Posts Tagged ‘NYPD’

NYPD’s Ray Kelly Interrogated Over Muslim Surveillance, Counterterrorism Dollars

Written by Jon Lentz on March 16, 2012. Posted in Breaking News

A recent Quinnipiac poll shows most New Yorkers support Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, but that didn’t stop City Council members this morning from blasting him over the NYPD’s counterterrorism efforts and its stop-and-frisk policy. And while Kelly challenged stop-and-frisk critics to come up with a better way to keep guns off the streets and bring
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Shuttered Papasito Rallies Against NYPD Treatment

Written by Megan Finnegan Bungeroth on March 14, 2012. Posted in Arts our town downtown, Breaking News, Business, Dining Our Town, Dining west side spirit, Eat & Drink, News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, West Side Spirit

Last Thursday, over 100 people rallied at One Police Plaza to protest what they say is unfair treatment by the NYPD of Hispanic-owned small businesses, spurred by the recent shuttering of Papasito Mexican Grill & Agave Bar on the Upper West Side. Last Friday, police shut down the restaurant, which has been the subject of
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Crime Watch: Gadget Bonanza

Written by Our Town Downtown on March 14, 2012. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Crime Watch our town, Crime Watch West Side Spirit, Our Town Downtown

Gadget Bonanza A Chambers Street electronics store was broken into on a recent Sunday morning by a group of enterprising thieves. According to police, the perps, who remain at large, successfully and carefully removed the glass from the front door of the shop and proceeded to steal around $25,000 worth of electronics. Their loot included
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Lappin Bill Slams Brakes on Bikes

Written by admin on March 8, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, News Our Town, Our Town

Electric bikes have become a ubiquitous presence on the Upper East Side over the past few years. It’s common to see delivery drivers charging down streets, bags flailing in the wind, as they head toward their destinations at speeds of 20 miles per hour or higher. These drivers, under the crunch of the delivery
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Papasito Employees Rally Against NYPD

Written by admin on March 8, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, News & Features West Side Spirit, West Side Spirit

Manuel Melchor, a manager at Papasito, rallying against NYPD. Photo by Andrew Schwartz
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HIV/AIDS Protesters Arrested Near Zuccotti Park on World AIDS Day

Written by Marissa Maier on December 1, 2011. Posted in Blog, Breaking News, Crime Watch OTDT

Roughly 10 people associated with a rally to support housing funding for those living with HIV/AIDS were arrested this morning at the intersection of Broadway and Park Place. Occupy Wall Street members teamed up with the rally’s organizers Housing Works, VOCAL-NY and Health GAP to celebrate World AIDS Day, while also protesting Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s
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Live Blog: Day of Action November 17, 2011

Written by admin on November 17, 2011. Posted in Breaking News

By: Andrew Rice Update, 8:55 p.m.: According to the speaker at General Assembly, approximately 99 workers and councilmen sat down in front of a bridge and were arrested around 6 p.m. today. They are still currently held on a bus in queens. On December 10th, Human Rights Day, they will be marching to the United
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Movement Remains Despite Cleanup

Written by Marissa Maier on November 16, 2011. Posted in Arts & Film, Breaking News

Nearly two days shy of its two-month anniversary, the encampment at Zuccotti Park dubbed Occupy Wall Street (OWS) was cleared out by members of the New York Police Department in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Nov. 15. At a press conference later in the day, Mayor Michael Bloomberg noted that health and safety concerns
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Occupy Wall Street Arrests Continue

Written by admin on October 27, 2011. Posted in Arts & Film, Breaking News, Politics

Photos by Nicole Craine During a planned march over the Brooklyn Bridge on Oct. 1, over 700 people were reportedly arrested by the NYPD. [photosmash id
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1 MONTH @ #OccupyWallStreet

Written by admin on October 20, 2011. Posted in Arts & Film, Breaking News

A timeline of a movement, from its origins to its future For all articles, please go to: A HISTORY OF ONLINE MENTIONS (#OWS) SINCE THE START Impressions with an OWS Organizer American Autumn The Pivotal Moments of Occupy Wall Street
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