News & Politics

The Issue of Stop and Frisk Heads to Washington

June 07, 2012|Claudia Morell
New York lamakers are asking the Justice Department to investigate the policy.

A coalition of New York city and state...

Experts Say Powell Endorsement Won't Help Rangel Much

May 23, 2012|Jake Neher
Rangel faces toughest reelection bid yet.

New York City politician Adam Clayton Powell IV is endorsing Congressman Charlie...

Google Will Provide Space for New Cornell Tech School

May 21, 2012|Chris Williams
Bloomberg hopes New York will benefit from Google and Cornell's partnership.

A new partnership between Google and Cornell...

OWS Trials Could Change the Way Police Do Business

May 18, 2012|Jake Neher
Some experts say more acquittals likely.

This week marked the beginning of what will be a long string of trials related to...

Thousands of Dancers Will Take to The Streets For Sixth Annual Dance Parade

May 14, 2012|Will Germain
Parade Meant to Highlight Effort to Repeal Cabaret law

The sixth annual Dance Parade takes off from Broadway and 21st Street...

Councilman Fights Sunday "Brunch Ban" in Brooklyn

May 10, 2012|Ashwin Bhandari
Councilman Steve Levin introduced legislation to remove obscure city law.

Is there a "war on brunch"? New York City...

New York City Leaders Urge City Residents to Report Domestic Abuse

May 08, 2012|Alen Kanlic
Ads to be placed in "high risk" areas.
“Don’t Mind Your Own Business,” is the mantra of a new ad campaign asking New York...

NJ Governor Receives Poor Grade on Environmental Report Card

May 03, 2012|Chris Williams
Governor Christie criticized for performance on environmental issues.
 The New Jersey Environmental Federation gave Governor...

City Council Aims to Clean Up New York City's Car Washes

May 02, 2012|Chris Williams
Councilwoman says working conditions at city car washes must be improved.

The New York City Council is looking to clean up...

Queens Chamber Feels Neglected by City's Tourism Efforts

April 30, 2012|Will Germain
Exec. Director of Queens Chamber of Commerce says NYC tourism promotions ignore Queens

NYC & Company, the city's official...