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Kelly Says Stop And Frisk Critics Have 'Short Memories And Questionable Motives'

Posted 05.21.2012

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New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly lashed out at critics of stop and frisk in a Daily News editorial Monday, defending the program from the claim ...

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Proposed Budget Cut: Private Contract Overspending!

Letitia James | Posted 05.17.2012

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Overall, over the last five years contract costs have increased at nearly twice the rate of overall budget spending, reaching over ten billion in spent public funds. We need increased oversight of private contracts and consulting costs.

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How To Spot A Prostitute, The Cab Driver Edition

Posted 05.16.2012

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A new bill in city council, seemingly modeled after the plotline of Taxi Driver, aims to give hookers a fare chance at escaping exploitation. The ...

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The Bloomberg Administration's Double Standards on Poverty and Accountability

Melissa Mark-Viverito | Posted 05.01.2012

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It is clear that this administration has a double standard when it comes to accountability. Poor and working families must prove their need, at every step, in order to receive even the bare minimum of assistance.

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Officials Sue NYPD Over #OWS Response

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.07.2012

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NEW YORK -- Four lawmakers sued the city Monday over its handling of the Occupy Wall Street protests, saying police conduct is so problematic that the...

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Bloomberg Vetoes Living Wage Bill, Promises Court Fight

Posted 04.25.2012

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Mayor Bloomberg made good on his promise to veto the living wage bills Wednesday, CBS reports, and promised legal action if City Council overrides the...

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What Does It Mean to Put Students First?

Brad Lander | Posted 04.18.2012

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I hope that a group called "Students First" would make it a top priority to stop the rapid rise in New York City public school class sizes.

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Christine Quinn, City Council Calls Mayor Bloomberg's Cuts To Children's Service "Unacceptable"

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 04.18.2012

Hundreds of parents, children and teachers gathered on the steps of New York's City Hall Tuesday to protest Mayor Michael Bloomberg's budget plan, whi...

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Quinn Doesn't Want Your Whoppers, Thank You Very Much

Posted 04.06.2012

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Perhaps taking a cue from Nanny Bloomberg, Christine Quinn is speaking out against Burger King's plans to begin rolling out whopper-doling food trucks...

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Transgender Man Could Be New York City Council's First If Elected

New York Times | KATE TAYLOR | Posted 03.24.2012

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These are just a few of the subjects that Mel Wymore, a candidate for City Council on the Upper West Side, brought up in an interview before addressin...

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NYPD Surveillance: What We Don't Know, And Why It Matters

Brad Lander | Posted 05.15.2012

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The truth matters. That's why I am working with my colleague Jumaane Williams, the Brennan Center for Justice, and other groups on legislation to establish an NYPD Inspector General.

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Q&A: Is NYPD Muslim Spying Legal?

AP | MATT APUZZO | Posted 05.12.2012

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NEW YORK — A secret New York Police Department program to spy on Muslim businesses, infiltrate mosques and monitor Muslim students on college ca...

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Christine Quinn Jumps On Jeremy Lin Bandwagon To Step Into MSG-Time Warner Brawl

| Jill Colvin | Posted 02.17.2012

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MANHATTAN — Stop the Linsanity! City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other pols are applying a full court press on Madison Square Garden and ...

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GOP Councilman Defects To Democrats

Posted 01.24.2012

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Monday was rough for Republicans in the Empire State. Mayor Bloomberg prognosticated that a Democrat will likely be the next mayor of New York City--...

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My Response to the State of the City

Jumaane D. Williams | Posted 03.16.2012

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A central part of Mayor Bloomberg's speech was on education, an issue where I feel he has largely come up short.

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Occupy Wall Street Makes Official Call To Amend Constitution

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 01.06.2012

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Efforts to amend the Constitution to declare that corporations are not people and money is not speech gained support in two notable New York forums th...

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City Council Says Corporations Are Not People

Posted 01.05.2012

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The New York City Council symbolically passed a resolution Wednesday opposing "corporate personhood." Resolution 1172 formally expressed disapproval o...

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Justice for Private Danny Chen

Margaret S. Chin | Posted 02.26.2012

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For the last two months, the family of Private Danny Chen, his friends, and the Chinese-American community in New York City have had only one question: what happened to Danny?

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The Bigger They Come

Henry J. Stern | Posted 02.21.2012

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While only a relatively small portion of elected officials are criminals, still the frequency of arrests and indictments of members of the political class causes people to doubt the integrity and validity of the legislative process.

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Homeless In New York Highlighted In Aftermath Of Occupy Wall Street Zuccotti Eviction

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.19.2011

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NEW YORK -- When Occupy Wall Street protesters took over a park in Lower Manhattan this fall, they drew attention, perhaps inadvertently, to a proble...

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Bloomberg On NYC Walmart: 'We Should Not Say No To Anybody'

Posted 12.06.2011

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In a press conference held on Monday, Mayor Bloomberg came in defense of the possibility of a Walmart opening in the city by suggesting New Yorkers be...

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City Council Might Sue Michael Bloomberg

Posted 11.28.2011

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New York City Council is expected to file a lawsuit against Mayor Bloomberg Tuesday, seeking to stop a new law that would require homeless adults to p...

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A Progressive Caucus for the "New Progressive Movement"

Brad Lander | Posted 01.14.2012

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It's not just our legislative fights and our progressive principles that make us part of the "new progressive movement." It's also a style of politics that is infused with hopeful energy, and partners with community members.

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Toilets Bring Relief To Occupy Wall Street

AP | By CRISTIAN SALAZAR | Posted 01.05.2012

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NEW YORK -- They may still be laboring to change the quality of life for the 99 percent, but Wall Street protesters have made some progress near their...

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City Council Passes Legislation To Slow Bike Lane Construction

Posted 01.04.2012

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City Council passed legislation Thursday that could slow the proliferation of bike lanes in the city, angering some bike advocates. The bill state...

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