)
Bell Shooting Brings Disciplinary Charges (NY Times, May 21, 2008)
Police Department Struggles to Fill Ranks (NY Post, May 20, 2008)
Governor Proposes Stricter Gun Laws (Associated Press, May 20, 2008)
Of Attorneys, Earmarks And Friday Night Press Releases (Daily Politics, May 17, 2008)
Dispute Between Police and Transit Officials (Daily News, May 16, 2008)
City Subpoenas Lawyers' Notes (Village Voice, May 15, 2008)
Bloomberg: Congress Won't Run Police Department (AM New York, May 15, 2008)
Arroyo Now in Criminal Probe (Daily News, May 15, 2008)
A criminal investigation has been launched into allegations that Bronx City Councilmember Maria del Carmen Arroyo funneled taxpayer money to a nonprofit that employed her relatives.
City Employees Allegedly Extorted $1 Million from School Bus Companies (NY Post, May 14, 2008)
Pleas Expected in Prostitution Ring Tied to Spitzer (NY Times, May 13, 2008)
Mini-Cameras for Police Handguns Proposed (Associated Press, May 13, 2008)
Congress Hears from Critics of Bell Case (Newsday, May 13, 2008)
Judges Doubt Police Testimony in Gun Cases (NY Times, May 12, 2008)
Case Sign of Police Bias, Critics Charge (Daily News, May 12, 2008)
The NYPD has a failed relationship with minority-group members - a problem illustrated by a recent incident in which a white cop ordered the highest-ranking black officer on the force out of his car, civil rights advocates said Sunday.
Administration Rolls Back Hiring of New Cops (NY Post, May 11, 2008)
Blacks Remain Scarce in Top NYPD Ranks (NY Times, May 11, 2008)
Police figures show that the number of blacks among the roughly 700 officers who make up the department’s top tier — in the ranks of captain and higher — has remained unchanged from 2002 through 2007: 28.
Police Stop Top Officer (Daily News, May 10, 2008)
At least one cop has been disciplined for ordering the NYPD's highest-ranking uniformed black officer out of his auto while the three-star chief was off-duty and parked in Queens,
Bell Evidence Sent to Federal Authorities (Daily News, May 9, 2008)
Gag on 2nd Amendment Is City's Aim in Guns Suit (NY Sun, May 9, 2008)
Political Role of Group Monserrate Financed Said to Be Investigated (NY Times, May 8, 2008)
In Wake of Council Scandal, Quinn Offers New Rules (NY Sun, May 8, 2008)
Suit Says Cops Stop Thousands for 'Walking While Black' (AM New York, May 8, 2008)
Sean Bell Protesters Slow City; Sharpton, Paterson Will Meet (NY Sun, May 8, 2008)
Hundreds Protest Sean Bell Verdict (Daily News, May 8, 2008)
Sharpton Arrested in Protest Over 50-Shot Slaying (Associated Press, May 8, 2008)
Sean Bell Protest Mostly Peaceful (AM New York, May 8, 2008)
Hundreds Held in Protests of Police Acquittals (NY Times, May 8, 2008)
Bias Suit Challenges Police Handling of Case of Missing Black Woman (Village Voice, May 7, 2008)
Police Data Shows Increase in Street Stops (NY Times, May 6, 2008)
Digital Bootlegging Industry Targeted (Metro, May 6, 2008)
Paterson Fears Police Rumors (NY Post, May 5, 2008)
New York Police Department Veteran to Lead MTA Cops (Daily News, May 2, 2008)
Fifty-Shot Case May Affect Kelly's Chances in a Mayoral Race (NY Times, May 2, 2008)
The not guilty verdict in the Sean Bell shooting last week was welcome news to three New York City police detectives charged in the case; one even wept as a judge in Queens read the ruling. But Justice Arthur Cooperman's verdict also created some new challenges in the life of their boss, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.
Mayor Says Police Contract Stalemate Could Hurt Property Tax Relief (Staten Island Advance, May 2, 2008)
Appeals Court Dismisses City's Suit Against Gun Makers (Associated Press, May 1, 2008)
Quinn: I Am Not Target of Investigations (NY Sun, May 1, 2008)
Speaker Christine Quinn is stating emphatically that she is not a target of federal and local investigations into the City Council, and she is standing by her statement that she learned about the existence of fictitious organizations in the budget only within the last several months.
How to Curb Police Abuses: A Proposal (Village Voice, Apr 30, 2008)
Report on Marijuana Arrests Sees Targeting of Black and Latino Men (Newsday, Apr 30, 2008)
Even After Acquittal, Careers of 6 Officers in 50-Shot Case Remain in Limbo (NY Times, Apr 29, 2008)
Civil Rights Advocates Call for Policy Changes (Newsday, Apr 27, 2008)
Three Detectives Acquitted (NY Times, Apr 27, 2008)
Black New Yorkers See Nuance in Bell Case (NY Times, Apr 27, 2008)
Fiancé Leaves Court in Tears (Daily News, Apr 27, 2008)
District Attorney Defends Prosecution (NY Times, Apr 27, 2008)
The Policy Changes Post Bell (Daily News, Apr 27, 2008)
Prosecutor Dealt With The Hand He Was Dealt (NY Times, Apr 27, 2008)
Police Stepping Up Presence in Subway Stations (Newsday, Apr 25, 2008)
The Bell Verdict and the Queens Borough President Race (Politicker, Apr 25, 2008)
Two Likely Mayoral Candidates Give Contrasting Views on Bell Verdict (Staten Island Advance, Apr 25, 2008)
A Prosecutor's Political Prospects (NY Sun, Apr 21, 2008)
Firefighters Sue Over Deutsche Bank Fire (NY Post, Apr 21, 2008)
Graffiti Complaints Up (NY Post, Apr 21, 2008)
Federal Charges Unlikely After Bell Verdict (AM New York, Apr 21, 2008)
Slush Fund Tab To Taxpayers (NY Post, Apr 20, 2008)
The City Council's slush-fund woes have just begun - now comes the massive bill to taxpayers.
Slush Fund Scandal Scares Nonprofits (Daily News, Apr 19, 2008)
The City Council slush fund scandal is starting to wreak havoc on the start of budget negotiations - and cause panic among nonprofit groups that get the money.
Probers Slog Through Pile of Paper in Council Scandal (Daily News, Apr 18, 2008)
Department of Investigation probers are poring through thousands of documents bearing the names of politicians, dollar amounts and a roster of nonprofit groups - some real, some not.
Scandal Shows Flaws in Screening (Daily News, Apr 18, 2008)
The city has an extensive checks and balances system to weed out shady groups it contracts with, starting with a program known as the vendor exchange system. But the case of the Donna Reid Memorial Education Fund proved the system isn't foolproof.
Duh! Council Had Slush Funds, Former Politician Snorts (Daily News, Apr 18, 2008)
"I told you so!" So said former Brooklyn Councilmember Sal Albanese, who often railed against secret pork-barrel spending in the Council, where he was a member from 1982 through 1997.
2 Council Aides Accused of Embezzling Funds (NY Times, Apr 17, 2008)
Aides to Brooklyn Council Member Indicted on Fraud Charges (Newsday, Apr 17, 2008)
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04172008/news/regionalnews/suspect_failed_to_address_key_blunder_106855.htm (NY Post, Apr 17, 2008)
Busts in Political Slush Rush (NY Post, Apr 17, 2008)
Judges Rule On Rallies, Secret Hearings (Newsday, Apr 16, 2008)
Mayor Takes Gun Control To Congress (NY 1, Apr 16, 2008)
Trial of Three Queens Detectives Goes to Judge for Verdict (NY Times, Apr 15, 2008)
Mayors and Wal-Mart Back Gun Sales Plan (NY Times, Apr 15, 2008)
Mayors in favor of gun control, led by Michael R. Bloomberg and Thomas M. Menino, reached a 10-point agreement with Wal-Mart, the country’s largest gun seller.
Bell Case Moves to Final Arguments (Newsday, Apr 14, 2008)
Federal Judge Supports Mann Act Charge Against Spitzer (NY Sun, Apr 11, 2008)
Quinn Urged To Resign (NY Sun, Apr 11, 2008)
The speaker of the City Council, Christine Quinn, is facing calls to resign following disclosures that the council hid millions of budget dollars behind fictitious organizations to create a slush fund that could be used for political favors. Charles Barron, a council member of Brooklyn and a longtime critic of Ms. Quinn, said yesterday that the speaker is "an embarrassment and distraction for City Hall." A law enforcement group, 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, also called on Ms. Quinn to resign yesterday.
Arrest of Cigarette Seller Is a Coup, Brooklyn Officials Say (NY Times, Apr 10, 2008)
State Assemblymember Convicted of Taking Bribe (NY Times, Apr 9, 2008)
Final Defense Witnesses Testify in Bell Trial (Newsday, Apr 9, 2008)
Tough Charges In Brooklyn Drug Trades See Few Tough Sentences (NY Times, Apr 7, 2008)
Security at World Trade Center to be 'Ring of Steel' (Daily News, Apr 7, 2008)
Attorney General Goes After State Troopers (NY Post, Apr 6, 2008)
In Ambitious Assault on Brooklyn Drug Trade, Limited Victory (NY Times, Apr 6, 2008)
Lawyer Says Legislator Was Victim of Entrapment (NY Times, Apr 4, 2008)
Maximum Term for Stepfather in Death of Girl (NY Times, Apr 4, 2008)
Tompkins Square Park Activists Fight Police - Again (AM New York, Apr 4, 2008)
Queens Police Make City's Largest Counterfeit Bust (NY 1, Apr 4, 2008)
Seattle Police Department Recruiting in New York (Daily News, Apr 4, 2008)
Gordon Corruption Trial Closes (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Apr 4, 2008)
Criminal Charges Eyed in Probe of Council (NY Sun, Apr 4, 2008)
Judge Allows Lawsuit Claiming Race Tainted Police Response (Associated Press, Apr 4, 2008)
Federal Judge Blasts Police Department in Back Pay Lawsuit (Associated Press, Apr 3, 2008)
Police Department Preps $5 Million Disaster System (NY Post, Apr 3, 2008)
Slays Surge 24 Percent (NY Post, Apr 3, 2008)
Police Major Expected to be Questioned by Cuomo in Spitzer Probe (Daily News, Apr 3, 2008)
Leaving a Series of Bombs, and Precious Few Clues (NY Times, Apr 3, 2008)
Sean Bell’s Friend Testifies at Trial (Daily News, Apr 2, 2008)
Prosecution Rests in Sean Bell Trial (NY Sun, Apr 2, 2008)
Grand Jury Is Investigating Noose at Columbia University (NY Times, Apr 1, 2008)
Passenger in Sean Bell’s Car Recounts Shooting (NY Times, Apr 1, 2008)
More Bars in More Places (Daily Politics, Apr 1, 2008)
Brooklyn's Jail with Retail is Back with a Lot More Jail (Curbed, Apr 1, 2008)
How the Subways Wiped Out Graffiti (Metro, Apr 1, 2008)
Police Give Local Artist the Reaction He Was Angling For (Village Voice, Apr 1, 2008)
An Advocate for Sean Bell's Family Tries To Get the Word Out (Village Voice, Apr 1, 2008)
Bell Trial Looks at Police Investigation of Bullets (NY Post, Mar 29, 2008)
Spitzer May Have Lied Dopp Says (NY Times, Mar 29, 2008)
Evidence collected by the Albany district attorney’s office indicates that Gov. Eliot Spitzer lied to the public last year about his role in an effort to discredit a political rival and may have misled the district attorney’s office itself in an interview last year, according to a report released late Friday.
Spitzer Led Troopergate, DA Says (Daily News, Mar 29, 2008)
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer directed the Troopergate smear of political foe Senate GOP leader Joe Bruno, Albany District Attorney David Soares declared Friday.
Sex Scandal Saves Spitzer from One Prosecution (Newsday, Mar 29, 2008)
Prosecutors considered trying to indict Eliot Spitzer for official misconduct for his role in the Troopergate affair but decided not to after the former governor unexpectedly resigned in a prostitution scandal, according to a report released Friday by Albany District Attorney David Soares.
'I'll kill you!' - Cops caught on Video at UN Tibet Protest (Daily News, Mar 28, 2008)
Queens, Bronx Drive Up City Murder Rate (NY Sun, Mar 28, 2008)
Call Girl Linked to Spitzer Knew Reputed Mob Affiliate (NY Times, Mar 28, 2008)
Sports Stores Still Sell Gear in Gang Colors (Daily News, Mar 27, 2008)
Mayor Proposes That Police Run Trade Center Security (NY Times, Mar 27, 2008)
Council Member Wants to Change Protest Permit Rules (Associated Press, Mar 27, 2008)
Rules for New York parade and protest permits would be relaxed under a bill introduced in the City Council on Wednesday. Manhattan lawmaker Rosie Mendez says the city's regulations for gatherings in public spaces are too strict. The bill would override the New York Police Department's rule requiring any gathering of 50 or more people to obtain a permit. Instead, it proposes that groups of 100 or fewer would not need permits.
Port Authority Blasts Police Department Security Plans for Ground Zero (Daily News, Mar 27, 2008)
Bell's Vision Critically Impaired Before Shooting (Daily News, Mar 27, 2008)
Police Department Wants Control of Security at Trade Center Site (Daily News, Mar 26, 2008)
Bell Drove Straight at Police, Witness Says (Newsday, Mar 26, 2008)
Officer Adds Charges to Lawsuit Against City (NY Times, Mar 26, 2008)
Bulletproofing the Bench (Judicial Reports, Mar 26, 2008)
The Juveniles Are Gone, Yet the Jails Remain (NY Times, Mar 26, 2008)
Ruling Limits Cavity Searches (NY Times, Mar 26, 2008)
Request to Release Findings on Spitzer (NY Times, Mar 26, 2008)
Gunfire Was Threatened, a Friend of Bell’s Testifies (NY Times, Mar 26, 2008)
Schumer Says Albany Should Change Laws on Auxiliary Officers (City Hall, Mar 26, 2008)
In Queens Trial, Detective’s Fear and 31 Bullets (NY Times, Mar 25, 2008)
Misdemeanors Fuel Arrests in 2007 (NY Post, Mar 24, 2008)
NYPD To Get Federal Terrorism Info (Newsday, Mar 24, 2008)
Spitzer Involved in Bruno Smear (NY Times, Mar 24, 2008)
Spitzer Pushed Staff’s Effort to Smear Bruno (NY Times, Mar 24, 2008)
Illegal Signs and a Reporter’s Broken Camera (City Room, Mar 24, 2008)
In a City Park, a Crime Against Nature (NY Times, Mar 22, 2008)
Murders Up 26 Percent Across City This Year (Daily News, Mar 21, 2008)
US Defends Tough Tactics on Spitzer (NY Times, Mar 21, 2008)
Company Taunts Bloomberg with Painted Gun Line Named After Him (Daily News, Mar 21, 2008)
Council Voices Crime Fears Amid Cuts to Police Force (NY Sun, Mar 20, 2008)
City Faces the Prospect of Its Smallest Police Force Since the 1990s (NY Times, Mar 20, 2008)
Budget Cut Will Pull Police Department to Lowest Level in 16 Years (Daily News, Mar 20, 2008)
Man Who Provoked Bell Shooting Disputes Detectives’ Version (NY 1, Mar 20, 2008)
NY Investigators Asked to Wait for Federal Probe of Spitzer Case (AM New York, Mar 20, 2008)
Leap Day Not Included In Crime Data (Village Voice, Mar 19, 2008)
Police Cut Could Draw Critics Today (NY Sun, Mar 19, 2008)
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly will be on the hot seat today at a City Council budget hearing regarding a plan to remove 1,000 officers from the department's payroll next year.
Verdict One In Nixzmary Case (NY Times, Mar 19, 2008)
Witness Testifies That a Detective in the Sean Bell Shooting Said He Fired Only One Bullet (NY Times, Mar 19, 2008)
Queens Councilman Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse And Resigns (NY Post, Mar 18, 2008)
Admitting Sexual Abuse, City Councilman Resigns (NY Times, Mar 18, 2008)
City Councilman Dennis P. Gallagher resigned from office and pleaded guilty on Monday to two misdemeanors, admitting that he sexually abused a woman in his district office in Middle Village, Queens, last summer while he was intoxicated.
Gallagher Absence May Shrink GOP's Presence on Council (NY Sun, Mar 18, 2008)
The Republican Party's already anemic presence in the City Council could shrink after Council Member Dennis Gallagher of Queens, who pleaded guilty yesterday to "forcibly touching and sexually abusing" a 52-year-old woman, resigns his office.
Eliot Spitzer's Crack Tax (Village Voice, Mar 18, 2008)
Gallagher Deal Criticized (NY Post, Mar 17, 2008)
The woman who claimed City Councilmember Dennis Gallagher raped her now says the politician is getting a slap on the wrist with a no-jail plea deal that will force him out of office.
The Double Lives of High-Priced Call Girls (NY Times, Mar 16, 2008)
Investigators Seek Records of Spitzer Campaign’s Payments to a Consultant (NY Times, Mar 16, 2008)
Rape at Housing Project Focuses Attention on Security (NY Times, Mar 15, 2008)
Testimony in Police Shooting Trial Focuses on Victim's Car (Newsday, Mar 15, 2008)
Prostitute in Spitzer Case Given Immunity (Daily News, Mar 15, 2008)
Legislator Points Finger at Former Councilwoman (NY Times, Mar 15, 2008)
Anarchists Cry Foul on Times Square Bombing Probe (Metro, Mar 14, 2008)
US Examining Spitzer’s Funds (NY Times, Mar 14, 2008)
Videotape at Trial Shows Legislator Discussing Deal (NY Times, Mar 14, 2008)
Investigator Cites Blood on Pistol in Sean Bell Trial (NY Times, Mar 14, 2008)
Jurors Ask for Evidence in Killing of 7-Year-Old (NY Times, Mar 14, 2008)
Thefts Cause Chelsea Galleries to Rethink Security (City Room, Mar 14, 2008)
Donors, Analysts Wonder Where Spitzer Campaign Funds Will Go (NY Sun, Mar 13, 2008)
On Trips, Spitzer Mixed Business with Pleasure (Daily News, Mar 13, 2008)
Spitzer's Pension (Daily Politics, Mar 13, 2008)
In a Senate Tie, Could Bruno Vote Twice? (City Room, Mar 13, 2008)
After Spitzer: Project Delays? (Crain's, Mar 13, 2008)
Six Tumultuous Days That Ended in a Resignation (NY Times, Mar 13, 2008)
A Bipartisan Prediction of Harmony in Albany (NY Times, Mar 13, 2008)
For an Aspiring Singer, a Harsher Spotlight (NY Times, Mar 13, 2008)
Now What does Eliot Spitzer Do? (AM New York, Mar 13, 2008)
Closing Arguments Given in Nixzmary Brown Trial (Daily News, Mar 13, 2008)
Scandal Unprecedented in NY's History (Associated Press, Mar 13, 2008)
Manhattan US Attorney Could Charge Spitzer (NY Sun, Mar 13, 2008)
Advocates Worry About Sex Worker (NY Sun, Mar 13, 2008)
Bell Trial Hears Testimony About Chaos at Nearby AirTrain Station (Newsday, Mar 12, 2008)
More School Security Proposed (NY Sun, Mar 12, 2008)
In the wake of a school shooting at a Jewish seminary in Israel last week, a group of City Council members is proposing that the New York City Department of Education and the New York City Police Department provide to private and parochial schools all of the security services currently provided to public schools.
