Developing: NYPD Chief of Department Stepping Down

 

The NYPD's Chief of Department, Philip Banks, who was expected to become first deputy commissioner, is stepping down.

Developing: NYPD Chief of Department Stepping Down
Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:27:39 GMT

Puerto Rican Day Parade Organizers Promise That Event Will Move Forward

Puerto Rican Day Parade Organizers Promise That Event Will Move Forward

After a scandal and a shakeup, organizers of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade are promising the event will move forward, a promise that is being backed up the the speaker of the City Council.

Puerto Rican Day Parade Organizers Promise That Event Will Move Forward
Wed, 14 May 2014 00:18:03 GMT

MTA Police to Carry Heroin Antidote Around City

MTA Police to Carry Heroin Antidote Around City

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is teaming up with the NYPD to battle heroin use in the city.

MTA Police to Carry Heroin Antidote Around City
Tue, 13 May 2014 04:21:56 GMT

EXCLUSIVE: Free lunch for city public school kids in proposed budget

EXCLUSIVE: Free lunch for city public school kids in proposed budget

The City Council’s proposed budget to be unveiled Wednesday will push for two big priorities: free lunch for all public school kids and 1,000 new cops. The Council is asking for $24 million to provide lunches regardless of how much money kids’ families make.

EXCLUSIVE: Free lunch for city public school kids in proposed budget
ERIN DURKIN
Wed, 23 Apr 2014 06:30:50 GMT

Poll: Bill Bratton, Scott Stringer More Popular Than De Blasio

Poll: Bill Bratton, Scott Stringer More Popular Than De Blasio

Caught jay-walking after announcing Vision Zero. The charter school protests. Getting one-upped by Governor Cuomo on universal pre-k. Endless winter. No, De Blasio hasn't had it easy in his first few months, and the latest poll results are not specifically too good either. [ more › ]

Poll: Bill Bratton, Scott Stringer More Popular Than De Blasio
John Surico
Tue, 18 Mar 2014 22:59:00 GMT

Rise In Traffic Tickets Suggests NYPD Is Cracking Down On Reckless Drivers

Rise In Traffic Tickets Suggests NYPD Is Cracking Down On Reckless Drivers

One of the main focuses of Mayor Bill de Blasio's first landmark agenda, Vision Zero, is cracking down on reckless drivers. As the plan states, NYPD traffic officers are told to “[increase] enforcement against dangerous moving violations, including speeding, failing to yield to pedestrians, signal violations, improper turns/disobeying signage, and phoning/texting while driving.” And evidently, this is just what NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton is doing. [ more › ]

Rise In Traffic Tickets Suggests NYPD Is Cracking Down On Reckless Drivers
John Surico
Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:48:00 GMT

Super Bowl Boulevard chock full of free fun

Super Bowl Boulevard chock full of free fun

New Yorkers and tourists alike can't wait for the Boulevard of Dreams to kick off. Crews and volunteers labored in the frigid Tuesday temps to turn a 13-block stretch of Broadway into Super Bowl Boulevard — a free public fan celebration that's expected to attract tens of thousands when it opens at noon on Wednesday.

Super Bowl Boulevard chock full of free fun
CAITLIN NOLAN , GINGER ADAMS OTIS
Tue, 28 Jan 2014 20:34:45 GMT

NYC Settles With Hasidic Stores Over Modesty Dress Codes

NYC Settles With Hasidic Stores Over Modesty Dress Codes

Fashion—specifically daring hipster fashion, like tank tops or bicyclist gear—has been a controversial topic in ultra-Orthodox parts of Williamsburg. Now the city has decided to drop a lawsuit against Hasidic stores, opting to settle instead. [ more › ]

NYC Settles With Hasidic Stores Over Modesty Dress Codes
Jen Chung
Tue, 21 Jan 2014 20:20:00 GMT

What killed the liberal radio star?

What killed the liberal radio star?

Louis: Next week, when WWRL 1600 AM flips its format from progressive talk to Spanish-language music and talk, New York will have no left-leaning commercial talk station for the first time in decades — an ironic development just as an unabashedly liberal mayor and City Council are set to take office.

What killed the liberal radio star?
Errol Louis
Thu, 26 Dec 2013 09:20:50 GMT

Keep the bums out

 

Melissa Mark-Viverito is planning her coronation as the next City Council speaker, having apparently won the misguided support of a majority of her fellow members. Many of the 30 who signed on share her progressive agenda.

Keep the bums out
Editorials
Sat, 21 Dec 2013 09:15:36 GMT

Chinese Immigrants Will Soon Outnumber Dominicans In NYC

 

A surging number of immigrants from China will soon surpass immigrants from the Dominican Republic in New York City, according to a report from the City Planning Department. It's 235 pages, and you can curl up with it by popping open this pdf, but the short version is that NYC's immigrant population is at a record high, and the leading demographic is Chinese. Some fun facts to scare your xenophobic uncle with: [ more › ]

Chinese Immigrants Will Soon Outnumber Dominicans In NYC
John Del Signore
Thu, 19 Dec 2013 18:13:13 GMT