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New York City rolling out nation’s largest free, public Wi-Fi network
By Tammy Parker The Big Apple has big plans for public Wi-Fi as it rolls out a network that will cover 95 city blocks in Harlem and provide coverage to 80,000 residents as well as businesses and visitors to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Apple, Harlem, internet, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, technology, United States, Wi-Fi, Wireless network
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Bill Bratton seeks good community relations to make stop-and-frisk work
By Rory Carroll If Bill Bratton’s record in Los Angeles is any guide, New York will see little dramatic reduction in the police tactic of stop-and-frisk but improved targeting and community relations will soothe resentment. New Yorks newly named police … Continue reading
New York City Council overrides Mayor Bloomberg’s vetoes, passes bills to rein in aggressive policing
By Erin Durkin The City Council’s election-year confrontation with Mayor Bloomberg over the NYPD reached a climax Thursday with two votes to rein in overly aggressive policing. The Council voted 34-15 for a bill that would give people more options … Continue reading
Memo to police: No, you’re not making us feel safe!
By Brittney Cooper Since a federal judge ruled last week that the NYPD’s use of stop-and-frisk techniques was unconstitutional, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and police commissioner Ray Kelly have staunchly defended this law enforcement tactic, continuing to credit the practice with … Continue reading
How Schools Have Become Dead Zones of the Imagination
By Henry A. Giroux “Some of us who have already begun to break the silence of the night have found that the calling to speak is often a vocation of agony, but we must speak. We must speak with all the humility … Continue reading
Ending Stop-and-Frisk, Keeping the Racism
By Mychal Denzel Smith On Monday, US district court judge Shira Scheindlin dealt a serious, but non-lethal blow to the New York City police policy known as “stop-and-frisk.” After weeks of testimony and evidence presented in the case of Floyd v. City … Continue reading
Court ruling could doom living-wage law
By Andrew J. Hawkins A judge’s decision to strike down the city’s prevailing-wage law provides the Bloomberg administration an opening to get rid of another City Council statute it doesn’t like: the 2012 living-wage law. The administration’s lawyers believe that … Continue reading
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Tagged City council, income, labor, Living wage, Michael Bloomberg, middle class, money, New York City, politics, Prevailing wage, unions, Wage
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Five Real Issues Facing The People Of New York City That Dont Involve Anthony Weiners Sex Life
By Rebecca Leber Ever since reports emerged linking former Congressman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner (D) to another sex scandal, news media have opted to heavily recycle stories about Weiner’s sex life. One story printed in the … Continue reading
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In America, You’re Still Your Skin Color
By Christopher A. Darden and Michele Noble When Juror B37 detailed to CNN’s Anderson Cooper how she and her fellow jurors came to their verdict, we, as a nation, had a myriad of reactions—some judicial, some moral, and some just plain … Continue reading →