Gallagher Reported Near Plea Deal (NY Post, Mar 12, 2008)
City Councilmember Dennis Gallagher has an "agreement" with Queens prosecutors on a plea deal where he'll step down from his seat but avoid jail time in the case where a woman accused him of raping her in his office, sources said last night.
Spitzer Said to be Negotiating with Prosecutors (Newsday, Mar 12, 2008)
Gov. Eliot Spitzer's lawyers are negotiating a possible plea deal with federal prosecutors stemming from his alleged involvement in a prostitution ring, sources said. The sources said Spitzer's major bargaining chip to possibly avoid being charged with a serious felony -- such as money laundering or avoiding federal currency rules -- is to work out an arrangement in which he steps down in return for leniency.
The Rules that Caught Spitzer (Newsday, Mar 12, 2008)
The bank reporting rule that brought Gov. Eliot Spitzer to the attention of federal investigators aims to keep the country's financial complex from being misused by criminals and terrorists.
Effort to Avoid Disclosure May Have Snared Spitzer (NY Post, Mar 12, 2008)
Federal Investigators might never have caught on to Eliot Spitzer's had the governor not second-guessed himself over the payments he made to the high-priced call girl service that he apparently frequented.
In Office, Spitzer Targeted Sex Trade (NY Times, Mar 12, 2008)
Human rights groups, which credit Gov. Eliot Spitzer with what they call the toughest and most comprehensive anti-sex-trade law in the nation, are in shock that Spitzer stands accused of being one of the very men his law was designed to catch and punish.
What Punishment Spitzer Faces (NY Sun, Mar 12, 2008)
Gov. Eliot Spitzer could soon find himself beset on all sides by legal proceedings, as the Assembly weighs impeachment, federal prosecutors consider indictment, and an attorney disciplinary committee mulls disbarment.
Investigators Probe Use of State Money for Spitzer's Trysts (Daily News, Mar 12, 2008)
Although Gov. Eliot Spitzer apparently used his own money to pay prostitutes, investigators are looking to see whether he used state money for the hotel rooms. At the same time, state police reportedly have launched an internal inquiry into whether there was a breach of protocol by Spitzer's trooper security detail during the liaisons.
Focus on a Bump That Preceded 50 Shots (NY Times, Mar 12, 2008)
High-Priced Call Girls' Lips Are Sealed (Washington Post, Mar 12, 2008)
Liaisons took place over years (Albany Times Union, Mar 12, 2008)
Spitzer Is Linked to a Sex Ring as Client (NY Times, Mar 11, 2008)
Revelations of Governor's Actions Began as Routine Tax Inquiry (NY Times, Mar 11, 2008)
Albany Reacts to Spitzer Allegations (NY Times, Mar 11, 2008)
Milestones in Spitzer’s Ambitious Career (NY Times, Mar 11, 2008)
Bribery Trial of Legislator Starts in Brooklyn (NY Times, Mar 11, 2008)
Oversight for Overseas Police Unclear (City Hall, Mar 10, 2008)
Explosive Device Damages Times Square Armed Forces Recruiting Station (Daily News, Mar 7, 2008)
Hunt for Clues in Times Square Blast Spans Consulates, Capitol (Associated Press, Mar 7, 2008)
Times Square, Consulate Bomb Connections Sought (NY Sun, Mar 7, 2008)
Letter Writer Becomes Odd Footnote to Times Square Bombing (City Room, Mar 7, 2008)
Auxiliary Police See Parking Permit Cut as an Insult (NY Times, Mar 6, 2008)
New Revelations About School Bus Union Mob Ties (Village Voice, Mar 6, 2008)
Court Hears Detective’s Call to 911 After Shooting at Club (NY Times, Mar 5, 2008)
City Withdraws Its Proposal for a $375 Million Jail in the South Bronx (NY Times, Mar 5, 2008)
Brooklyn Judges Revolt Over Death Penalty (NY Sun, Mar 4, 2008)
When Cops Go Bad Does the Police Department's Internal Affairs Bureau Even Notice? (Village Voice, Mar 4, 2008)
Is the Police Department Reducing Traffic Violations? Hard to Say (StreetsBlog, Mar 4, 2008)
Engineer Faces Perjury Charge After Fatal Bronx Fire in '06 (NY Times, Mar 3, 2008)
Mayor Takes Anti-Illegal Gun Campaign to Florida (NY Sun, Mar 3, 2008)
Mayor Bloomberg is taking his nationwide campaign against the illegal sale and trafficking of guns to Jacksonville, Fla., where he will speak today at a conference arranged by the organization he co-founded, Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
Bill Could Land Daredevil Jumpers in Jail (NY Sun, Mar 3, 2008)
Daredevils who parachute from tall buildings could land in jail if a bill introduced by Council Member Peter Vallone Jr. of Queens becomes law.
Did Officers Identify Themselves? (NY Times, Mar 3, 2008)
Another Swastika Is Found on a Building in Brooklyn (NY Times, Mar 2, 2008)
Council Questions Police Department's Preparedness For Handling Mentally Ill (NY 1, Feb 29, 2008)
Friends of Bell Recount Night of Shooting (NY Sun, Feb 29, 2008)
Museum Exhibit Draws Fire from Police Union (Daily News, Feb 29, 2008)
Gallagher's Accuser Outraged by No-Jail Plea Deal (Daily News, Feb 29, 2008)
Fewer Guns in City (NY Post, Feb 28, 2008)
Fewer Lock Ups, Enough Money? (City Limits, Feb 28, 2008)
Police Get High Marks from Corruption Monitor (Daily News, Feb 28, 2008)
Gallagher Said to Be Considering a Plea Deal (NY Post, Feb 28, 2008)
Top Rikers Drug Counselor Busted for Selling Drugs (Village Voice, Feb 28, 2008)
Nonprofit Diabetes Group Is Subject of Investigation (NY Times, Feb 28, 2008)
Eyewitness to Bell Shooting Testifies at Trial (NY Times, Feb 27, 2008)
Hate Crimes Against Blacks, Jews Increase Sharply (AM New York, Feb 27, 2008)
Despite Raid, Designer Knockoffs Still Available (AM New York, Feb 27, 2008)
Trial of Police Begins in 50-Shot Case (NY Times, Feb 26, 2008)
In the Sean Bell Shooting, 50 Bullets and Many Truths (New York Magazine, Feb 26, 2008)
Will Christine Quinn Stand Up to Commissioner Kelly? (Village Voice, Feb 26, 2008)
Bell Trial to Begin Today (Newsday, Feb 25, 2008)
City Cracks Down on 'Instant Tax Refund' Practices (Associated Press, Feb 22, 2008)
Schools Text Alert Plan (NY Post, Feb 22, 2008)
Sean Bell Trial To Begin on Monday (NY Sun, Feb 22, 2008)
Call for Mob Probe of Croton Water Plant (Daily News, Feb 21, 2008)
NYCLU, Reporter Sue Police Department Over Press Passes (Daily Politics, Feb 20, 2008)
Subway Stops by Police (Daily News, Feb 18, 2008)
Blacks and Latinos are far more likely to be stopped and questioned by police on the subway than white New Yorkers. Even though whites account for more than a third of all subway riders, less than 8 percent of the people stopped by police on the subways are white. On the other hand, blacks and Hispanics make up just under half of subway riders, yet account for nearly 90 percent of those stopped and questioned in the subways during the last two years.
Bloomberg on Illegal Guns and Rampages (City Room, Feb 18, 2008)
Fewer Applicants Sign Up for Police Test (NY Post, Feb 17, 2008)
Preliminary Mayor's Management Report (, Feb 15, 2008)
An interim look at the performance of various city agencies was released yesterday in a report called the Preliminary Mayor's Management Report. Published annually, it takes a look at the city's performance in the first four months of the fiscal year and forecasts performance expectations. Much of the information can be broken down by individual agency, issue, or community. Some significant highlights were: Sewer back up complaints jumped by 23 percent; the average response time to heat complaints rose by 50 percent (although stays within the goal of seven hours); and major felony crimes in schools were nearly a third lower than the same quarter last year.
Anti-Terror Budget Gap at MTA (Metro, Feb 15, 2008)
MTA Officials Grilled Over Anti-Terrorism Program (NY 1, Feb 15, 2008)
New Database Will Track Guns Used in Crimes (NY Sun, Feb 14, 2008)
Bloomberg Receives Anonymous Gift Membership to NRA (Daily News, Feb 14, 2008)
Mayor to Attend Gun Control Meeting (NY Sun, Feb 13, 2008)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg will appear at Baltimore City Hall with about 10 other mayors for a regional meeting of the coalition he co-founded with Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston in 2006, Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
Homeless? Low-Paying Job? Her Mortgage Was Approved (City Room, Feb 13, 2008)
Opponents of the Govenor's Proposed "Drug Tax" (NY Post, Feb 12, 2008)
Graffiti Complaints Double in Brooklyn, Where Arrests Rise By a Third (Daily News, Feb 12, 2008)
Graffit Complaints in the Bronx Rise By Over 50 Percent (Daily News, Feb 12, 2008)
Jail Reopening and Expansion Proposed for Atlantic Ave (New York Magazine, Feb 12, 2008)
Fewer Frisks in 2007 (Daily News, Feb 11, 2008)
Department Makes Major Changes at Jails (NY Sun, Feb 11, 2008)
Craigslist Scams Targeting Renters (Daily News, Feb 11, 2008)
Endless Task: Keeping Unions Clean (NY Times, Feb 10, 2008)
Mob Figure Is Arrested in Officer’s 1976 Killing (NY Times, Feb 8, 2008)
Accused Gambino Leaders Indicted in Sweep (NY Times, Feb 8, 2008)
Alleged Mob Figures Taken Down (NY Sun, Feb 8, 2008)
City's District Attorneys Worry Over Big Funding Cuts (NY Sun, Feb 7, 2008)
Council Member Says Caffeinated Drink Glorifies Graffiti (NY Sun, Feb 7, 2008)
Council Member Peter Vallone is decrying a new energy drink that he says promotes vandalism. All City NRG, a caffeinated beverage put out by the New York-based Arizona Beverage Co., features graffiti-influenced art on its can and in promotional material. "This product shamelessly glorifies a culture of vandalism and lawlessness," Mr. Vallone said yesterday.
Cops Take Parking Cut (Daily News, Feb 6, 2008)
In Brooklyn, Police Work Is Undone by Scandal (NY Times, Feb 5, 2008)
GOP Senators Respond To Uptick In Violent Convicts' Parole (Daily Politics, Feb 5, 2008)
Police, Armed with Semi-Automatics and Dogs, to Patrol Subways (Daily News, Feb 4, 2008)
Company Changes Its Taxi Credit Card Security Policy (NY Sun, Feb 4, 2008)
Where Sex Offenders Live (Time Out New York, Feb 2, 2008)
Treasurer For NY GOP Representatives In FBI Crosshairs (Daily Politics, Feb 1, 2008)
The Police Department's Fight Against Chalk Drawings (Village Voice, Jan 30, 2008)
State Bill Seeks to Keep Sex Offenders Off 'My Space' (Newsday, Jan 30, 2008)
No Charges for Most of the 32 Arrested on Way to Wake (NY Times, Jan 29, 2008)
Memo Urged Command Center Relocation (NY Times, Jan 28, 2008)
Charges Filed in Hate Crime Wave (AM New York, Jan 28, 2008)
Judge Sides with Bloomberg on Gun Stings (Associated Press, Jan 28, 2008)
Hate Crime Spike in Crown Heights? (Daily News, Jan 28, 2008)
Hate Graffiti Examined in Brooklyn (NY Times, Jan 27, 2008)
Plan to Close Prisons Stirs Anxiety in Rural Towns (NY Times, Jan 27, 2008)
Memo Details Objections to Command Center Site (NY Times, Jan 26, 2008)
Five Year-Old Boy Handcuffed in School (Daily News, Jan 25, 2008)
City Releases Police Data to Crime Research Group (NY Times, Jan 25, 2008)
Paint on a Coat Brings an Arrest in Brooklyn Swastika Case (NY Times, Jan 25, 2008)
Undercover Work Seen as Mix of Art, Temptation and, Sometimes, Corruption (NY Times, Jan 25, 2008)
Two Guards Guilty of Beating Brooklyn Inmate (Newsday, Jan 25, 2008)
Drugs-for-Information Scandal Shakes Up New York Police Narcotics Force (NY Times, Jan 24, 2008)
Court Denies Change Of Venue For Sean Bell Trial (NY 1, Jan 24, 2008)
Drug Inquiry Widening in Brooklyn (NY Times, Jan 24, 2008)
Night Shift Has Long Ties to Corruption (NY Times, Jan 24, 2008)
Narcotics Scandal Shakes Up Department (NY Times, Jan 23, 2008)
Complaints Against Police Drop Slightly (NY Post, Jan 22, 2008)
Plan to Collect DNA Raises Concerns (NY Times, Jan 20, 2008)
Important questions hang in the air around Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to collect DNA from virtually everyone charged with a crime.
Rich Prize Dangled To Spur Anti-Crime Technology (NY Sun, Jan 18, 2008)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg in his State of the City speech yesterday announced that the city is planning to offer a six-figure prize if an inventor can formulate a handheld device that can analyze DNA at crime scenes.
Councilman Suspects Politics in a Burglary (City Room, Jan 18, 2008)
Spitzer Announces Changes to Juvenile Detention System (WNYC, Jan 17, 2008)
Police Union Seeks To Shut a College Loans Program (NY Sun, Jan 16, 2008)
'Drama and Disrespect' Blamed for Homicide Jump in Four Neighborhoods (Daily News, Jan 15, 2008)
When Crime Was Always on Our Minds (NY Times, Jan 15, 2008)
Citing Drop in Inmate Population, Spitzer Plans to Close Four Prisons Upstate (NY Times, Jan 12, 2008)
West Bronx Residents Ask Cops to Get Control of Neighborhood (WNYC, Jan 11, 2008)
Bloomberg Is Deposed in Guns Case (NY Sun, Jan 11, 2008)
Prison Closing Controversy (Daily Politics, Jan 11, 2008)
Rikers Island: Jail Death Investigated (NY Times, Jan 11, 2008)
A Gangs-Eye-View of the Bronx Streets (WNYC, Jan 10, 2008)
Police Cadet Training Begins (Daily News, Jan 9, 2008)
Crime Down, But Not Out (New York Magazine, Jan 8, 2008)
Cops Request Bell Trial Be Moved (Newsday, Jan 8, 2008)
Bill To Require Permit for Bomb Detection Devices (NY Sun, Jan 8, 2008)
Private companies and individuals that use bomb-seeking machines, including air monitors that detect biological, radiological, and chemical agents, would be required to get a permit from the police commissioner under a City Council bill being considered today.
Inmate Violence at City Jails Declines Sharply (NY Post, Jan 7, 2008)
Police Kill Man After Chase in Fourth Police Shooting of 2008 (Newsday, Jan 7, 2008)
Police Union's Ads About Sean Bell Case May Backfire (Daily News, Jan 3, 2008)
Swastikas in Brooklyn (NY Post, Jan 3, 2008)
Murders Mark Beginning of New Year (AM New York, Jan 2, 2008)
The new year got off to a deadly start in New York City with four slayings in little more than three hours, just after 2007 ended with a record low number of homicides across the five boroughs.
Police Kill Man in Brooklyn (Newsday, Jan 2, 2008)
Police fatally shot a man in Brooklyn Tuesday night after he displayed a handgun as narcotics detectives approached him, authorities said. And in an unrelated incident, a Bronx man was shot and wounded by police early Tuesday after an exchange of gunfire, police said.
Murder Rate Lowest Since Reliable Recording Began (NY Times, Dec 31, 2007)
Police Boost Security After Bhutto Assassination (Daily News, Dec 28, 2007)
645 Rookie Cops to Hit High-Crime Streets (Daily News, Dec 28, 2007)
More Police for High-Crime Areas (NY Times, Dec 27, 2007)
With the city set to record its lowest number of murders since it began keeping reliable records, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly announced the city will send more police to high crime areas
Crime Drops, and New York Acts to Keep It Under Control (NY Times, Dec 27, 2007)
Prospect Park Crime Among City's Lowest (Daily News, Dec 27, 2007)
New Transit Squad Out to Erase Subway Graffiti (Daily News, Dec 26, 2007)
Onerus Time for Visitors to Rikers Island (Village Voice, Dec 26, 2007)
Officer Hinders State Inquiry Into Waterfront Commission (NY Times, Dec 22, 2007)
Police Department Unveils New Scooters (Associated Press, Dec 21, 2007)
Independent Energy Supply Company Scams (WABC, Dec 21, 2007)
Harsher Penalties For Repeat Flashers (NY Sun, Dec 20, 2007)
Flashers will face harsher penalties under legislation passed by the City Council yesterday. The law targets individuals who commit lewd acts in public more than once in a three year period, allowing judges to sentence them to as long as a year in jail. They could also be hit with three years of probation and a fine of $1,000.
Police Tactic of Planting "Abandoned" Valuables in Subway Revived (Village Voice, Dec 19, 2007)
Subway Crime Hits Low (Metro, Dec 19, 2007)
Jump Seen in City's Juvenile Detention Costs (NY Sun, Dec 19, 2007)
Settling Civil Claims Costs Police Department Millions (WNYC, Dec 19, 2007)
Morgenthau: Revenues Up 40 Percent, Murder Rate Cut by Almost Half (NY Sun, Dec 19, 2007)
Lawmaker Wants Selling Recalled Toys Made a Crime (Newsday, Dec 18, 2007)
Spitzer Receives Second Subpoena (NY Times, Dec 18, 2007)
Spike In Juvenile Arrests (NY Post, Dec 17, 2007)
A rise in the number of arrests of juveniles has city officials concerned - and detention centers bulging.
Number Of Felony Assaults Rise Citywide (, Dec 17, 2007)
Felony assaults have skyrocketed in Manhattan's hottest clubbing neighborhood, according to recent NYPD stats.
‘Thug Snacks’? This Councilman Won’t Bite (City Room, Dec 14, 2007)
Company Prepares Thug-Themed Products forUrban Areas (NY Post, Dec 14, 2007)
Subpoenas for Al Sharpton's Aides (Daily News, Dec 13, 2007)
Corruption Found in School Bus System (Daily News, Dec 13, 2007)
Former City School Bus Supervisor Arrested (NY Sun, Dec 13, 2007)
Brooklyn Man Films Crimes for Profit (Daily News, Dec 13, 2007)
Baseball Officials Miss Hearing on Gang Symbols (City Room, Dec 13, 2007)
Victim of Videotaped Subway Beating Finally Goes to Cops (NY Post, Dec 12, 2007)
Brooklyn District Attorney Compares Mortgage Crisis to Crack Epidemic (City Room, Dec 12, 2007)
Bloomberg Went Too Far in Gun Sting, Dealers Say (NY Times, Dec 9, 2007)
A number of gun distributors are countersuing Mayor Michael R.Bloomberg, following the mayor’s 2006 lawsuit against them for what he said were illegal sales.
