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Hmmm: Stop & Frisk Has Plummeted, And So Has Crime
By Christopher Robbins The number of stop-and-frisks performed by the NYPD have declined by 51% in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2012. Shootings and murders also dropped by 24% and 40% respectively in … Continue reading
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Tagged crime, law, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, New York Police Department, NYCLU, NYPD, politics, Ray Kelly
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The ‘pay to grieve’ 9/11 museum is a national disgrace
By Sally Regenhard The world’s most expensive memorial — the National September 11th Memorial and Museum — nearly became a fiscal flatliner, it was learned this week. If it weren’t for billionaire mayor and 9/11 memorial-museum chairman Mike Bloomberg’s “loan” of … Continue reading
Life in the Cellar
By Suketu Mehta Monir is lying on a mattress in a dark room in a Queens basement, smoking, dressed in a sarong. He is in his 50s, and has lost most of his hair and his life-spirit. He left Bangladesh … Continue reading
New York City Cigarette Proposal Would Raise Age For Purchases To 21
By Jennifer Peltz No one under 21 would be able to buy cigarettes in the city under a proposal unveiled Monday to make it the most populous place in America to set the minimum age that high. Extending a decade … Continue reading
Never Say ‘Never Again’
Our foolish obsession with stopping the next attack. By Juliette Kayyem There will be no politicians at the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. They are no longer invited. Organizers of the memorial have now … Continue reading
Bloomberg to Trump: Drop birther issue
I agree with Michael Bloomberg. For the Republican Party to be relevant in 2012, they must start discussing the REAL issues affecting this nation. Bloomberg to Trump: Drop birther issue – UPI.com.
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Tagged birther issue, economy, election 2012, employment, Michael Bloomberg, Obama, politics, Republicans
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Bill Cosby: A plague called apathy
By Bill Cosby In terms of health, two things stand out that Mayor Bloomberg has jumped into to find some kind of remedy that will help cut back on illness — the abuse of sodas and tobacco. No 1: Smoking … Continue reading →