Norman Siegel

Mayor Mike and the Imam

Len Levitt | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Fort Hood, Nypd, Michael Pigott, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Tasers, Ray Kelly, Norman Siegel, Omar-Abdel-Rahman, Siraj Wahhaj, Ksm, David Cohen, New York News

Perhaps we should be relieved the feds are trying Khalid Sheikh Mohamed. If left to the locals, we might have a lapse like City Hall's invitation to a Brooklyn imam linked to the first World Trade Center attack.

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The Lieutenant's Death That Will Not Die

Len Levitt | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Paul Browne, Nypd, Michael Pigott, Ray Kelly, NYPD Emergency Service, Mayor Bloomberg, Bill Bratton, Phil Pulaski, Norman Siegel, Taser, Susan Pigott, Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, New York Civil Liberties Union, Michael Bloomberg, Iman Morales, New York News

The widow of an Emergency Service lieutenant who killed himself a year ago is blaming the tragedy on Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, his spokesman and other unnamed top brass.

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Harlem -- Night Before The Primary

Reverend Billy | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Reverend Billy, Nyc, Harlem, Michael Bloomberg, Washington-Heightsinwood, Apollo, New York Democrats, New York City, Tony Avella, City Council, Bill Thompson, Norman Siegel, Green Party, Gentrification, New York News

Corruption has taken a sophisticated form. It has been enlarged from the usual millions under the table, unchanged since Tammany Hall and beyond, to the modern era of marketing.

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New York Elections Cheat Sheet

Our Town | Charlotte Eichna and Dan Rivoli | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home

During the past few months, these papers have provided ongoing coverage of the various candidates vying for office this fall, as well as overviews of ...

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NYPD Sets Stop-And-Frisks Record In 2008

Norman Siegel | Posted 09.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Stop and Frisk, Public Advocate, New York City, Norman Siegel, Nypd, New York Police Department, New York News

In 2008 the NYPD set a new record with 531,159 stop-and-frisks. During the first three months of 2009 they were on pace to shatter that record. This was happening even as the news media was focused on the arrest of Professor Gates.

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The Advocate In A Time Of Economic Crisis

Harry Moroz | Posted 08.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Bill De Blasio, Eric Gioia, Norman Siegel, New York Times, Economic Recovery, Alex Zablocki, Mark Green, Accountability, Public Advocate, Ombudspersons, New York News

In a period in which more respect and political authority has been placed in our ombudspersons, New York City has not put its money where its mouth is.

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