Political Speculation Surrounds Police Commissioner (Associated Press, Dec 9, 2007)
Bloomberg Went Too Far in Gun Sting, Dealers Say (NY Times, Dec 8, 2007)
Police Department Conducts Survey With Complainants (NY Sun, Dec 7, 2007)
NYPD Sued for Arrest of Student Photographer (Metro, Dec 7, 2007)
A Video Posted Online Poses a Riddle for Police (NY Times, Dec 7, 2007)
$200 Million Knock-Off Bust (NY Post, Dec 6, 2007)
Battle Lines Drawn as Officer Is Arraigned in Killing (NY Times, Dec 6, 2007)
Off-Duty Police Officer Indicted in Shooting Death in Bronx (NY Times, Dec 5, 2007)
Unit Created to Help Immigrants (Associated Press, Dec 5, 2007)
Rape Incidents Grow Among City Students (NY Post, Dec 4, 2007)
Evidence Improperly Reviewed By Police (NY Times, Dec 4, 2007)
Police Recruits Will Get iPods To Study for Exams (NY Sun, Dec 4, 2007)
Dating-Related Violence Rises Among Teenagers (City Room, Dec 3, 2007)
NYC Leaders Unite Against Hate Crimes (Newsday, Nov 30, 2007)
Elected Officials Call for Independent Security Study of Atlantic Yards (Courier-Life, Nov 30, 2007)
Police Commissioner Calls for Raise at Brooklyn Event (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Nov 30, 2007)
A Milestone Approaches for Commissioner Kelly (City Room, Nov 29, 2007)
City Settles Kerik Race Case (Daily News, Nov 27, 2007)
The city will pay $125,000 to settle a suit by a former Correction Department officer who claimed that disgraced ex-Commissioner Bernard Kerik sidetracked his career because he's African-American.
Fewer New York Murders, and Even Fewer by Strangers (NY Times, Nov 24, 2007)
Fewer New York Murders, and Even Fewer by Strangers (, Nov 22, 2007)
New York City is on track to have fewer than 500 murders in 2007, by far the lowest amount in a 12-month period since reliable Police Department statistics became available in 1963.
Federal Agent Kills Suspect in Bronx (NY Post, Nov 21, 2007)
Report on Police Stops Finds Little Racial Bias (Daily News, Nov 21, 2007)
A private review commissioned by the police department of stop-and-frisk cases handled by the NYPD disputed allegations of citywide racial profiling by cops, but raised concerns about Staten Island and Brooklyn officers.
Police Less Likely to Frisk Whites (Daily News, Nov 21, 2007)
Whites and members of minorities have a roughly equal chance of being stopped by police officers and questioned on the street in New York City. But officers are more likely to frisk, search, arrest or give summonses to black or Hispanic people — or to use force against them — according to a study released yesterday.
Gun Dealer’s Lawsuit Moves Ahead (NY Times, Nov 20, 2007)
Poll Shows Drop in Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's Popularity (Daily News, Nov 20, 2007)
Muggings Making Comeback In City (NY Post, Nov 19, 2007)
After years of dramatic decline, muggings are creeping back. Robberies are up this year at a quarter of the city's police precincts, with unexpected hot spots popping up in every borough.
Hearing Planned on Gang Insignia on Clothing (City Room, Nov 19, 2007)
Handcuffing the Wounded: A Police Tactic Hits a Raw Nerve (NY Times, Nov 18, 2007)
Bell's Kin Reject City's Call for Vigil (NY Post, Nov 16, 2007)
Some politicians plan to hold a candlelight vigil this month to mark the one-year anniversary of the fatal shooting of Sean Bell by New York police officers - but his family says it wants no part of what it considers a "publicity stunt."
More Cops Quit for Long Island (Metro, Nov 16, 2007)
After Fatal Shooting, Police Department Eyes Procedure Change (Newsday, Nov 15, 2007)
Civil Liberties Union Sues Police to Get Data (NY Sun, Nov 14, 2007)
Police Offer Account of Deadly Events (NY Times, Nov 14, 2007)
Yesterday, the police gave their version of events leading to the fatal shooing of Khiel Coppin, going to considerable lengths to defend the five officers who fired the shots.
Police Defend Shooting (Daily News, Nov 14, 2007)
A troubled Brooklyn teen told his mother he was "prepared to die," repeatedly yelled, "I've got a gun!" when she called 911 and then taunted cops before they killed him in a 20-shot barrage, police said Tuesday.
Group Sees Some Victories in New Jail Rules (DMI Blog, Nov 14, 2007)
Man with Brush Fatally Shot (NY Times, Nov 13, 2007)
Panel Votes to Revise City Jail Standards (Associated Press, Nov 9, 2007)
Efrain Gonzalez's Trial Postponed (Norwood News, Nov 9, 2007)
Rise in Assaults Puts Brooklyn Heights on Edge (NY Sun, Nov 8, 2007)
Security Study Urged for Atlantic Yards (NY Times, Nov 8, 2007)
NYPD Cracks Down on Trespassing – in Some Places (Village Voice, Nov 7, 2007)
Bloomberg Links Guns to Driver's License Plan (NY 1, Nov 2, 2007)
Swastika Painted on Columbia Professor’s Door (Metro, Nov 1, 2007)
Bronx Gang Member Is Convicted Under Terror Law (NY Times, Nov 1, 2007)
Civil Libertarians Stumble in Efforts to Fight DNA Database (Village Voice, Oct 31, 2007)
Jail Captain Guilty in Beating (NY Times, Oct 26, 2007)
Woman Wins Second Suit Against NYPD (Newsday, Oct 26, 2007)
A civil jury awarded $1.35 million Thursday to Juanita Young, who sued police over injuries she suffered in an encounter with police in her Bronx home in 2003. In June, another jury awarded Young $10.5 million in the death of her son, Malcolm Ferguson, who was shot by a narcotics officer in 2000.
Districts Attorney Defends Release of Cop Who Confessed to Shooting (NY Times, Oct 24, 2007)
Court Tosses Out Death Penalty (NY Times, Oct 24, 2007)
The state’s highest court tossed out the death sentence yesterday that was imposed on a man for his role in the murders of five workers at a Wendy’s restaurant in Queens seven years ago.
Bail’s Cost on the Poor (City Limits, Oct 23, 2007)
Off-Duty Cop Turns Himself In (Daily News, Oct 23, 2007)
Bloomberg Guard Beaten (NY Post, Oct 23, 2007)
A cop guarding Mayor Bloomberg on the subway yesterday was jumped by a crazed derelict just feet from Hizzoner, police sources said.
Rookie Cops to Get Loans Paid Privately (NY Sun, Oct 23, 2007)
The police commissioner is turning to private money to entice new police officers to join the force, as the lower starting salary set by the city and the police union appears to be hurting recruitment efforts this year.
Series of Racially Charged Incidents Over the Past Few Weeks (Daily News, Oct 19, 2007)
Report: State Not Doing Enough To Prevent Wrongful Convictions (NY 1, Oct 19, 2007)
Nightclubs, City Strike Deal on Police Response (AM New York, Oct 19, 2007)
Union Challenges Breathalizer Rules in Court (Metro, Oct 19, 2007)
Man Appeals His Arrest for Standing on Sidewalk (Newsday, Oct 19, 2007)
Official Jail Watchdog Weakened in the Face of Major Jail Overhaul (Village Voice, Oct 17, 2007)
Civil Liberties Advocates Demand Details on "Ring of Steel" Plan (NY Sun, Oct 12, 2007)
Six Year Old Fined $300 for Drawing on Sidewalk with Chalk (Brooklyn Papers, Oct 12, 2007)
Safety Agents Are Defended After Two Arrests at City School (NY Times, Oct 11, 2007)
First Detectives Tested for Alcohol After Shootout Since New Rule (AM New York, Oct 4, 2007)
Murders Down But Not in North Brooklyn (Daily News, Oct 3, 2007)
Bloomberg Urges More Surveillance (Daily News, Oct 3, 2007)
Back from his tour of London's anti-terror security measures, Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to deploy surveillance cameras on buses and trains.
Bloomberg Calls Surveillance-Camera Critics 'Ridiculous' (Daily News, Oct 2, 2007)
Police Tested ‘Ring of Steel’ for Six Months (Daily News, Oct 1, 2007)
Officials Warned of Deutsche Bank Contractor (Daily News, Oct 1, 2007)
Feds Give City $3M for Radiation Detectors (Daily News, Sep 28, 2007)
Successful Warning System Model for Other Colleges (NY Post, Sep 28, 2007)
Queens Senator Charged With DWI (Capitol Confidential, Sep 28, 2007)
Rash of Automobile Arson in Park Slope (Curbed, Sep 27, 2007)
Crime in State Drops (Newsday, Sep 26, 2007)
State Investigating Facebook’s Predatory Prospects (NY Times, Sep 25, 2007)
More Than 400 City Employees Arrested This Year (NY Post, Sep 23, 2007)
More than 400 city employees have been arrested this year, including a cop charged with murder, a garbage man who allegedly hired a hit man, and two female teachers accused of seducing their underage.
High School Violence Undercounted (Daily News, Sep 20, 2007)
Civilian Complaints on the Rise at NYPD (City Limits, Sep 18, 2007)
Bloomberg Backs Gun Legislation (NY Sun, Sep 18, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg is calling on Congress to back new legislation to keep guns away from terrorism suspects.
Police Recruit Attrition Jumps (Daily News, Sep 14, 2007)
NYPD Seeks Database to Track Pawn Sales (Metro, Sep 14, 2007)
FIve Internal Affairs Cops Caught Skimming Hours Off Timecard (NY Post, Sep 14, 2007)
Suburban Police Join Terrorism Surveillance in City (NY Times, Sep 11, 2007)
Report Says Mobsters Controlled School Bus Union (NY Times, Sep 7, 2007)
Gun Recovery Hits Peak in '06 (NY Sun, Sep 7, 2007)
Civil Rights Group Faults How Police Are Policed (NY Times, Sep 6, 2007)
NYCLU report says police misconduct is mishandled (Newsday, Sep 6, 2007)
Pipe Bomb Explodes in Midtown (AM New York, Sep 5, 2007)
Sentence Imposed for Norman (Associated Press, Aug 31, 2007)
The Police Department’s Lower Manhattan Security Plan (Downtown Express, Aug 30, 2007)
Group Seeks Further Reforms of Rockefeller Drug Laws (Metro, Aug 30, 2007)
Commission Meets to Study Rockefeller Drug Laws (WNYC, Aug 29, 2007)
Scaffolding Executive to Stay on Building Demolition (NY Post, Aug 28, 2007)
Gallagher Heads Long List of Scandalized Politicians (AM New York, Aug 28, 2007)
Dennis Gallagher, the Queens councilman recently indicted on charges of raping a 52-year-old grandmother he met at a Middle Village bar, is just the latest in a long line of New York City pols to have been accused of behaving badly.
Police Department Probing Police Race Bias in Howard Beach (Daily News, Aug 25, 2007)
Specialized Yankee Hats Criticized as Gang Symbols (AM New York, Aug 24, 2007)
Laptop Stolen Containing City Retirees' Data (Daily News, Aug 23, 2007)
Court Ruling Backs City On Suing Gun Stores (NY Sun, Aug 16, 2007)
New York City Police Report Explores Homegrown Terrorism (NY Times, Aug 16, 2007)
Report Tells How Regular Men Turn Into Terrorists (Daily News, Aug 16, 2007)
New Police Deputy Commissioner Promotes Diversity (NY Sun, Aug 15, 2007)
In an effort to improve relations between the police department and minority communities, Commissioner Raymond Kelly yesterday appointed Wilbur Chapman, who has a history of recruiting minority officers, as a new deputy commissioner to head up police training.
Union Leader to Head Police Fund (NY Sun, Aug 15, 2007)
Police union leaders are praising the appointment of one of their own, Anthony Garvey, as director of the New York City Police Pension Fund, which rules on line-of-duty disability claims, including those related to the ground zero cleanup.
Cuomo Seeks New Powers After Scandal (NY Sun, Aug 10, 2007)
City and Counties in Coordinated Crackdown on Home Improvement Scams (Daily News, Aug 10, 2007)
Judge Orders Release of Reports on GOP Convention Surveillance (NY Times, Aug 7, 2007)
Artist Arrested for Floating 200-Year-Old Submarine Replica (Newsday, Aug 7, 2007)
Councilmember Gallagher Loses Perks and Titles (NY Post, Aug 7, 2007)
A day after embattled Queens City Councilman Dennis Gallagher was hit with a 10-count rape indictment, Council Speaker Christine Quinn pushed him to withdraw from his council responsibilities, it was revealed yesterday. Gallagher agreed to Quinn's request late.
A Queens City Councilman Is Indicted in a Rape Case (NY Times, Aug 3, 2007)
City Councilman Dennis P. Gallagher has been indicted by a Queens grand jury investigating rape allegations against him, the councilman and his lawyer confirmed yesterday.
A Queens City Councilman Is Indicted in a Rape Case (NY Times, Aug 3, 2007)
City Councilman Dennis P. Gallagher has been indicted by a Queens grand jury investigating rape allegations against him, the councilman and his lawyer confirmed yesterday.
Queens Councilman Indicted for Rape (Daily News, Aug 3, 2007)
City Councilman Accused of Rape Tells a Grand Jury That He Is Innocent (NY Times, Aug 2, 2007)
Councilman Dennis P. Gallagher appeared before a Queens grand jury investigating rape allegations against him yesterday and asserted his innocence, telling the panel that a sexual encounter with his accuser was consensual, his lawyer said.
New High Tech Surveillance Cameras Coming to NYC (CNN.com, Aug 2, 2007)
Area Auto Theft Ring Busted (NY Post, Aug 2, 2007)
To Serve, Protect and Mind Their Manners (NY Times, Jul 30, 2007)
A decade after adopting the motto “Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect,” allegations of discourtesy by the police in New York City are on the rise.
New Contract for Police Captains (NY Post, Jul 27, 2007)
Officials yesterday unveiled a tentative eight-year contract that would increase the maximum base salary of police captains to $141,000.
Sean Bell fiancee sues NYPD over killing (Newsday, Jul 25, 2007)
Fiancee of Police Shooting Victim Sean Bell Plans to File Lawsuit (Daily News, Jul 24, 2007)
Thousands Mourn Slain Officer (NY Post, Jul 20, 2007)
New Yorkers Cheated in Heating Oil Scheme (AM New York, Jul 20, 2007)
Kelly Calls for More Security Funding (Daily News, Jul 19, 2007)
Audit Finds Alarm System A Wreck (NY Post, Jul 19, 2007)
City Opens Biggest DNA Lab (NY Sun, Jul 19, 2007)
Behind the Contract Impasse Between the Cops and the City (Village Voice, Jul 18, 2007)
City Launches Anti-Gun Campaign (Daily News, Jul 18, 2007)
A new ad campaign announced yesterday will paper the city with stark black-and-white warnings that anyone carrying a loaded illegal gun, could go to jail for at least three and a half years.
Comptroller Says Pension Fund Papers Are Missing from Predecessor's Files (NY Sun, Jul 17, 2007)
Bloomberg Lashes Our At Feds For Refusing City Police To Trace Illegal Guns (NY Post, Jul 14, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg lashed out at federal lawmakers yesterday for refusing to give police departments broader powers to trace illegal guns.
A Pay Hike Should Help Police Recruit, Mayor Said (NY Post, Jul 14, 2007)
The new contract deal the city reached with police sergeants for a pay hike topping 24 percent should help the NYPD get more people to apply for that job, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday.
Violence at Rikers Rising (Village Voice, Jul 12, 2007)
Police Nab One Suspect and Search for a Second (Daily News, Jul 12, 2007)
Police Sergeants Get New Contract -- and a Pay Hike (Daily News, Jul 11, 2007)
Police Plan Web of Surveillance for Downtown (NY Times, Jul 9, 2007)
By the end of this year, police officials say, more than 100 cameras will have begun monitoring cars moving through Lower Manhattan, the beginning phase of a London-style surveillance system that would be the first in the United States.
Aides Tout Mayor (NY Sun, Jul 5, 2007)
Aides to Mayor Bloomberg gathered the press spokesmen for all of the city's agencies together earlier this year and told them to emphasize the mayor's independence, accountability, and other qualities that at least one source in attendance characterized as "presidential."
Vote Scheduled on Gun Amendment (NY Sun, Jun 28, 2007)
Recruitment Could Shelve Key Initiative (Daily News, Jun 28, 2007)
Complaints Against Police Rise Sharply (NY Sun, Jun 27, 2007)
Interview with Detectives Union Chief (Metro, Jun 26, 2007)
City to Get Boost in Security Funding (Daily News, Jun 21, 2007)
Kelly Recognized for Security Standards (NY Sun, Jun 21, 2007)
Crime Drops Since Police Began Patrolling School Hallways (Daily News, Jun 11, 2007)
Crime in the city's public schools has dropped by a third since the NYPD began patrolling the hallways - a clear sign that the police are doing something right, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says.
Cops Testing New Technology (Metro, Jun 7, 2007)
Two Recent Jail Deaths Linked to Use of Force by Guards (Village Voice, Jun 6, 2007)
Jail Looms for Two Brooklyn Officials (NY Times, Jun 6, 2007)
As former Brooklyn Democratic party leader Clarence Norman was taken to prison yesterday, the judge whose conduct lead to Norman’s downfall was sentenced to prisons.
City Law Would Expand Whistleblower Shield (NY Sun, Jun 5, 2007)
The City Council is expected to override a mayoral veto today, voting into law a bill aimed at protecting city employees who report when a child is facing "educational harm."
Storm Brews Over Threat in the Council (NY Sun, Jun 5, 2007)
The chief of staff to a City Council member of Brooklyn is mentioned by name on the Web site of a terrorism-tracking organization that receives funding from the Department of Homeland Security. Viola Plummer, who works for Council Member Charles Barron, is causing a storm at City Hall over a reported death threat she made against Council Member Leroy Comrie of Queens. "If it takes an assassination," he will not become president of Queens, she said.
Bloomberg Cast as Enemy No. 1 of Gun Rights (NY Times, Jun 4, 2007)
In New York, Michael R. Bloomberg is known as the billionaire media mogul who became mayor. But in many parts of the country, he is the man who would take away your guns.
4 Men Accused of Plot to Blow Up Kennedy Airport Terminals and Fuel Lines (NY Times, Jun 4, 2007)
Four men, including a onetime airport cargo handler and a former member of the Parliament of Guyana, were charged yesterday with plotting to blow up fuel tanks, terminal buildings and the web of fuel lines running beneath Kennedy International Airport.
Cop-Pay Clash Makes City Less Safe, Mayor Says (NY Post, May 26, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg conceded yesterday that public safety would be "endangered" if the contract dispute with the police union drags on and recruits continue to shun the job.
City to Pay $2 Million to Parents of Teen Shot by Police (NY Post, May 24, 2007)
Brooklyn Anti-Crime Zone Threatened by Lack of Rookie Cops (Daily News, May 23, 2007)
Bloomberg Rebukes Police Union (NY Sun, May 23, 2007)
A day after the police commissioner appeared to side with the police union against Mayor Bloomberg, the mayor lashed out at the union, threatening to challenge a law that allows the union to arbitrate its contract with the state, not the city.
Low Pay for Police Threatens Anti-Gun Program, Commissioner Says (Daily News, May 22, 2007)
Two NYC Police Caught in New Jersey Drug, Burglary Plot (Daily News, May 21, 2007)
Honduran Diplomat Condemns Shooting (NY Times, May 21, 2007)
Appearing at a sidewalk memorial for an unarmed driver shot dead by an off-duty officer in the Bronx, the senior Honduran diplomat in New York criticized the police yesterday, saying, “We are not going to let this go by unnoticed.”
Victim (Daily News, May 21, 2007)
Angry relatives of a Bronx driver slain by an off-duty cop demanded justice yesterday as authorities tried to determine whether the man's van was moving when the officer opened fire.
Off-Duty Cop Kills Man in Bronx (NY Times, May 20, 2007)
An off-duty police officer shot and killed a driver in the Bronx late Friday night when the man, who had just crashed into another car, began to pull away after the officer confronted him.
Police Department Plans Overhaul of Outdated Evidence System (NY Post, May 14, 2007)
Small Number of Neighborhoods Produce Large Number of Prisoners, Study Finds (Metro, May 14, 2007)
Expansion of DNA Sampling Proposed (NY Times, May 14, 2007)
Governor Eliot Spitzer is proposing a major expansion of New York’s database of DNA samples to include people convicted of most crimes, while making it easier for prisoners to use DNA to try to establish their innocence.
Kelly Criticizes Rookie Salaries (NY Post, May 12, 2007)
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said paltry pay for police department rookies – more than $10,000 a year less than the starting salary for new firefighters -- "a major ongoing concern for the department" and a "major issue for this city" – and something he is powerless to change.
City Wants to Develop Housing and Retail at Brooklyn Jail (Metro, May 11, 2007)
Other Cities May Use New York (NY Post, May 10, 2007)
Virginia Wants NYC to Stop Gun Stings (Washington Post, May 10, 2007)
Bloomberg Attacks Gonzalez Over Gun Data (NY Sun, May 9, 2007)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg charged yesterday that Alberto Gonzales's Department of Justice has become "complicit" in the "disgrace" of an effort to further restrict gun trace information. The mayor is directing his rage at a proposal that would require law enforcement officers to certify that any gun trace information they request will be used only for a criminal investigation or prosecution. The mayor says that if the information is used for any other reason, such as tracking broader gun sales patterns, law enforcement officers could be prosecuted.
250,000 Fugitives on the Lam in New York (Daily News, May 8, 2007)
City to Track Domestic Violence Offenders (NY Post, May 8, 2007)
The city will start monitoring a group of Brooklyn domestic-violence offenders with ankle bracelets linked to a global-positioning system to keep them from harming their victims again, officials said yesterday. The plan is one of the campaign promises Mayor Bloomberg listed yesterday in his third thick report evaluating how many of his own pledges he's honored - and he gave himself a high grade.
Crime Rate Plunges In City's Parks (Daily News, May 7, 2007)
Crime in many of the city's largest parks plunged 75% in the first three months of the year compared to the final three months of 2006, police said yesterday.
E-Files on 9/11 Victims Stolen from Medical Examiners Car (NY Post, May 3, 2007)
Unlike Democrats, Bloomberg Hangs Tough on Guns (New York Magazine, Apr 25, 2007)
Using Computer Evidence, Prosecutors Charge Noted Artist with Graffiti Offenses (NY Times, Apr 19, 2007)
Anti-Gun Campaign to Feature TV Ads (NY Sun, Apr 19, 2007)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s nationwide campaign against illegal guns is taking to the airwaves, with the launch of a targeted television and Internet advertising campaign aimed at shaming Congress into repealing an amendment restricting access to information about guns used in crimes.
Mayor Calls It a 'Day to Pray' (NY Sun, Apr 18, 2007)
One day after President Bush delivered a message of reassurance at Virginia Tech, Mayor Bloomberg today will stand beside more than a dozen mayors from New Jersey who are joining his coalition against illegal guns in a social climate vastly changed by the massacre at the university, where 32 students and professors died at the hands of a South Korean student with two guns.
Former Brooklyn Democratic Party Leader Sentenced (Daily News, Apr 17, 2007)
Oak Point Jail Plan has Bronx Locked in Debate (Metro, Apr 13, 2007)
Social Worker Accused of Stealing $3.6 Million from Comptroller's Account (Daily News, Apr 6, 2007)
Terror Lawsuit Pits Bloomberg Against a Man He Appointed (NY Sun, Apr 5, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg appears to be lining up against one of his appointees to the city's Commission on Human Rights on a federal lawsuit. The commissioner, Omar Mohammedi, is representing six imams who filed a civil lawsuit seeking the names of the passengers who reported them for suspicious activity on an airplane. Mr. Bloomberg said citizens should have the right to report suspicious activity without fear of retribution.
Plan to Expand Brooklyn Jail Gets Mixed Reaction (NY Times, Apr 4, 2007)
NYPD to Add Muslim Clerics (Daily News, Apr 3, 2007)
Mayor Impatiently Repeats His Stance on Death Penalty (NY Sun, Apr 3, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg lashed out yesterday when asked what he thought of a Staten Island man's death sentence for the killing of two undercover police detectives. "I'm opposed to the death penalty. How many times do I have to tell you?"
Police Commissioner Calls Starting Salary for Cops an "Insult" (NY Post, Mar 30, 2007)
In Turnaround, Man Denies He Said Bell Shot Him (Daily News, Mar 28, 2007)
Drug Dealer Says He Was Shot By Sean Bell (Daily News, Mar 27, 2007)
Police Officers Say They're Underappreciated And Underpaid (NY Times, Mar 26, 2007)
After being celebrated for a drop in crime, police officers now say they’re underappreciated and underpaid.
Parks Department Battles Graffiti (NY Post, Mar 23, 2007)
Lawmaker Vows Tougher Legislation on Park Vandals (NY Post, Mar 23, 2007)
Graffiti in the city's parks increased three-fold between 2005 and 2006, prompting a City Council member who sponsored laws cracking down on graffiti vandals to promise even tougher legislation.
Bell Case Shouldn (Newsday, Mar 22, 2007)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg waded back into the furor surrounding the fatal Sean Bell shooting yesterday when he appeared to side with Queens District Attorney Richard Brown's view that the case doesn't need to be transferred out of the city because of pretrial publicity.
Police Department Struggles to Meet Recruitment Targets (NY Sun, Mar 21, 2007)
Bloomberg Stands by Comments on Bell Shooting (NY Sun, Mar 21, 2007)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is standing by his comments that the police used "excessive force" when they killed Sean Bell and wounded two of his friends hours before Bell was to be married.
In Wake Of Death Of Two Auxiliary Police Officers, Police Will Review The Voluntary Force (Daily News, Mar 20, 2007)
Proposed New Rules For City Jails (Which Critics Charge Curtail Prisoners' Rights) (City Limits, Mar 20, 2007)
Mayor Calls For Tougher Gun Law (NY Post, Mar 17, 2007)
The shooting deaths of two auxiliary cops must spur the Democratic-controlled Congress to pass tougher gun legislation, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday.
3 Detectives Are Indicted in 50-Shot Killing in Queens (, Mar 17, 2007)
A grand jury voted yesterday to indict three city police detectives — two black men and a white man — in the killing of an unarmed 23-year-old black man who died in a burst of 50 police bullets outside a Queens strip club hours before he was to be wed last year, defense lawyers and police union leaders said last night.
Auxiliary Cops May Have Prevented More Deaths in Village Rampage (Newsday, Mar 16, 2007)
Deaths of Auxiliary Cops Sparks Call for Bulletproof Vests (Metro, Mar 16, 2007)
4 Dead in Manhattan Gunfight (, Mar 15, 2007)
Two unarmed auxiliary police officers were among those killed Wednesday night during a chase in Greenwich Village.
Decision Near in Bell Shooting (NY Times, Mar 14, 2007)
Lawyers for several of the five police officers involved in last year’s fatal shooting of Sean Bell in Queens said yesterday that the undercover detective who shot first — firing 11 times — and a detective who fired 31 shots, the most of any of the five, are the most vulnerable to criminal charges. A grand jury has been hearing evidence since Jan. 22 and could vote as early as today on whether to hand up charges. The panel heard testimony last week from all five of the officers, each of whom testified voluntarily without immunity from prosecution.
Kerik Rejects Plea Deal that Would Have Sent Him to Prison (Daily News, Mar 14, 2007)
Citing (NY Times, Mar 7, 2007)
Two Police Officers Speak To Grand Jury On Killing Of Sean Bell (NY Times, Mar 6, 2007)
Police: Rikers Inmate (Angered By Sean Bell Killing) Offered $ To Have Police Commissioner Decapitated (Metro, Mar 6, 2007)
Seeking Missing Funds, Investigators Raid Board of Elections Offices (NY Post, Mar 2, 2007)
Key Witnesses Set to Testify about Police Shooting of Sean Bell (NY Sun, Mar 2, 2007)
State Lawmakers, Governor Agree on Bill to Detain Sex Offenders (NY 1, Mar 2, 2007)
Council Passes Legislation To Tighten Security at Nightclubs (Daily News, Mar 1, 2007)
The city council passed three bills yesterday to tighten security at nightclubs and make it easier to shut down businesses that sell fake IDs.
Bloomberg Blasts Lieberman For (NY Post, Feb 27, 2007)
Officials Are Underreporting School Safety Incidents, Says Public Advocate (NY Post, Feb 22, 2007)
Major Crime in Schools Rises 21 Percent (NY Post, Feb 15, 2007)
Council Mulls Bill To Tighten Curbs on Bars (NY Sun, Feb 13, 2007)
Councilmember Calls For Digital Cameras In Every Cop Car (, Feb 13, 2007)
NYC To Be Laboratory For Ways To Prevent Nuclear Terror (International Herald Tribune, Feb 9, 2007)
Dems Say Bush Budget Would Cost NYC $1.5 Billion, But Claim It Won't Pass (, Feb 6, 2007)
City hospitals, cops, public housing and heating assistance programs took a huge hit yesterday in President Bush's $2.9 trillion budget, but lawmakers said a Democrat-controlled Congress won't allow the deep cuts.
The Bush budget could cost the city up to $1.58 billion, according to estimates by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
"Fortunately there's a new Congress, and this budget, with its misplaced priorities, is as dead on arrival as any I have seen," Schumer said.
Police Contract Talks Stall On Pay And Givebacks (NY Post, Feb 5, 2007)
The head of the NYPD captains' union yesterday declared a contract impasse, insisting the stalemate was due to the city's stubbornness and "disrespect."
Number of People Stopped by Police Soars in New York (, Feb 3, 2007)
New data shows that police officers stopped 508,540 individuals last year, often searching them for illegal weapons.
In Dispute Over Arrest, Hells Angel Will Sue Police (Metro, Jan 31, 2007)
Bloomberg Recruits Mayors for Anti-Gun Coalition (NY Post, Jan 28, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg's nationwide coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns has grown by 31 cities - to 154.
Mayor Slams Kelly Critics (Daily News, Jan 27, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg jabbed at City Council members yesterday for berating the NYPD commissioner over the fatal police shooting of Sean Bell.
Low Salaries Hurt Police Recruitment, Kelly Says (NY Sun, Jan 26, 2007)
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly called low starting salaries for rookie police officers a "major barrier" in the department's recruitment effort yesterday. The comments came after presentation of the city's preliminary budget, which included a $3.9 billion surplus.
Mayor Says Union Blocked Hiking in Starting Pay (NY Post, Jan 26, 2007)
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday blasted the city's biggest police union for twice turning down a raise of nearly $10,000 a year in starting salary. But Patrick Lynch, the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association president, called the proposed hike from the current $25,000 annual starting pay "too good to be true."
Police Commissioner Attacks (Daily News, Jan 25, 2007)
Mayor Praises Police-Community Relations (Daily News, Jan 24, 2007)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday that police-community relations are "probably as good as they have ever been." His comments came the day before the City Council holds hearings on police operations. Following the shooting death of Sean Bell last November.
Mayors Seeks Curbs on Illegal Guns (NY Times, Jan 24, 2007)
Lead by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, 52 mayors went to Washington yesterday to to press for federal legislation to give cities greater access to data, which would help law enforcement authorities determine the origin of guns involved in crimes.
City Correction Department Proposes Changes To Custody of Inmates (AM New York, Jan 20, 2007)
Changes planned at Riker's Island jail
The city Correction Department has proposed changes to the bedrock rules that govern the care and custody of inmates, raising objections from prisoners' rights advocates.
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Bloomberg Defends His Stance With Police Contract Negotiations (Daily News, Jan 20, 2007)
Despite an enormous budget surplus and plans to slash taxes by $1 billion, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday defended the hard-line stance his administration has taken with city cops in contract negotiations.
The Sale of Judgeships in Brooklyn: An Investigation (Village Voice, Jan 17, 2007)
At King Tribute, Sharpton Calls For Summit On NYC Police Practices (Associated Press, Jan 16, 2007)
Bloomberg Testimony Before Senate Committee On Homeland Security (, Jan 16, 2007)
First Anniversary Of Child Abuse Slaying Of Nixzmary Brown Spurs Call For Reform Of State Court System (NY Post, Jan 12, 2007)
Police Department Revives New Immigrant Outreach Unit And Reaches Out To Muslims In Particular (NY Sun, Jan 12, 2007)
In Police Shootings, Blame the Victim (Village Voice, Jan 10, 2007)
Riverside Park Is City (NY Post, Jan 10, 2007)
Increase in Arrests Clogs Courts (NY Sun, Jan 10, 2007)
Bloomberg Plea on Terror Aid Gets Friendly Reception (NY Times, Jan 10, 2007)
Democrats who now control Congress may well be sympathetic to pleas by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other big city mayors for more money to protect their transportation systems. Hours after Bloomberg appeared before a Senate committee and criticized the Department of Homeland Security, the department announced that the New York region would be awarded $90 million in new grants for transit, port and ferry security — representing nearly a quarter of all of the port and transit financing given out by the department this year.
Senator Rejects Changes in Terror Aid Formula (Daily News, Jan 10, 2007)
The head of the Senate Homeland Security Committee yesterday rejected Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s bid to change the formula that doles out federal anti-terror funding to states and cities. Instead of changing the formula, Senator Joseph Lieberman said, Washington should give out more money.
Spitzer Cuts (Long-Criticized) High Cost Of Inmate Telephone Calls, Reducing State Revenue By $16 M (NY Sun, Jan 9, 2007)
Grand Jury Seated to Investigate Police Shooting of Sean Bell (Daily News, Jan 3, 2007)
Mother Blasts Light Penalty for Cop Who Killed Her Son (NY Sun, Jan 3, 2007)
Subways Ripe For Attack, Says Spitzer (NY Sun, Jan 2, 2007)
City Council's Plans To Clean Up Nightlife Includes Crackdown On Fake IDs By Underage Drinkers (NY Post, Dec 28, 2006)
Murder Rate Rises Almost Ten Percent (NY Sun, Dec 28, 2006)
Spitzer Picks Republican State Senator As His Head Of Homeland Security (NY Times, Dec 27, 2006)
Protest Over Bell Shooting on Wall Street (AM New York, Dec 22, 2006)
Man Found Guilty in Murder of 2 Undercover Cops Could Face Death Penalty (Daily News, Dec 21, 2006)
Federal Jury Rules The Police Department Violated First Amendment When It Locked Up Demonstrators (Daily News, Dec 19, 2006)
Overall Crime Down In NYC, But Murder Rises 12 Percent (NY Post, Dec 19, 2006)
Stopped by Police, Black Men in New York Find They Often (Washington Post, Dec 15, 2006)
Police Sergeant Felt Gun Before Bronx Shooting (NY Times, Dec 15, 2006)
Police in Bell Shooting Had Not Finished Firearms Training, Group Charges (Metro, Dec 15, 2006)
Interviews with Two Witnesses to the Bell Shooting (ABC News, Dec 15, 2006)
Witness to Bell Shooting Says No Fourth Man, No Gun (Daily News, Dec 13, 2006)
City, State And Federal Hearings Planned On Police Shooting Of Sean Bell (NY Sun, Dec 12, 2006)
Police Bullets Hit 31 New Yorkers And Killed 11 This Year, Including Sean Bell (AM New York, Dec 8, 2006)
With Victories, Bloomberg Administration Challenges More Gun Sales (, Dec 8, 2006)
Bloomberg Sues 12 More Illegal Gun Dealers (, Dec 8, 2006)
As Crime Decreases, Police Gunfire Increases (Village Voice, Dec 6, 2006)
City Opens New Emergency Command Center in Downtown Brooklyn (NY Sun, Dec 6, 2006)
Sean Bell (CNN.com, Dec 5, 2006)
Police Shooting Victim Joseph Guzman: 1. Police (Daily News, Dec 5, 2006)
Fatal Shootings by Police: Hard to Investigate, Even Harder to Prosecute (NY Times, Dec 4, 2006)
With Sean Bell now eulogized and buried, the emotions surrounding his death are swirling around the investigation into whether police officers committed a crime when they fired 50 bullets into Mr. Bell’s car.
Police Shooting Reunites Circle of Common Loss (NY Times, Dec 4, 2006)
The relatives of those killed by the police in New York City’s streets have become unintended friends.
This Time, Some Black Leaders See a Mayor They Can Stand By (NY Times, Dec 3, 2006)
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has been able to cool tempers by tapping into a reservoir of black political supporters.
Police Reportedly Detain "Fourth Man" In Bell Shooting (NY 1, Dec 1, 2006)
Investigators Thursday night reportedly detained a man they believe may have been the so-called "fourth man" with 23-year-old Sean Bell when he was shot dead by police in Queens on Saturday.
45 Foreign-Born Sex Offenders Face Deportation (Metro, Nov 30, 2006)
Police Commissioner Kelly (, Nov 30, 2006)
Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly is, for the moment, caught between a mayor who has called the shooting “inexplicable,” an array of black leaders who want answers that Mr. Kelly has yet to deliver, and his own officers.
Police Shooting Victim: They Tried To Kill Me (Daily News, Nov 30, 2006)
Bloomberg Backs off Harsh Comments on Shooting, but Calls for Trial of Officers (NY Post, Nov 29, 2006)
A day after claiming police used "excessive force" in the strip-club car shooting that left an unarmed man dead on his wedding day, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday said he was speaking only as "a civilian" - but then stated he wants the cops tried in Queens.
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Killing Two Detectives in 2003 (NY 1, Nov 28, 2006)
Mayor Calls Barrage of Shots (NY Times, Nov 28, 2006)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg convened an extraordinary meeting of black religious leaders and elected officials at City Hall yesterday to calm frayed tempers over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man in Queens early Saturday morning, calling the circumstances "inexplicable" and "unacceptable." "It sounds to me like excessive force was used," the mayor said of the conduct of the officers, who fired 50 shots outside a Queens nightclub killing Sean Bell hours before he was to be wed, and injuring two others.
Walcott Takes Center Stage After Shooting (NY Sun, Nov 28, 2006)
As the senior African American member of the Bloomberg administration and as a resident of southeast Queens, Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott is playing a key role in handling Mayor Michael Bloomberg's response to this weekend's fatal shooting by police of an apparently unarmed man in Queens.
Police Thought Passenger in Van Was Reaching for Gun (Daily News, Nov 28, 2006)
The shooting that lead to the death of Sean Bell early Saturday morning began when an undercover cop thought he saw one of the passengers reaching for something in his waistband - and fired the first of 50 shots that led to the death of a bridegroom on his wedding day.
Questions Surrounding Shooting (Daily News, Nov 28, 2006)
A key issue in the shooting death of Sean Bell early Saturday morning is whether the police or one of the men in Bell’s car yelled out a warning about a gun.
One Officer Fired 31 Shots (NY Post, Nov 28, 2006)
Mike Oliver, a 12-year police veteran, fired 31 of the 50 shots early Saturday morning that killed Sean Bell and wounded two men in Bell’s car. Oliver told investigators he hadn't realized how many shots he had fired. He said when that when he emptied his first clip, he thought the gun had jammed after he squeezed off only a couple of bullets, so he reloaded and emptied the new clip.
50 Shots Fired, and the Experts Offer a Theory (, Nov 27, 2006)
It is known in police parlance as “contagious shooting” — gunfire that spreads among officers who believe that they, or their colleagues, are facing a threat. It spreads like germs, like laughter, or fear. An officer fires, so his colleagues do, too.
Mayor Focuses on Dialogue in the Aftermath (NY Times, Nov 27, 2006)
New York City police officers fire dozens of rounds of bullets, and an unarmed 23-year-old black man is killed. In its simplest terms, the shooting of Sean Bell by police officers in Queens on Saturday morning has inevitably led to comparisons to the case of Amadou Diallo, an African immigrant who died in a hail of police gunfire in February 1999.
Pataki Will Seek Law on Confinement of Sex Offenders After Court Rebuke (NY Sun, Nov 22, 2006)
Union Chief For School Bus Drivers, Indicted A Second Time, Agrees To Take Leave (NY Sun, Nov 21, 2006)
State (NY Sun, Nov 17, 2006)
Police Department Unveils New Bulletproof Vests (NY 1, Nov 15, 2006)
Crackdown Proposed By City Council On Street Peddlers Selling Counterfeit Or Pirated Goods (NY Post, Nov 14, 2006)
Hate Crimes Against Jews and Gays Up Almost 8 percent from Last Year (NY Post, Nov 13, 2006)
The number of hate crimes in the city is up almost 8 percent from last year, with attacks on Jews and gays spiking the most, according to NYPD stats.
Some City Buses to Get Surveillance Cameras (NY Post, Nov 8, 2006)
Inmate (Village Voice, Nov 8, 2006)
Council Considers Putting Surveillance Cameras in All Housing Projects (NY Sun, Nov 3, 2006)
Two City Council panels are debating a resolution that would request federal dollars to be used to outfit with cameras all 344 housing developments owned by the city housing authority where more than 400,000 people live.
With Bloomberg's Backing, Governor Signs Tougher Gun Law (NY 1, Nov 1, 2006)
New York State leaders are working to crack down on guns. Governor George Pataki signed a new gun law Tuesday in Albany that raises the minimum mandatory sentence for possession of a loaded illegal weapon to three and a half years.
Police Union, Bloomberg Clash Over Contract (Daily News, Oct 25, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg and the city's largest police union attacked one another in a war of words yesterday, soon after the dispute over a new contract headed to binding arbitration. Mediation between the city and the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association to settle the contract covering August 2004 through July 2006 ended Friday without an agreement.
Chinatown Residents Say They Want Police Headquarters To Move; City Hall Says No (Metro, Oct 24, 2006)
Nightlife Curbs Debated At City Council Hearing (NY Sun, Oct 19, 2006)
Bloomberg (NY Times, Oct 19, 2006)
Labor Leader Indicted (NY Times, Oct 18, 2006)
Brian McLaughlin, a Queens assemblyman and president of the New York Central Labor Council, was arrested yesterday on federal racketeering charges involving embezzlement, receiving bribes, fraud and money laundering. Conviction on all 43 charges could send him to prison for decades. The 186-page indictment charges McLaughlin with illegally obtaining $2.2 million from taxpayers, labor unions and contractors over the last decade.
Surveillance Cameras Will Soon Replace Police Cars Currently Stationed At Both Ends Of The Brooklyn Bridge (NY Post, Oct 16, 2006)
Surveillance cameras will soon replace police cars currently stationed at both ends of the Brooklyn Bridge. Mayor Bloomberg addressed the issue on his weekly radio show yesterday after a caller...
Shooter Of Actress Convicted Of First-Degree Murder (Metro, Oct 13, 2006)
Nightlife Establishments Must Have Enough Security For Large Crowds, Council Says (NY Post, Oct 12, 2006)
The City Council is looking to make sure nightlife establishments have enough security for the large crowds that frequent them, in the wake of recent violent acts in and around clubs.
Cops: We Were Ordered To Frisk All Black Men Near Robbery-Plagued Park Slope Subway Station (Daily News, Oct 10, 2006)
Two White Men Chase Black, Gay Man Onto Brooklyn Highway, Where He (NY Post, Oct 10, 2006)
Mayor Asks Blacks To Fight Guns (Daily News, Oct 9, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg made a plea yesterday to black New Yorkers to join him in his fight for stricter gun control laws.
"We have to do something, and I need your support. You've got to stand up and say, 'No more,'" Bloomberg told the Rev. Floyd Flake's congregation at the Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral in Jamaica, Queens.
Bloomberg said 69% of those killed by guns last year in New York City were black - while only 27% of the city's population is African-American.
Last week, Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino launched a Web site - mayorsagainstillegalguns.net - aimed at getting reluctant federal lawmakers to get tough against gun crime.
Security Barriers of New York Are Removed (, Oct 9, 2006)
They started appearing on Manhattan streets immediately after September 11: concrete and metal barriers in front of skyscrapers, offices and museums. Some were clunky planters; others were shaped artfully into globes. They were meant to be security barriers against possible car or truck bombers in a jittery city intent on safeguarding itself.
But now, five years later, their numbers have begun to dwindle. After evaluations by the New York Police Department, the city’s Department of Transportation has demanded that many of the planters and concrete traffic medians known as jersey barriers be taken away. So far, barriers have been removed at 30 buildings out of an estimated 50 to 70 in the city.
Officials found that the barriers obstructed pedestrian flow — and, in the case of planters, often ended up being used as giant ashtrays. Counterterrorism experts also concluded that in terms of safety, some of the barriers, which building owners put in of their own accord, might do more harm than good.
More Leaders Join Bloomberg's Fight Against Illegal Guns (Daily News, Oct 6, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced yesterday that their coalition of mayors fighting for stricter gun-control laws has swelled to 109 from 15 since April.
Nightclub Owners Ask for Help from Off-Duty Cops (Daily News, Sep 29, 2006)
The Bronx (Village Voice, Sep 29, 2006)
City Holding Summit on Nightlife Safety (NY Post, Sep 28, 2006)
The City Council will convene the first-ever "nightlife summit" today, a day after introducing a slew of bills aimed at improving safety at bars and clubs.
Feds Boost Anti-Terror Funds For NY Ports And Public Transportation, But Not Enough To Please Local Officials (Metro, Sep 26, 2006)
Subway Crime Dips to Lowest Rate in 37 Years (Daily News, Sep 25, 2006)
Your subway ride is the safest it has been since 1969. There have been an average of seven subway felonies a day so far this year - putting the city on pace for its most crime-free year underground since man touched down on the moon.
Critics Question Mayor's High-Profile Anti-Gun Effort (NY Sun, Sep 25, 2006)
As Mayor Bloomberg gets ready to head to out on another trip to lobby for stricter guns laws, this time to Pennsylvania, some are questioning whether his crusade against gun dealers is going to have to a real effect on curbing the number of illegal.
City to Build Wireless Network for Police, Other Government Agencies (Daily News, Sep 13, 2006)
How New York City Fights Terror Now (Christian Science Monitor, Sep 12, 2006)
Bloomberg Criticizes as (NY Sun, Sep 8, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg says politicians who oppose measures to crack down on illegal guns have been "cowed or duped" by an "extremist gun lobby."
9/11 Poll Finds Lingering Fears In NYC (NY Times, Sep 7, 2006)
Audit: MTA Sloppy With Blueprints And Other Sensitive Information (Daily News, Sep 7, 2006)
Powerful Illegal Drug Blamed for 17 Deaths in City (Daily News, Aug 30, 2006)
Traditional Allies Split Over Plans for Bronx Jail (Village Voice, Aug 30, 2006)
Bloomberg, City Stall on Releasing Evidence Regarding Illegal Guns (NY Sun, Aug 28, 2006)
More than three months after Mayor Bloomberg's announcement that he had sent private investigators into five states to catch gun dealers making illegal sales, he is refusing to turn over the evidence they've gathered to the federal agency that investigates illegal guns.
Firefighters For Whom 9/11 Never Ends (Village Voice, Aug 24, 2006)
NYPD Counterterrorism Head Richard Falkenrath Says Cities Need To Provide Their Own Security, Because Feds Cannot (NY Sun, Aug 18, 2006)
Bloomberg Rips Pataki For Preventing NYPD Commissioner From Joining Port Authority Board (Daily News, Aug 18, 2006)
17 Cases Eyed Over Doubts on DNA Evidence (NY Sun, Aug 17, 2006)
Big Art Heists Have New York on Alert (NY Sun, Aug 15, 2006)
Gay Activists Oppose Nightclub Security Bill (NY 1, Aug 15, 2006)
Some gay activists are protesting a proposal announced last week by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn that would require security cameras at nightclub entrances.
Plan for Cameras at New York Clubs Raises Privacy Concerns (NY Times, Aug 14, 2006)
Cops Rip Plan To Replace Them With Cameras At Bridges And Tunnels (, Aug 13, 2006)
The MTA is ready to replace cops stationed at key bridges and tunnels with cameras, a move union officials say could compromise security
Confusion, Delays at Airports (NY Times, Aug 11, 2006)
Thousands of travelers caught in webs of tightened security faced long lines, canceled flights, frustrating delays and screening changes at airports across the New York region and the country yesterday, but most responded with the grudging acceptance of citizen-soldiers in the war on terror. New precautions prompted by what officials called a thwarted terrorist plot in Britain to blow up flights to the United States slowed air travel and wore down security staff and passengers, who had to throw out liquids and gels, endure hours of waiting and settle for later flights.
City Pursuing Those Who Bought Tax-Free Internet Cigarettes (Daily News, Aug 10, 2006)
Judge Drops Some Charges Against Gotti Jr. (Associated Press, Aug 8, 2006)
Kerik, Former Police Commissioner, Faces Second Investigation, Officials Say (NY Times, Aug 4, 2006)
New City Law To Track Guns And Gun Offenders (Daily News, Jul 28, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg took another step in his crusade against gun violence yesterday, signing four new measures into law, including one that sets up a registry for firearms offenders.
Accounts Differ of Shooting by Police at Brooklyn Barbecue (NY Times, Jul 26, 2006)
Guards at Empire State Building Seek Better Working Conditions (City Limits, Jul 26, 2006)
Feds Say They Are Sending $25 Million In Anti-Terrorist Funds To NYC Non-Profits (NY Sun, Jul 25, 2006)
Lawyers For (Staten Island Advance, Jul 25, 2006)
Georgia Gun Dealer Sues Bloomberg (NY Sun, Jul 21, 2006)
A Georgia gun dealer that Mayor Bloomberg sued as part of his effort to get firearms off the city's streets hit the mayor with a lawsuit of his own yesterday, saying Mr. Bloomberg slandered his business and broke federal law.
New York Waterway, Accused By U.S. Attorney Of Overcharging Port Authority For Ferry Service, Agrees To Pay Hefty Fine (NY Times, Jul 18, 2006)
Doctor Dies From Wounds Suffered in East Side Blast (, Jul 17, 2006)
City Plan to Hire More Police May Fall Short (NY 1, Jul 14, 2006)
$35 To Wreck His $9M House (, Jul 12, 2006)
A $35 radiator valve and some cheap plastic tubing was all a demented doctor needed to rig his prized upper East Side brownstone for a huge explosion, officials revealed yesterday.
Congress Investigates New York Port Security (NY 1, Jul 11, 2006)
Senators Seeks More Anti-Terror Funds (AM New York, Jul 10, 2006)
Two U.S. senators said Sunday they would offer proposals to significantly increase funding for mass transit security in the wake of the latest revelations of terrorist threats against commuter rail facilities in the New York area. Charles Schumer of New York and Robert Menendez of New Jersey, both Democrats, denounced the Bush administration's handling of anti-terrorism fund allocations.
Terror Law Used Against Gang Member in Bronx (NY Times, Jul 10, 2006)
Union President Condemns Bloomberg (Daily News, Jul 9, 2006)
Patrick Lynch, the president of the police union, charged that the way the Bloomberg administration “ is attempting to mislead the public is fundamentally dishonest.”
Lawyers Question Terror Cases (NY Times, Jul 9, 2006)
In New York as in Miami last month, terror cases have unfolded in which suspects have been apprehended before they have weapons or worked out many details of their alleged plots. Officials in Washington say law enforcement must step in early in these cases, but some lawyers question whether the government, in its zeal to stop terrorism, is forgetting an element central to any case: the actual intent to commit a crime. "Talk without any kind of an action means nothing," said Martin R. Stolar, a New York defense lawyer. "You start to criminalize people who are not really criminals."
Three Held in Plot to Bomb Tunnels (NY Times, Jul 8, 2006)
Authorities overseas have arrested one man and have taken two others into custody on suspicion of planning suicide bombings in train tunnels beneath the Hudson River between Manhattan and New Jersey, officials said Friday. Five other men are being sought in connection with the plan, which law enforcement authorities said presented a genuine threat even though it was in its earliest stages and no attack was imminent. Mark Mershon, the special agent in charge of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation said,
"The planning or the plotting for this attack had matured to the point where it appeared the individuals were about to move forward."
Officials Call Terror Plot (Daily News, Jul 8, 2006)
The suicidal plot to attack Hudson River tunnels, kill thousands and flood lower Manhattan was the "real deal," but was thwarted with the arrest of three terrorists, the city's top FBI agent said yesterday. The attacks, scheduled to take place this fall, were hatched by an eight-man terror cell led by a Lebanese economics professor who had pledged loyalty to Osama Bin Laden, officials said.
Plot Shows New York Still a Target (Daily News, Jul 8, 2006)
The threat against New York tunnels prove New York City’s need for anti-terror money from the federal government, city officials said yesterday. "We said continuously that when you catch a terrorist and look at the map in his or her pocket it is always a map of New York. Not a map of some other place," Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. And Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said the threat showed "New York still remains in the cross hairs of the terrorists."
City Seeks Arbitration with Police Union (NY Times, Jul 8, 2006)
In Another Victory for Advocates, Man is Released After Wrongful Rape Conviction (Daily News, Jul 7, 2006)
Expect Battle Over Terror Funding, Says Bloomberg (Daily News, Jul 6, 2006)
Congress will have "one heck of a battle" on its hands if it withholds terror funding from cities that don't help the feds catch illegal immigrants, Mayor Bloomberg warned yesterday.
Wrongfully Convicted, Man Released After 21 Years (Daily News, Jul 6, 2006)
City, Police Lieutenants Reach Deal (Daily News, Jul 4, 2006)
The police Lieutenants Benevolent Association reached a tentative agreement with the city that offers its members the same 17 percent over four years won by firefighters and detectives, sources said.
(Daily News, Jul 2, 2006)
Jurors who found the Mafia cops guilty three months ago said they were shocked that the judge threw out their verdict on a technicality. "It was like a slap in the face,” said one juror, a 50-year-old Long Island man.
Cop (Daily News, Jul 1, 2006)
The family of convicted Mafia Cop Louis Eppolito responded with shock and tears of joy to news a judge had overturned his conviction on charges that he committed murders for organized crime while a New York City police detective.
Complaints Spike But Police Punish Fewer Officers (NY Sun, Jun 30, 2006)
As the number of complaints made against the police department reaches record levels, police officials are imposing harsh punishment on fewer officers, Civilian Complaint Review Board data shows.
Kerik Described as Close to Deal on a Guilty Plea (NY Times, Jun 29, 2006)
Graffiti's Golden Age (New York Magazine, Jun 29, 2006)
Judge Rules Against (Newsday, Jun 27, 2006)
Former Bush Aide to Head NYPD Counter-Terrorism Unit (Daily News, Jun 27, 2006)
Police Sting Targets Subway Flashers, Gropers (Daily News, Jun 23, 2006)
Bloomberg Criticized for Not Pressing Bush on Anti-Terror Funding (Daily News, Jun 21, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg took heat yesterday for not using a brief encounter with the President to demand more homeland security funding for New York - but he's set to make our case to Congress today.
Pataki Is Eying Extra Session of Legislature Over DNA Test (NY Sun, Jun 19, 2006)
U.S. Feared Cyanide Attack on New York Subway (NY Times, Jun 19, 2006)
United States authorities in 2003 were concerned that Al Qaeda operatives had made plans to carry out a chemical attack on the New York City subway system, according to two former counterterrorism officials. But American intelligence authorities concluded that the plot ultimately had been abandoned, the officials said.
Tourist Stabbed in Seemingly Random Act on Subway (Daily News, Jun 14, 2006)
Police Commissioner Kelly Invokes 17 Past Terrorist Attacks In NYC To Argue Against Cuts In Homeland Security Funding (Daily News, Jun 13, 2006)
City Budget Director Won't Rule Out Tax Hikes to Replace Security Funding (NY Sun, Jun 9, 2006)
Court Blocks Spray Paint Ban (Daily News, Jun 9, 2006)
The writing could be on the wall after a court yesterday blocked the city from enforcing a law that bars young adults from having spray paint. The three-judge Second Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a district judge's decision to table the spray-paint ban while the lower judge assesses its constitutionality.
2 Homeless Men Blamed for Fire on Waterfront (NY Times, Jun 8, 2006)
Two homeless men burning the insulation off copper wires they intended to sell as scrap sparked the spectacular fire that ripped through a warehouse complex on the Brooklyn waterfront last month, the authorities said yesterday. Four hundred firefighters fought the May 2 blaze, which consumed at least 10 historic buildings.
Chairman of 9/11 Commission Condemns Cut in Anti-Terror Funds for City (Daily News, Jun 7, 2006)
Head Of 32nd Police Precinct Says Stat Craze Has Gone Too Far (, Jun 7, 2006)
Mayor, Council Speaker Tout Gun Control Measures (NY Sun, Jun 6, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg may be struggling to win more anti-terrorism money from Washington, but he is having more luck working with the City Council on his local security plans.
Bioterror Funds For NYC Slated To Be Cut Too, By 15 Percent (Daily News, Jun 5, 2006)
Bloomberg Says Terror Funding Determined by Politics (Daily News, Jun 2, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg suggested yesterday that the Department of Homeland Security may have doled out anti-terror funds for political reasons.
NY Post
Homeland Security Chief Criticized for Cuts in City (Daily News, Jun 2, 2006)
Expert: Terror Cuts Make Sense (Metro, Jun 2, 2006)
New York State Unified Court System (, Jun 2, 2006)
The official site for the state's court system allows visitors to track civil and criminal cases, view decisions, and get information about jury duty, among other things.
Security Cuts for New York (NY Times, Jun 1, 2006)
After vowing to steer a greater share of antiterrorism money to the highest-risk communities, Department of Homeland Security officials on Wednesday announced 2006 grants that slashed money for New York and Washington 40 percent, while other cities including Omaha and Louisville, Ky., got a surge of new dollars.
...New York officials were given a one-page tally that explained, in part, how the region's risk-based standing was calculated. The document said the region had no "national monuments or icons," four banking or financial firms with assets of over $8 billion, 28 chemical or hazardous material sites, as well as nearly 7,000 other possible important, high-risk targets, like hospitals or major office buildings, a tally that some city officials said had major omissions or errors.
"It's outrageous that these bean counters don't think the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building and Brooklyn Bridge are national monuments or icons," said Jordon Barowitz, a spokesman for Mayor Bloomberg.
Feds To City: Drop Dead (, Jun 1, 2006)
The city was stunned yesterday to find that its share of federal anti-terror funds was slashed nearly in half by bureaucrats who said it has no national icons to protect and lousy defense plans.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff determined, however, that cities that have never been targeted by Al Qaeda — like Louisville, Atlanta and Omaha — deserve whopping increases.
"This is a knife in the back," fumed a furious Rep. Pete King (R-L.I.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. "As far as I'm concerned, the Department of Homeland Security has declared war on New York."
Mayor Bloomberg ridiculed Homeland Security's reasoning.
"When you stop a terrorist, they have a map of New York City in their pocket. They don't have a map of any of the other 46 places or 45 places [that get funding]," he fumed.
Guilty Verdict in Plot to Bomb Subway Station (NY Times, May 25, 2006)
A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted a Pakistani immigrant yesterday in the plot to blow up the Herald Square subway station in 2004. The jurors rejected his defense that a paid police informer had entrapped him by stoking his rage with images of Muslims abused at the hands of Americans.
Subway Car Cameras To Eye Vandals (, May 23, 2006)
Officials are planning to put cameras in the subway cars in a new security effort driven by an increase in vandalism.
With cameras already proliferating in stations and tunnels amid terrorism fears, electronic eyes also will be placed on trains to help snare graffiti vandals who are increasingly turning to acid to burn their "tags" into subway car windows.
Police Commissioner Cracks Down On Leaks To Press (New York Magazine, May 23, 2006)
In An Emergency, It's Humans First, Then Pets, Mike Growls (Daily News, May 23, 2006)
Animal lovers gave two paws up yesterday to the Transit Authority's emergency evacuation plan to allow dogs and cats on buses and subways - but Mayor Bloomberg emphasized that people will come first.
FBI Probes Police Over GOP Convention Arrests (NY 1, May 18, 2006)
The FBI wants to hear from protesters who may have been wrongly arrested during the Republican National Convention, as part of a criminal civil rights investigation of the NYPD.
Mayor Seeks Data on Gun Sales, But Runs into Opposition from Washington (NY Sun, May 17, 2006)
Pressing ahead with his campaign against illegal firearms, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg joined Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York here on Tuesday as the senator proposed legislation to curb the problem. The bill would give state and local law enforcement agencies access to federal data, including sales history, that traces the path of guns used in crimes.
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Despite Anti-Gun Position, Bloomberg Gives Money To Pro-Gun Candidates (NY Times, May 14, 2006)
when it comes to controlling the gun trade, an issue Mr. Bloomberg has pushed to the top of the city's legislative agenda, he has not been following his own advice. An analysis of Federal Election Commission filings shows that in recent years he has mostly opened his overstuffed checkbook for pro-gun candidates, often contributing the maximum permitted by campaign finance rules.
City Lawsuit Finds That Gun Industry Had Access to Information Kept from Activists (Daily News, May 12, 2006)
A lawsuit by the Bloomberg administration has revealed that the firearms industry received key gun data denied to a gun control group, the group charged yesterday.
City to Lose Man Who Led Terror Fight (NY Times, May 6, 2006)
Michael A. Sheehan, the New York City Police Department's senior counterterrorism official, is leaving later this month to teach and write.
Bloomberg Earmarks $12 Million to Give Cops Better Bullet Proof Vests (Daily News, May 5, 2006)
Spurred by the heartbreaking death of a hero cop, Mayor Bloomberg earmarked $12 million yesterday for new "maximum coverage" bulletproof vests to protect the city's Finest.
New York State Draws Nearer to Collecting DNA in All Crimes (NY Times, May 4, 2006)
As Waterfront Buildings Continue to Smolder, Attention Turns to a Failed Real Estate Deal (NY Times, May 4, 2006)
Green Light for Gun Data (Daily News, Apr 28, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday hailed a federal judge's decision that lets the city keep using gun-trace data in its battle against illegal firearms.
Cell Phones, Box Cutter, and Drugs Confiscated in First of New School Screenings (Daily News, Apr 27, 2006)
Ambulances And Firetrucks Will Get to New Yorkers Faster (Daily News, Apr 20, 2006)
Ambulances and firetrucks will get to New Yorkers in need of help more quickly now — thanks to a $50 million, high-tech tracking system.
"10-Foot Cops" (Horses) Set To Double To 160 (NY Times, Apr 18, 2006)
after decades of consignment to Central Park patrols, ceremonial trots down Fifth Avenue and the occasional cameo at a raucous demonstration, these horses — and 85 of their brethren — have begun patrolling high-crime neighborhoods, making late-night shows of force through Times Square and taking the lead during search-and-rescue missions along thicket-filled riverbanks and wooded urban parkland.
And there soon will be more of them: Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly is increasing the budget for the mounted troop, 75 horses and officers over the next three years, to eventually bring the total to 160, giving mounted patrols a larger role in battling crime.
Efforts to Legislate "Courtesy" in New York (NY Times, Apr 17, 2006)
Imette Saint-Guillen Case Prods City Council to Boost Bar Safety (Newsday, Apr 12, 2006)
Citing the brutal February slaying of Manhattan graduate student Imette Saint-Guillen, the City Council Tuesday proposed revamping security at city bars and clubs and ensuring that any law-breaking nightspots face stiff fines.
High Ranking Cop Could Face Discipline (Daily News, Apr 8, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg refused to rule out disciplining the high-ranking police officer who has been accused of shouting slurs at Jewish mobs who taunted cops and ignited fires in Brooklyn earlier this week.
Hasidim Confront Police, Set Fires to Protest Arrest (Daily News, Apr 5, 2006)
City Releases Tapes of 911 Calls From Sept. 11 Attack (NY Times, Apr 3, 2006)
Michael Caruso, Kerik Friend, Leaves Long-Time Post Of Corrections Department Inspector General (Daily News, Apr 2, 2006)
Court Ruling Kills Controversial 48-Hour Rule That Shielded Police (Daily News, Mar 29, 2006)
Arrest Made in Murder of Harlem Minister (NY 1, Mar 29, 2006)
Convicted Ferry Boat Captain To Begin Prison Sentence (Staten Island Advance, Mar 28, 2006)
No Progress on 911 Backup Call Center (Metro, Mar 27, 2006)
Police Department Mounted Unit Seeks New Home (Metro, Mar 22, 2006)
Low Pay Could Hamper Police Recruiting (Daily News, Mar 22, 2006)
When Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly announced yesterday they were hiring 800 new cops, they never mentioned that new recruits earn only $25,100. The number of people seeking to join the department dipped 31 percent this year from last.
Police Spends Millions on Overtime (Daily News, Mar 22, 2006)
The NYPD expects to exceed its overtime budget by more than $100 million - and adding 1,200 cops and civilian employees to the force won't necessarily keep those costs down, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said yesterday.
City to Add More Police (NY Times, Mar 22, 2006)
The New York Police Department, the largest in the nation, will add 800 police officers to its force of roughly 37,000 in its largest city-financed expansion since 1993, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday.
Police to Install More Cameras (Daily News, Mar 22, 2006)
The NYPD is installing 505 surveillance cameras around the city and has applied for $81.5 million in federal aid to install surveillance cameras, computerized license plate readers and vehicle barriers around lower Manhattan.
Police Say (NY Times, Mar 17, 2006)
Jail Plan Ensures that Boroughs (Daily News, Mar 17, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg lauded a sweeping plan to move thousands of prisoners from Rikers Island to borough jails - calling it a fair way to share the burden of housing inmates.
New Jails to Open In Three Boroughs over Next Ten Years (Daily News, Mar 16, 2006)
Fire Department Investigates Brush Fires in Staten Island (Metro, Mar 16, 2006)
H&R Block Sued By The State For Alleged Fraud (NY 1, Mar 16, 2006)
DNA Links Bouncer to Student (Newsday, Mar 13, 2006)
Charges, But No Penalty, for a Police Chief's Role in GOP Convention Arrest (NY Times, Mar 9, 2006)
Metro Card Machines May Be Used to Detect Terrorists (Daily News, Mar 9, 2006)
The Investigation of Brian McLaughlin, Labor Leader and Politician (Village Voice, Mar 8, 2006)
Mayor Knew of Investigation of Labor Leader (NY Times, Mar 4, 2006)
City officials acknowledged yesterday that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg knew of an inquiry involving Brian M. McLaughlin, a labor leader [president of the New York City Central Labor Council, which represents 400 union locals] whose group gave important backing to the mayor's re-election campaign and vigorously supported the mayor's West Side stadium plan.
The officials said Mr. Bloomberg had learned early in his first term that Mr. McLaughlin and several electrical contractors were being investigated as part of an alleged scheme to rig bids for millions of dollars worth of city streetlight contracts.
Labor Group Hit In Bid-Rig Probe (, Mar 3, 2006)
Federal agents raided the city's biggest labor group and the office of its politician-president yesterday in what a source said is a probe into bid-rigging on lucrative city streetlight contracts.
Profile Of Lillo Brancato Jr., Actor And Accused Cop Killer (New York Magazine, Feb 28, 2006)
Profile Of Lillo Brancato, Jr, Actor And Accused Cop-Killer (New York Magazine, Feb 28, 2006)
Feds Pay $300 G To Settle First Lawsuit In 9/11 Sweep Of Innocent Muslims (NY Times, Feb 28, 2006)
Brooklyn Grand Jury Indicts Four on Organ Smuggling Charges (Newsday, Feb 24, 2006)
Pataki Joins Opposition to Takeover of Ports (NY Times, Feb 21, 2006)
The Republican governors of New York and Maryland on Monday joined the growing chorus of criticism of an Arab company's takeover of operations at six major American ports. Both raised the threat of legal action to void contracts at ports in New York City and Baltimore.
Black Cop Eric Adams Faces Disciplinary Hearing For Criticizing Bloomberg (Metro, Feb 21, 2006)
Less than a month before his scheduled retirement, a founding member of an African-American police organization will face disciplinary charges today for publicly criticizing how the city and the NYPD handled a terror threat last fall.
Capt. Eric Adams, head of the 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, will appear before Judge Michael Sarner of the NYPD’s Advocate’s Office at Police Plaza today to answer disciplinary charges stemming from a six-minute interview in which he suggested the city waited four days before publicizing a Dept. of Homeland Security subway terror warning to distract attention from a mayoral debate in October at the Apollo Theater that Mayor Michael Bloomberg was criticized for skipping.
Police Bust Interstate Gun Ring (Metro, Feb 20, 2006)
Mayor Blames Police Union for Low Wages (Daily News, Feb 17, 2006)
Mayor Bloomberg declared yesterday the police union is to blame if low-paid members apply for food stamps, because its leaders chickened out instead of negotiating a contract.
Funeral For Slain Police Officer Eric Hernandez, Fifth Killed Since November (Newsday, Feb 14, 2006)
In the third funeral for a young police officer already this year, hundreds of officers remembered Officer Eric Hernandez, who would have turned 25 in just weeks.
64 Homicides So Far This Year, 10 Percent Ahead Of Last Year (NY Sun, Feb 14, 2006)
Police Rookies At Bottom of City Pay Scale (, Feb 13, 2006)
Plans for New Bronx Jail in Doubt (Metro, Feb 13, 2006)
Shot in Case of Mistaken Identity, Police Officer Eric Hernandez Dies After 11-Day Ordeal (, Feb 9, 2006)
Six City Residents Killed Within 24 Hours (NY Sun, Feb 6, 2006)
With Crime Down, Guardian Angels Reconsider Their Role (AM New York, Feb 3, 2006)
Corrections Needed in City's Jail System - Interview with Commissioner (Metro, Feb 2, 2006)
4-Year-Old Bronx Boy Is Dead; Family Was Being Investigated (NY Times, Jan 31, 2006)
A 4-year-old Bronx boy whose family was being investigated by child welfare officials died yesterday after suffering a fractured skull and severe lacerations to his liver in the messy, cold two-bedroom apartment he shared with four siblings and two adults, officials said.
The boy's mother, 26, and her companion, 18, were being held last night for questioning in the child's death, the police said. Law enforcement officials said they were also investigating whether the boy's siblings, who were taken into custody by the Administration for Children's Services, had been abused.
The death of the boy, Quachon Browne, was at least the fifth fatality since November of a child whose family was known to the child welfare authorities.
City Activists Respond to Increased Police Surveillance (Village Voice, Jan 25, 2006)
Mistrial Declared, Defendants Get New Charges, and Corrections Officers Complain After Courtroom Melee (Daily News, Jan 24, 2006)
Police Focus on Fighting Rape (Village Voice, Jan 18, 2006)
Police: We Never Even Talked To Girl (Daily News, Jan 17, 2006)
City policy called for cops to investigate Nixzmary Brown's injuries alongside child welfare caseworkers - but detectives never even talked with the girl, according to the NYPD and the notes of a caseworker who was there.
That raises questions about whether the NYPD followed the city's rules for investigating reports of serious child abuse - and whether cops could have done more to help the 7-year-old before she was beaten to death, allegedly by her stepfather, Cesar Rodriguez, last week.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly has fully backed his detectives. The NYPD has referred all questions on the investigation to City Hall.
Child Abuse Reports Soar After Publicized Case (, Jan 17, 2006)
Reports of suspected child abuse and neglect surged in New York City for several days after the death of Nixzmary Brown, officials said.
The reports by teachers, doctors, police and others increased by 77 percent following the 7-year-old girl's death on Jan. 11, compared to the same period last year.
City Working on Wireless Network for First Responders (NY Sun, Jan 16, 2006)
Structural Changes Ahead for Police Department, Says Kelly (NY 1, Jan 13, 2006)
Former Brooklyn Democratic Leader Clarence Norman Sentenced (NY Sun, Jan 12, 2006)
1,121 New Police Recruits Sworn In Yesterday Will Make Lowest Salary In Two Decades (Daily News, Jan 10, 2006)
A new batch of NYPD recruits sworn in yesterday is the first to earn $25,100 - the lowest starting salary for New York's Finest in at least two decades.
That's "bad public policy," according to Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly - who called on the city and the police union to boost starting wages.
...Kelly blamed the salary plunge on a state arbitrator and said it will hurt recruitment; yesterday's class of 1,121 applied before the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association contract was settled last year.
Soprano Actor And Accomplice Plead Not Guilty In Arraignment For Cop-Killing (Metro, Jan 10, 2006)
Bloomberg to Step Up Anti-Gun Crusade (Daily News, Jan 8, 2006)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is getting ready to spend his political capital - and quite possibly his own cash - to try to stop the flow of illegal handguns into New York from other states. He has said little about how he plans to wage his crusade, other than to say he hopes to build a coalition of big city mayors. But the big wild card, experts say, is whether and to what degree Bloomberg chooses to use his fortune to battle the National Rifle Association.
New York Will Get $280 Million in Anti-Terror Funds for Cops (Daily News, Jan 6, 2006)
Four Men Sentenced for Scheming $3.3 Million From Immigrants (Newsday, Jan 5, 2006)
DA Morgenthau Sworn in for Ninth Term (Daily News, Jan 4, 2006)
Bloomberg, Weiner Criticize New Federal Plan for Anti-Terror Funds (NY Sun, Jan 4, 2006)
Gun Violence Resists Drop In Murders (Newsday, Jan 3, 2006)
Serious crime, including homicides, is down again for 2005, but gun violence was stubbornly unchanged and more police were shot than in any year since 1997. The city finished the year with 540 killings, the lowest in 40 years, but guns accounted for a surge in violence in the second half of 2005. Two of those killed were NYPD officers, and seven other cops were injured by gunfire.
Gun Lobby Responds To Bloomberg's National Campaign Against Illegal Guns (NY Sun, Jan 3, 2006)
Only hours after Mayor Bloomberg vowed in his second inaugural address to launch a national campaign against "illegal guns," the gun rights lobby is mobilizing to respond, with the influential National Rifle Association accusing the mayor of "intimidating law abiding Americans."
In Optimistic Inauguration Speech, Bloomberg Focuses On Housing, Schools, Fight Against Guns (NY Times, Jan 2, 2006)
Seizing on his electoral mandate in a second inaugural address that projected unabashed optimism, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg promised yesterday to pursue the most ambitious housing program in New York City's history, to begin a national campaign against illegal guns, and to "lock in and extend" his program to improve the schools.
Crime Falls For 17th Consecutive Year (, Dec 31, 2005)
As of yesterday, there had been 537 killings in the city, according to the department's latest marking-period reports that are issued weekly. That is down from 566 in the same period last year..New York reported its greatest number of murders in 1990, when 2,245 people lost their lives by violence.
In 2005, in addition to murders, numbers for rape, felony assault, burglary and grand larceny all fell, the department said.
Auto theft, which, like murder, is considered a reliable indicator of crime patterns because there is little discretion in how to classify it and little reluctance in reporting it, fell by nearly 12 percent.
Jail For Gay And Transgender Prisoners To Close On Rikers Island (Associated Press, Dec 30, 2005)
One of the nation's few jail dormitories specifically for gay or transgender prisoners is closing on Rikers Island, prompting complaints from some activists who say it is a needed safe haven.
The unit, which opened on the city's island prison complex in the late 1970s to assuage complaints about abusive treatment of homosexuals, stopped accepting new inmates last month at the direction of Department of Correction Commissioner Martin Horn.
Five Cops Sue the NYPD Over Mandatory Rehab (Daily News, Dec 28, 2005)
The NYPD has been slapped with a federal lawsuit that challenges its right to force boozing cops into recovery programs against their will.
Four active-duty members of the Police Department and one retired cop charge in court papers that the NYPD's longstanding policy requiring officers to enter rehab or face suspension violates their civil rights.
Bloomberg To Sign Three Tough Anti-Graffiti Bills Thursday (, Dec 28, 2005)
The mayor plans to sign into law on Thursday a group of bills that toughen the city's penalties for graffiti vandalism and make it illegal for anyone under 21 to carry spray paint or etching tools on public property.
The legislation, separated into three bills, also makes owners of large commercial and residential properties responsible for cleaning graffiti off their buildings.
Albany Agrees To Toughen Gun Trafficking (Newsday, Dec 22, 2005)
State lawmakers and Gov. George Pataki, acting in the wake of the recent shooting deaths of two New York City police officers, agreed on two bills Wednesday that would strengthen gun control laws and increase penalties for violence against police officers.
Norman Convicted Again -- This Time For Larceny (NY Sun, Dec 16, 2005)
5,000 Fake IDs Seized in Queens Sweep (NY Sun, Dec 8, 2005)
Harlem Graffiti Artists Tagged for Sony, Not Self Expression (Metro, Dec 8, 2005)
Firefighters Union Wants Probe (Newsday, Dec 6, 2005)
The union wants an independent probe of an accident that seriously injured a firefighter when he fell from a truck.
Schumer: Local Police Should Be Able To Track Guns Via National Database (NY Sun, Dec 5, 2005)
Former 9/11 Commission: Not Enough Is Being Done To Combat Terrorism (NY 1, Dec 5, 2005)
Federal Judge Upholds Bag Searches On Subways (NY Times, Dec 3, 2005)
Citing a "real and substantial" threat of a terrorist bombing in New York's subways, a federal judge ruled yesterday that random police searches of passengers' bags and backpacks were constitutional because they were effective in helping to prevent an attack.
Rejecting a challenge to the searches by the New York Civil Liberties Union, Judge Richard M. Berman of Federal District Court in Manhattan found that the incursion on subway passengers' privacy was minimal enough to be justified by the deterrent effect on potential terrorists.
City officials celebrated the ruling. "Common sense prevailed," Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said through a spokesman.
The civil liberties union said it would immediately appeal.
Judge Rules NYC (Daily News, Dec 3, 2005)
The city's lawsuit against gun manufacturers was allowed to proceed yesterday, despite legislation recently signed by President Bush barring such cases.
Brooklyn Federal Judge Jack Weinstein wrote in his 111-page decision that the city's suit can go forward because the case falls within an exception contained in the new legislation.
But he acknowledged that there is "substantial ground for disagreement" and granted the defendants' approval to appeal his decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals immediately.
Hip Hop Producer Gets Acquittal (, Dec 3, 2005)
A federal jury acquitted the hip-hop impresario Irv Gotti and his brother of money-laundering charges late yesterday, prompting jubilant cheers and pandemonium in the packed courtroom in Brooklyn. The verdict ended a three-year ordeal for the two men and dealt a stunning blow to federal prosecutors
Kelly Orders Crackdown on Panhandlers at Penn Station (Daily News, Dec 2, 2005)
Detectives Reject Contract that Union Leaders Approved (Newsday, Dec 2, 2005)
Suspect Indicted in Killing of Police Officer (NY 1, Dec 2, 2005)
Pataki, Bloomberg Disagree on Death Penalty (NY Sun, Nov 30, 2005)
Officer Is Killed After Pulling Up Next to Gunman (, Nov 29, 2005)
A New York City police officer pursuing a driver in Brooklyn was fatally shot through the heart early yesterday when the driver fired five bullets into the officer's patrol car, officials said. In spite of his wound, the officer kept driving for blocks in pursuit of the gunman.
The officer, Dillon Stewart, 35, was then taken in his own bullet-riddled unmarked car to a hospital by his fellow officers, but died hours later, becoming the first officer to die in the line of duty this year.
Suspect Nabbed In Cop Shootings (, Nov 29, 2005)
A petty crook from Brooklyn was charged with murdering a decorated cop during a high-speed chase early yesterday morning, then fingered by another cop as the gunman who wounded him earlier this month, police said.Authorities believe suspect Allan Cameron may have tried to flee because he thought the cops knew he had shot and wounded off-duty Police Officer Wiener Philippe in an ambush robbery Nov. 19. Cameron hit the gas when Stewart and his partner Officer Paul Lipka tried to pull over his maroon Infiniti early yesterday after Cameron ran a red light at the intersection of Church and Flatbush Aves., police said.
Perpetrator Of Rape 32 Years Old Finally Gets Sentenced (, Nov 29, 2005)
Rikers Medical Contract Illegal, State Panel Told (NY Times, Nov 22, 2005)
576 Cops Split $17 M In Racial Discrimination Settlement Against NYPD (Daily News, Nov 22, 2005)
Kerik Is Accused of Abusing Post as City Official (Newsday, Nov 16, 2005)
New Jersey officials said Bernard B. Kerik accepted money from a construction company with ties to organized crime.
Police Commissioner Kelly, Staying On, Hopes To Cement His Success By Focusing On Terrorism, Technology (NY Times, Nov 15, 2005)
New Device Checks Subway Riders for Explosives (Newsday, Nov 14, 2005)
Detectives Win Large Raise in New Contract (Daily News, Nov 4, 2005)
NYPD Expands Anti-Terrorism Efforts to Australia (NY Sun, Nov 3, 2005)
Number of Assault Victims in Hospitals Rises, Despite Drop in Crime Rate (Village Voice, Nov 2, 2005)
Trial Focuses on Legality of Bag Searches on Subway (, Nov 1, 2005)
The tension between public safety and personal privacy was the subject of vigorous debate yesterday, at the start of the trial of the New York Civil Liberties Union's lawsuit challenging police inspections of bags and packages at subway entrances...
Judge Richard M. Berman, who will decide the case after closing arguments on Dec. 2, heard starkly divergent interpretations of the policy. Christopher Dunn, the civil liberties union's top lawyer in the case, said, "The only people being searched under this program are innocent New Yorkers." The searches have not uncovered any terrorist plot, or even contraband, he said.
Gail Donoghue, the city's lead lawyer in the case, said the searches were part of a rational strategy calculated to "keep terrorist planning and operations off balance." By adding an element of unpredictability, she said, the policy "effectively hardens New York City targets and drives terrorist planning elsewhere."
Police Say Bag Search A Must (, Nov 1, 2005)
NYPD Deputy Commissioner David Cohen defended the city's decision to search the bags of subway riders following the deadly attacks on the London subway system in July....While searches at every station would "paralyze the system," he said random checks are an effective deterrent.
Subways Getting Emergency Exits (, Nov 1, 2005)
Every subway station will be equipped with new emergency exit gates so transit riders can quickly escape from a fire or a terrorist attack..."Panic bars," similar to those on emergency-exit doors in movie theaters, will be installed on subway station gates, located near turnstiles and stairwells to streets - allowing riders to get out without having to ask a token booth clerk to unlock the portals, authorities said.
50 Criminal Alietn Sex Offenders Arrested In NYC As Part of "Operation Predator" (, Oct 30, 2005)
Marcy Forman, Director of Investigations, Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Richard Levy, First Deputy Commissioner, New York City Department of Probation announced today that ICE agents and probation officers arrested 50 criminal alien sex offenders in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan as part of the Department of Homeland Security's "Operation Predator."
The Predators arrested today are foreign born convicted sex offenders guilty of rape, sodomy, assault with intent to cause physical injury, sexual abuse and sexual misconduct, endangering the welfare of a child, reckless endangerment, course sex conduct and possessing a sexual performance by a child. The youngest of the victims was three.
Police Union President Rips FDNY Deal (Daily News, Oct 29, 2005)
Police union boss Patrick Lynch slammed the tentative contract between city firefighters and the Bloomberg administration because of a clause that forces veteran cops to start at rookie pay if they jump to the FDNY.
Clarence Norman, Democrats' Former Leader, Won't Aid Inquiry (, Oct 25, 2005)
Clarence Norman Jr. had nothing to say to prosecutors in Brooklyn yesterday about judgeships for sale or, for that matter, anything else.
Last week, the Brooklyn district attorney's office gave Mr. Norman, the former state assemblyman and Brooklyn Democratic chairman recently convicted of campaign finance violations, until yesterday to decide whether to cooperate with its criminal investigation into the judge-making process. Mr. Norman also faces trials on three other indictments alleging political corruption.
Yesterday, Mr. Norman said through his lawyer, Edward M. Rappaport, that he would not be cooperating because he "has no information to share with the office" of District Attorney Charles J. Hynes.
Group of Select New Yorkers Tipped to Terror Threat Before Public (Daily News, Oct 13, 2005)
FDNY Recalls Safety Rope System (Daily News, Oct 12, 2005)
The FDNY yanked its new safety ropes after one jammed and frayed during a drill, leaving a firefighter dangling yesterday - a week after the highly touted lifesavers debuted.
Mayor Defends Subway Security Decision (Newsday, Oct 12, 2005)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried to quiet his critics with nuggets of evidence that had troubled him last week.
Underground Security Downgraded (, Oct 11, 2005)
Threat Discounted, New York Eases Subway Alert (, Oct 11, 2005)
"Safe" Exhibition At the Museum Of Modern Art In Effect Asks: Have New Yorkers Stopped Taking Enough Risks? (New York Magazine, Oct 11, 2005)
SAFE: Design Takes On Risk,” which opens this Sunday at the Museum of Modern Art, could also be called “FEAR: Design for Scaredy-Cats.” An unusually provocative show, it does more than isolate an important theme in contemporary design. It invokes an especially dispiriting state of mind. Something’s happened to the natural desire for safety. It now saturates our consciousness. It’s become a form of cultural hysteria, one that inhibits, restrains, crimps, smothers, and paralyzes everything from politics to art. Even in once-brave New York.
Subway Threat Considered (, Oct 10, 2005)
The date feared as D-day for an alleged terror plot in the subway system passed without a hitch yesterday, as intelligence officials said their investigation has found the threat to be "not credible." But city officials
stood by their aggressive security measures, which include thousands of extra cops, bomb-sniffing dogs and a doubling of random searches.
Twin Towers Were Unsafe In 1993, Jury Told (NY Times, Sep 27, 2005)
On the first day of a negligence lawsuit against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is being sued by hundreds of survivors, victims' families and businesses disrupted by the attack, secret service agent Jan Gilhooly was presented as an expert of sorts, a vigilant veteran of the elite presidential guard who worked in the twin towers and claimed to be constantly worried for his safety. He is also a plaintiff against the Port Authority, then the owners of the complex.
As the first witness in what is expected to be a sprawling trial, Mr. Gilhooly testified that the garage was stunningly unguarded, open to anyone with a vehicle.
Lower Police Pay Leads To Sharp Drop In Recruits (Daily News, Sep 27, 2005)
Fewer people want to be cops since the starting salary was slashed to $25,100.
Some 21,236 candidates signed up to take the October police exam - a 39.3% drop from the 35,000 who registered for the exam given last October.
Corporal Punishment, Though Outlawed, On The Rise In City Schools (NY Sun, Sep 27, 2005)
While corporal punishment was outlawed in 1985, it turns out some teachers in New York have not been sparing the rod.
A teacher last year smacked a student with a yardstick after pushing his head onto a desk and grabbing his arm, the city's Department of Education said. Another teacher pushed a classroom table into a student, and a school aide grabbed and pushed a student into a wall.
These are just several of 646 cases of verified corporal punishment reported in city schools in the spring semester of 2004 alone..
Will New Law Prevent Supermarket Lock-Ins? Depends On Enforcement (City Limits, Sep 27, 2005)
Police Start Podcasting (, Sep 16, 2005)
The police department has begun podcasting, with the first effort featuring information on street closings during the UN General Assembly meeting and interviews with a captain about identity theft, as well as with a chief sent to New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Panel that Freed Guy Velella Comes to an End (Daily News, Sep 1, 2005)
The controversial board that granted corrupt state Sen. Guy Velella a get-out-of-jail-free card last year is going away today - for life. At the stroke of midnight, all 59 of the state's Local Conditional Release Boards are to fade into history, as stipulated by the law that established them in 1989.
Five Turncoat Mobsters on the Stand in the Racketeering Trial of John A. Gotti (, Aug 29, 2005)
Betrayals of the Cosa Nostra blood oath are becoming less and less novel. So far, five Gambino crime family turncoats have testified in the federal racketeering trial of Mr. Gotti's son, John A. Gotti, which begins its fourth week today.
Judge: Subway Bag Search Details Can Be Secret (Daily News, Aug 29, 2005)
At least for now, nobody but cops can know details of how random bag searches are conducted on city subways, a judge ruled Friday.
Manhattan Federal Judge Richard Berman blocked the release of the information on the grounds that the city may be able to prove the controversial searches deter terrorism.
He ruled that a magistrate judge had prematurely ordered the city to tell the New York Civil Liberties Union how many days in a one-month period searches were conducted, the number of subway stations each day where no searches were done and the total number of stations with no searches.
1. Rape Surges 31 Percent In August (NY Sun, Aug 29, 2005)
2. Rape Treatment, Conviction Rates Vary By Borough (NY Sun, Aug 29, 2005)
Case Is Appealed Over Lack of West Indians on the Jury (, Aug 28, 2005)
In an unusual reflection of New York City's growing diversity, lawyers for a West Indian man are arguing that he was denied justice because the Bronx jury that convicted him of rape, sodomy and burglary included only American-born blacks while all five potential jurors who were West Indian were improperly excluded by the prosecution.
Coroner Rules Cocaine, Not Taser, Killed Prisoner (, Aug 27, 2005)
A man who died in police custody last month soon after officers shocked him with a Taser stun gun died of a cocaine overdose, not from the shock, the city medical examiner said yesterday.
New Cameras to Watch Over Subway System (Daily News, Aug 24, 2005)
The transit security plan in New York City also enables cellphone service in 277 underground stations for the first time.
On Streets No Longer So Mean, Democrats Find a Topic Defused (, Aug 24, 2005)
Because of a low crime rate, the Democrats running for mayor are getting little traction for their big law enforcement ideas.
Lockheed Will Help Create $200 M Security System In Subways, Bridges, Tunnels (, Aug 23, 2005)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority intends to announce today that it will pay up to $200 million to a team led by the Lockheed Martin Corporation, a major defense contractor, to create a surveillance and security system around major bridges, tunnels and train and subway stations.
According to people with knowledge of the talks who would not speak for attribution before the announcement, Lockheed Martin will lead a team of contractors in creating an "integrated electronic security system" that will include closed-circuit television cameras, motion detectors and "intelligent video" software that can automatically determine if a package has been left on a train or if a person is in a restricted area.
The deal is by far the biggest spending commitment so far in the authority's counterterrorism program, which has been hobbled by delays but was given new urgency after the London transit bombings last month. The authority's board approved a $591 million security plan in 2002, but as of last month, it had spent only a fraction of that sum. Now, officials say, most of the money will be committed or spent by the end of this year.
Citing First Amendment, Judge Says City Must Allow Graffiti Party (, Aug 23, 2005)
In a tartly worded ruling, a federal judge ordered the Bloomberg administration yesterday to reinstate a permit for a block party in Chelsea featuring the painting of graffiti on mock subway cars.
The judge, Jed S. Rakoff of Federal District Court in Manhattan, called the city's abrupt cancellation of the permit unconstitutional. He even poked fun at Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's argument that the party would incite the defacement of real subway cars.
"By the same token, presumably, a street performance of 'Hamlet' would be tantamount to encouraging revenge murder," the judge wrote.
Alert Level Cut, But City Is Wary (Daily News, Aug 15, 2005)
The federal terror alert level for New York City's subways and buses and other mass transit systems nationwide was lowered yesterday, but the city stayed on higher alert and continue
Vast Archive Yields New View of 9/11 (NY Times, Aug 13, 2005)
The oral histories are a mosaic of vision and memory recalling the human struggle against surging fire, confusion, and horror.
Trial Begins Of (Daily News, Aug 9, 2005)
Mayor Defends Bombings Briefing (Newsday, Aug 5, 2005)
Bloomberg said he had no regrets about the NYPD releasing bombings details, despite a British official’s criticism.
Students Rally Against Police Handling Of School Safety (Newsday, Aug 2, 2005)
When the Profile Fits the Crime (, Aug 2, 2005)
Paul Sperry's op-ed makes the case for profiling of suicide bombing suspects.
Terrorism and the Random Search (, Aug 2, 2005)
Editorial on searching bags of mass transit users.
Subway Crime Plummets (, Jul 26, 2005)
The influx of cops in subway stations and on trains - including officers doing random bag checks - has prompted underground criminals to take a break.
Subway crime has plummeted 23% so far this month, compared with same time period last year, officials said yesterday. That's helped bring the year-to-date felony increase, which was 18% at the end of March, down to about 2%. The NYPD has flooded the subways since the July 7 transit blasts in London, and began random bag searches last week.
Business Leaders Involved In "NYPD Shield," New Anti-Terrorist Program For Private Sector (Daily News, Jul 26, 2005)
Hundreds of private business leaders across the city plan to meet with NYPD brass today to discuss how to protect their companies and New Yorkers against terrorism.
Security managers in various industries will take part in a new intelligence-sharing program dubbed NYPD Shield, officials said.
The program is designed to provide training, security assessments and threat briefings to the private sector, the NYPD said
Bloomberg Apologizes To Sikhs Handcuffed In Midtown (, Jul 26, 2005)
Mayor Bloomberg apologized yesterday to a group of British tourists who were handcuffed and forced to kneel on a Broadway sidewalk after cops swarmed a sightseeing bus - even as another bomb scare rattled downtown Brooklyn.
The mayor urged New Yorkers to call authorities if they see something suspicious, but added they should use "common sense" and avoid profiling people like the group of South Asian-looking visitors, who were Sikhs from Britain.
New Video Game: (Associated Press, Jul 19, 2005)
High-Tech Surveillance Systems to Protect Underwater Tunnels (Daily News, Jul 18, 2005)
How NYC's Transportation Security Compares to Other U.S. Cities (Newsday, Jul 18, 2005)
How The MTA Abandoned Collaboration With Army Over Security (NY Times, Jul 12, 2005)
In early 2002, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, eager to respond to post-Sept. 11 worries over terrorism, started negotiations with a specialized Army unit to help develop novel security measures for the New York City transit system.
Then, the discussions suddenly ended, in ruins. The transportation authority's top security officials, who had taken the lead in the negotiations, were fired, in an unrelated episode, after they made public accusations of corruption against other authority officials. And then the new security chief at the authority examined the proposal and walked away.
The costs of the detour were paid not in money, but in time - a year and a half lost as cities around the country moved ahead in implementing security measures and as train bombings in Moscow and Madrid highlighted the need for an aggressive, even radical, rethinking of transit security.
Since 2002, when the authority announced it had $600 million on hand to spend on hardening the transit system against terror threats, it has spent only about $30 million. There are, officials inside and outside the authority said, many reasons for the pace of the modest progress. The ultimately abandoned deal with the Army is one of the more dramatic of those reasons.
What U.S. Cities Can Do -- And Not Do -- to Fight Terror (Time Magazine, Jul 11, 2005)
MTA Slow To Spend Money On Transit Security (, Jul 11, 2005)
In December 2002, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced it had completed a lengthy assessment of potential threats to the city's transportation infrastructure, from subway lines to major bridges. The authority, which had begun the study in the weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, said it was committing nearly $600 million to improve the security of the sprawling transportation network.
But to date, two and a half years after that announcement and nearly four years after Sept. 11, only a small fraction - about $30 million as of March - has been spent, and nearly all of that on consultants and additional study.
Homeland Security Tests at Grand Central (Daily News, Jul 7, 2005)
A Different New York -- Howard Beach 2005 vs. Howard Beach 1986 (, Jul 5, 2005)
Columnist Bob Herbert concludes about the latest Howard Beach incident, “A crime was committed in Howard Beach. The wisest response would be to investigate, prosecute and move on.” He also says, “A singular development in New York over the past several years, accelerated by the terrible experience of Sept. 11, 2001, has been a willingness to move beyond the chronic ethnic conflict and divisiveness of previous eras. People in and out of government have worked hard to address problems in constructive ways.”
Anti-Begging Law Ruled Unconstitutional In 1992 Still Being Used To Arrest Hundreds (Daily News, Jul 5, 2005)
An anti-begging law ruled unconstitutional in 1992 has since been used in more than 1,800 arrests and prosecutions statewide, a Daily News analysis of court data found
Teen Killed For His i-Pod (NY 1, Jul 5, 2005)
Two Are Charged In Murder Of 15-Year-Old Over I-Pod (, Jul 4, 2005)
Two Brooklyn teenagers were arrested early yesterday on charges that they robbed and killed a 15-year-old boy in the Farragut neighborhood when they stole his friend's iPod, the police said.
The victim, Christopher Rose, was walking with three other boys late Saturday afternoon when a large group of teenagers approached them and demanded that they turn over the iPod that one of the boys was carrying, according to the police and witnesses. When the boys refused, one of the suspects began hitting them, said Kenneth, 15, who was with Christopher at the time of the attack. Then someone stabbed Christopher twice in the chest.
Law enforcement officials have warned in recent months that iPods have prompted an increase in thefts on the subways, and that teenagers are particularly vulnerable targets of iPod thefts by other teenagers.
Serious Crime Declines Again in New York at a Rate Outpacing the Nation's (, Jul 2, 2005)
With 570 murders last year New York’s murder rate was
as low as it’s been since 1963. The rate has declined
12% since 2001, compared to only an 0.5% decline
nationwide, according to an analysis of FBI data done
by the New York Police Department.
Ten Percent Raise For City Cops (, Jul 2, 2005)
In a decision that will likely reverberate in other
negotiations between New York and city employees, an
arbitration panel awarded the largest police union a
10 percent raise over two years. The decision forces the city
to break from its pattern bargaining position, in
which pay increases to city employees—whether teachers
or police officers—are tied to each other. The panel
concluded that New York police were underpaid compared
to police in other major cities and other local
departments.
Three Black Men Attacked In Howard Beach Hate Crime, Police Say (, Jul 2, 2005)
A Queens man who allegedly used a baseball bat to
attack another man has been charged with a
first-degree hate crime. Police said the altercation
involved three white men who attacked three black men
walking in Howard Beach, a largely white neighborhood
in Queens. Nicholas Minucci, a 19-year-old unemployed
man, allegedly fractured the skull of 22-year-old
Glenn Moore, who was walking with two friends who were
also attacked. The incident happened blocks from the
infamous 1986 beating of three black men whose car had
broken down in the neighborhood.
The Power of Restorative Justice (, Jun 14, 2005)
The transcript of a panel discussion convened by the Drum Major Institute with San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessey, the Rev. Dr. James Forbe of The Riverside Church, Commissioner Martin Horn of the New York City Department of Correction, Brooklyn D.A. Charles Hynes, etc.
As Sheriff for 25 years, Hennessey has won widespread recognition for his innovative in-custody treatment programs, including Resolve to Stop the Violence (RSVP), which offers treatment for male offenders with violent histories, services to victims of violence and restitution to the community
Inmates' Medical Care Failing in Evaluation by Health Dept. (, Jun 10, 2005)
A recent evaluation of the company in charge of inmate health care at Rikers Island, coming months after it was awarded a new $300 million contract, has found that it has failed to meet a number of the most basic treatment goals. City records showed that the company, Prison Health Services Inc., did not meet standards on practices ranging from H.I.V. and diabetes therapy to the timely distribution of medication to adequately conducting mental health evaluations
Fire Chief Challenges New York Emergency Plan (, Jun 6, 2005)
The chief of the New York City Fire Department directly criticized the Bloomberg administration's decision to give the police initial control at hazardous materials emergencies, telling a packed City Council chamber yesterday that it "makes no sense" and risks endangering firefighters and the public.
20050526 (, Jun 6, 2005)
Bank robberies and attempted bank robberies are down 45 percent in New York City this year compared with last year, in part because of an aggressive police campaign that started in July 2003, according to the police. But Commerce Bank, which bills itself as friendly and convenient, is apparently that to robbers as well - it's experiencing more robberies now than it did then, the police say, making it the most robbed bank in the city.
Judge Cuts Sentence of Student Who Traded Child Pornography (, Jun 6, 2005)
Two years ago, a federal judge was forced by mandatory sentencing rules to send a young college student to prison for 10 years for swapping child pornography over the Internet. The judge admitted openly that he was wrestling with his conscience over the sentence, which he called "unjust and harmful."
2 Men, in New York and Florida, Charged in Qaeda Conspiracy (, Jun 6, 2005)
A martial arts expert from the Bronx and a doctor from Florida have been arrested on charges that they conspired to train and provide medical assistance to Al Qaeda terrorists, federal and local authorities said yesterday.
New York Police Want 400 More Surveillance Cameras (, Jun 6, 2005)
The Police Department wants to install as many as 400 surveillance cameras in high-crime and high-traffic areas around the city, a department spokesman said yesterday.
Psycho's kin saw it coming (, Jun 1, 2005)
A schizophrenic Bronx man who ignited frightening subway explosions was sprung from a mental hospital 10 days before his rampage - despite frantic pleas from his family to keep him locked up, it was revealed yesterday.
Kendra's mom: What law was made for (, Jun 1, 2005)
A psychotic Bronx man whose rampage shut down Manhattan subways should have been locked up under Kendra's Law, advocates said yesterday.
Videos Challenge Hundreds of Convention Arrests (, May 3, 2005)
Videos taken of protests during the Republican
National Convention last summer have cast doubt on
police accounts of protestors’ behavior. While in
some cases police claimed that protestors resisted
arrest or tried to incite violence, video—shot by both
observers in the crowd and police—disputes many of
those accounts, apparently showing protestors reacting
calmly to police. Video has led to a dismissal of
charges or a decision not to go to trial for about 400
protestors, according to lawyers. Some Democrats on
the House Judiciary Committee wrote a letter to the
Attorney General, calling for the Justice Department
to look into allegations of police misconduct and
perjury related to the arrests of protestors. They
noted that 91 percent of the 1,670 cases brought
against protestors have either resulted in dismissal
of the charges or a not guilty verdict.
Panel Wants To Obtain Police Data By Subpoena (, May 3, 2005)
Speaking before the City Council, the chairman of a
police monitoring committee asked for the power to
force police to turn over data, arguing that such
power would allow the committee to be more effective
in reviewing sexual misconduct and domestic violence
among officers and possible fraudulent overtime
claims. Mark Pomerantz, the chairman of the Mayor’s
Commission to Combat Police Corruption, will resign,
effective June 1, citing a lack of time to deal with
such disputes that he said happen frequently with
police. Pomerantz had also said in an interview that
he had wanted to review possible underreporting of
crimes. Police have disagreed with the committee about
what might warrant an investigation into possible
corruption, arguing that the group does not have to
authority to review general police administrative
issues.
Judges Turn Therapist in Problem-Solving Court (, May 3, 2005)
Specialized courts—focused on homelessness, domestic
violence and mental health, for example—are growing in
number as the state asks judges to become more
involved in the lives of defendants, in part as a
strategy to reduce the number of repeat offenders.
Some critics are wary of the movement, concerned that
so-called problem-solving courts expect too much from
judges, or that the way the courts are structured
impinges on the right of people to be presumed
innocent.
Jurors Cite Lingering Questions in Mistrial (, Apr 5, 2005)
After six days of deliberations, jurors deadlocked in
the trial of New York police officer Bryan A. Conroy,
who was charged with second-degree manslaughter in the
shooting death of Ousmane Zongo following a police
raid in a Chelsea warehouse. Reportedly, at the end of
the deliberations, two jurors voted to acquit Conroy,
while 10 were ready to convict. The case will be
retried unless Conroy and prosecutors reach an
agreement for Conroy to plead guilty to lesser
charges. Zongo was unarmed and not a target of the
police raid when he and Conroy, who was not in
uniform, had their encounter. Lawyers for Conroy
argued that Zongo lunged for Conroy’s gun, and Conroy
shot in self-defense.
Blood Ties: 2 Officers (, Apr 5, 2005)
Two New York police detectives allegedly were involved in eight murders ordered by Mafia bosses in the late 1980s and 1990, according to federal prosecutors. The detectives, Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa, retired in 1990 and 1992, respectively.
Trial Shines Light on NYPD Policy on Mentally Ill (, Apr 5, 2005)
Standard police procedures may actually escalate
already violent encounters with mentally ill or
emotionally disturbed suspects, according to a lawsuit
filed by the family of a mentally ill Queens man
killed by police in 1998 after he attacked an officer
at a precincthouse. Currently, police are trained—if
they do not have time to try other procedures—to form
a semi-circle around an emotionally disturbed suspect,
with multiple officers allowed to shout commands to
the suspect.
A Murder Made for the Front Page (, Mar 2, 2005)
Jarrett Murphy explains how and why the shooting death
of Nicole duFresne grabbed front-page headlines in a
city where most murders barely get covered by the
press. duFresne, a 28-year-old playwright, actress
and bartender, was killed during an alleged mugging
attempt in the Lower East Side.
Beatings & then murder send fear thru subways Closed booths slow cops (, Mar 2, 2005)
A day of violence in the subway tunnels of Manhattan
places the spotlight on the slight uptick in subway
crime—up 2% last year--as well as the lack of booth
attendants in some stations. Police Commissioner
Raymond Kelly has ordered a review of police
strategies in combating subway crime.
Missed Signals in New York Jails Open Way to Season of Suicides (, Mar 2, 2005)
A private health care agency contracted by the city to
care for inmates at city jails comes under fire from
ex-employees and state investigators for understaffing
practices and poor quality of care. Prison Health
Services, the nation’s largest such health care
provider, was in charge when six inmates committed
suicide during a six month period, some of whose
deaths were perhaps related to treatment missteps
chronicled by government investigators.
Earlier Trade Center Terror Victims Struggle On (, Jan 31, 2005)
Lawsuits filed by victims of the 1993 World Trade
Center terrorist attack continue in court. The
victims allege that the Port Authority of New York and
New Jersey, then the landlord for the Trade Center,
ignored warnings that its public parking garage was
vulnerable to a car bomb. Six people died in the 1993
attack.
Task Force Renews Fight On Graffiti In the City (, Jan 31, 2005)
A new anti-graffiti task force will have 80 members,
use infrared cameras to monitor for graffiti, and
focus on monitoring the city’s 100 most frequently
arrested vandals.
Kerik's History of Civil Liberties Abuses (, Jan 11, 2005)
Columnist Richard Cohen looked at the history of civil liberties abuses by former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik after he had been nominated by President Bush to the country’s head of Homeland Security.
Death Penalty Backers Fear N.Y. Law May Fizzle (, Jan 11, 2005)
“Death penalty supporters are complaining that an Assembly plan to hold hearings on the state's flawed capital punishment statute is a stalling tactic that will only kill the law.”
Bowed by age, battered by an addicted nephew and forced into begging and despair (, Jan 5, 2005)
Elder abuse crimes are typically underreported,
according to Brooklyn officials. But the stories are tragic. Victims can endure years of physical abuse, and be taken advantage of financially, often at the hands of family. One case involving two Brighton Beach sisters in their seventies forced to panhandle to support a nephew’s drug habit highlights how far the degradation can go.
New York Is Safer, Mayor Says (, Jan 5, 2005)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg highlighted the decrease in crime in New York while he has been mayor, singling
out for praise the New York Police Department’s
Operation Impact, which greatly increases the number
of officers in high-crime areas. Bloomberg said the
initiative led to more than 11,000 arrests last year.
Morgenthau and Others Speak Out Against Death Penalty (, Jan 5, 2005)
Opponents of the death penalty spoke out in a state
legislative hearing in Albany, citing statistics that
show states with capital punishments have higher
murder rates. Governor George Pataki continues to
support reinstatement of the death penalty, which was
struck down in court in June.
New discrimination claims filed against police dept. (, Jan 5, 2005)
Joint effort to head off child abuse in city shelters (, Dec 1, 2004)
The city announced it will closely monitor homeless
families with a history of abuse or neglect—regardless
of whether any investigation is current—at city
shelters. A report released earlier this year found
that while fewer than 1 percent of children live in
city shelters, 18 percent of deaths of children with
abuse cases occur in shelters.
Effort to Reinstate Death Penalty Law Is Stalled in Albany (, Dec 1, 2004)
The 1995 law reviving the death penalty in New York
never led to an execution, and was struck down as
unconstitutional earlier this year. With a few high
profile cases, including the alleged murder of two New
York police officers, pending, lawmakers continue to
be divided over the issue.
City and FBI reach agreement in bioterror investigations (, Dec 1, 2004)
The possibility of biological attacks has spurred city
agencies and the FBI to develop detailed investigative
procedures should an attack occur.
The handbag? Total knockoff. The price tag? All too real. (, Dec 1, 2004)
More than $23 billion in counterfeit goods are bought
and sold in New York City each year, costing the city
about $1 billion in tax revenue, according to the
Comptroller’s office.
A Bronx Judge's Ruling Establishes Legal Precedent Even Though Facts Were False (, Dec 1, 2004)
A United States Supreme Court ruling earlier this year
making some statements inadmissible in court unless
the defendant can rebut the person making the
statement has led to some confusion over what,
exactly, type of statements fall under the new
interpretation of the law.
Lawyers Group Sues City Over Arrests of Protestors (, Nov 5, 2004)
Two lawsuits filed by the New York Civil Liberties
Union last month claim New York police used improper
arrest tactics against protestors involved in mass
demonstrations during the Republican National
Convention. The lawsuits claim police detained
protestors too long in dangerous conditions, and that
police improperly gathered fingerprints.
Top Law Firm Agrees to Assist City in Suit Against Gun (, Nov 5, 2004)
A new law firm, Thelen Reid & Priest, has agreed to
work with city lawyer’s in their lawsuit against gun
manufacturers alleging the industry’s sales and
marketing practices contribute to crime by giving
criminals easy access to guns. A trial is scheduled
for April. The city also received federal data on the
sales history of guns involved in crimes.
Police Try Extending Use of DNA Tests to More Crimes (, Nov 5, 2004)
New York police have been expanding DNA testing to
crimes other than rape and homicide in a pilot program focusing mostly on burglary cases in Queens. The program, called Biotracks, has identified 23 suspects tied to 34 cases. In 2002, police made arrests in 15 percent of the city’s burglaries.
Court Limits Removing Child When Mother Is Abuse (, Nov 5, 2004)
The seven-member New York State Court of Appeals, in a
unanimous decision, said children should not be taken
out of their homes solely because they had seen their
mother being beaten, suggesting that it would unfairly
punish innocent women and even harm the children
themselves.
Police, Tracing (, Nov 5, 2004)
Under a program known as the John Doe Indictment
Project, which ties the most serious sex crimes to DNA
evidence and allows prosecutors to freeze statutes of
limitations, a man was arrested in connection to an
attempted rape which took place eight years ago in
Manhattan.
Prosecutors Won't Pursue Cases of 227 in Disputed Protest (, Oct 7, 2004)
he Manhattan district attorney's office said yesterday that it would not prosecute cases against 227 protesters who were arrested in one of the most disputed demonstrations of the Republican National Convention, saying it would be difficult to prove that the protesters had deliberately defied orders.
The decision effectively throws out one of the largest group arrests to occur on Aug. 31, the second day of the convention, when nearly 1,200 people were arrested around the city.
Officer Charged In Bomb Blast At Subway (, Oct 1, 2004)
Policing a City Where The Streets Are Less Mean (, Oct 1, 2004)
With little violent crime to worry about, police officers in the Fifth Precinct in Lower Manhattan focus on stolen purses and career goals.
Police Tactic Against Terror -- Let's Network (, Oct 1, 2004)
New York City police are aggressively urging a wide-range of business owners across the country to be on the look-out and report suspicious activity.
Civilian Complaint Review Board Cites Improper Police Strip Searches (, Jun 1, 2004)
The independent city agency that investigates accusations of police abuse said yesterday that it had found evidence suggesting that officers may frequently be conducting inappropriate strip searches. It also said that officers and their supervisors are often unaware of Police Department procedures governing such searches.
City Agencies Agree on a Coordinated Response to Disasters (, Jun 1, 2004)
The Bloomberg administration announced yesterday that its emergency agencies had reached a formal agreement that details how they plan to coordinate their responses to major disasters, including everything from building collapses to biological attacks by terrorists.
Bootleg Cig Biz Red Hot (, Jun 1, 2004)
Officials acknowledged that a third of the city's smokers buy from bootleggers, the Internet or Indian reservations. The Daily News sent a crew of Columbia University journalism students to investigate. They found bootlegging thriving across the city, an underground economy that robs the city of tens of millions of dollars in revenue each year.
As Police Extend Use of DNA, a Smudge Could Trap a Thief (, Jun 1, 2004)
If New Yorkers whose homes are burglarized despair of ever seeing justice — much less their stereos and jewelry — they have good reason. Less than 20 percent of property crimes in the city are ever solved. That is partly because evidence and witnesses are hard to come by, and partly because the bulk of the manpower and money is devoted to catching violent criminals. DNA testing, for example, is routinely done only in homicides, rapes and the most serious assaults.
Crime Declines, but Union and Mayor Spar Over Data (, Jun 1, 2004)
The decline of overall serious crime in New York City, along with several other large cities, outpaced the crime rate in the nation as a whole in 2003, according to a Police Department analysis of F.B.I. statistics, prompting Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg yesterday to renew his boast that New York is the safest large city in the country.
In Age of Terror, Police Chief Rises (, Jun 1, 2004)
Last Tuesday, after the city's former police and fire commissioners endured hours of withering criticism from the commission charged with investigating the Sept. 11 attacks, the current police commissioner presented his views on how the city deals with current threats.
Pataki Backs Tunnel Under the East River (, May 11, 2004)
Gov. George E. Pataki threw his political weight yesterday behind a plan to dig a new tunnel under the East River as part of a $6 billion rail link from downtown to Kennedy Airport and points east along the Long Island Rail Road.
Fresh Kills park session draws 300 (, Mar 25, 2004)
Residents supply planners with a myriad of suggestions on how best to utilize former landfill acreage.
Falling (Safely) for Artificial Turf (, Mar 20, 2004)
The New York City parks department is carpeting sports fields with tougher and cheaper-to-maintain artificial turf.
Flower Child -- Profile Of Tessa Huxley (, Mar 14, 2004)
Profile of Tessa Huxley, executive director of the Battery Park City Conservancy, and her fiercely dedicated management of some of the city's finest parks.
Dump Dreaming -- Turning Fresh Kills Landfill Into A Park (, Mar 14, 2004)
The city is beginning to work on a master plan for a park at the former Fresh Kills landfill.
Washington Sq. Park Renovation Proves Slow Going (, Dec 10, 2003)
Two years ago, community interest was generated around renovating Washington Sq. Park. There was a well-attended Community Board 2-sponsored meeting at which designer George Vellonakis presented a preliminary redesign for the landmark park, and there was talk of creating a fundraising group to pay for the work and the parkís maintenance.Two years later, not much progress has occurred.
Landfill park in 5 years? (, Sep 29, 2003)
City officials were to introduce grand plans today to pump life back into the Fresh Kills landfill in as few as five years, with an emphasis on converting much of the 2,200-acre site into parkland and linking its roadways to public streets, the Advance has learned.
Take Back The Nightlife (, May 8, 2003)
LA Police Commissioner Bill Bratton offers some advice to his former department here in New York: you can work with less. “Even if you kept the police force at 41,000,” says Bratton, “city services are being cut elsewhere,” and doing a lot of damage to public perception of safety.
Genovese Boss Gigante Ends Insanity Charade (, May 6, 2003)
The end of Genovese boss Vincent Gigante's insanity act.
Party Patrol (, May 6, 2003)
Carla Spartos in the Voice warns that "overzealous prosecutors" may go after mainstream event organizers, holding them responsible under the recently passed federal Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act of 2003. Aimed at club drugs like Ecstasy and GHB, the law makes venue owners and concert promoters responsible for drug use by patrons.
Immigrants Brace for Backlash but Fear Alerting NYPD (, Apr 4, 2003)
The Village Voice piece discusses the problems of immigrants who fear both crime and the cops.
Why I Didn't March This Time (, Apr 4, 2003)
An old-time civil rights warrior Nat Hentoff explains why he did not participate in the demonstrations against the war in Iraq.
First African-American Woman Promoted To Deputy Chief Of NYPD (, Mar 4, 2003)
Joyce Stephen, a 22-year veteran of the NYPD, became the first African-American woman to be promoted to deputy chief. Noting that the NYPD is now 16% women, Commissioner Kelly said that Chief Stephen would "be a role model to the African-American community in the department."
NYC IndyMedia Center (, Mar 4, 2003)
The nyc indymedia center provides regular coverage, from a "community-based participatory media" point of view, of political events in New York.
Intrusive & Incompetent (, Feb 6, 2003)
Saying the last week in January had been one to make civil libertarians tremble, New York Sun columnist Errol Louis goes after the Police Department's attempts to overturn the 1985 consent decree that prohibits cops from spying on local civic and political groups unless there is specific information suggesting a crime.
