From the NY Times: NEWBURGH, N.Y. — Local, state and federal authorities raided dozens of homes here early on Thursday in a major show of force against the Bloods and the Latin Kings street gangs, whose members have wreaked havoc in this small, troubled city along the Hudson River.
DETROIT (AP) — What could be better than New York’s own Jay-Z playing the first concert at the new Yankee Stadium?
From MSNBC: Critics ripped Gov. David Paterson for approving pay hikes to at least five aides a day after the Legislature authorized unprecedented furloughs for state employees.
CAIRO (AP) — Police have detained an American-Egyptian man who arrived in Cairo on a flight from New York with several weapons in his luggage, airport officials said Wednesday.
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s Legislature has approved unprecedented furloughs for state workers to contend with the state’s fiscal crisis. Democratic Gov. David Paterson forced the vote on an emergency spending bill that includes the one-day-a-week furloughs for about 100,000 state workers, meant to save $30 million a week. Click here to view photos: The […]
From NYDailyNews.com: Black politicians and church leaders blasted cops Sunday for storming a Crown Heights church during services to pursue a suspect in a traffic incident.
YONKERS, N.Y. — Yonkers Police say a man was stabbed in the stomach and robbed as he went to check on a bicyclist he believed needed help.
From NYDailyNews.com: He walked in smiling and left crying.
From the New York Times: There are enough signs that New York’s system of providing public defenders is failing poor people that a broad class-action suit challenging the system can move ahead, the state’s highest court ruled Thursday, setting the stage for a sweeping battle in the courts and perhaps the Legislature. The 4-to-3 ruling […]
From the NY Times: ALBANY — State Senator Kevin S. Parker apologized Monday for an outburst last week in which he called Republicans white supremacists, saying that he realized his comments had become a major distraction for the Senate.
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says there’s a “high probability” that law enforcement will capture whoever was behind a car bomb left in Times Square. Bloomberg said Monday on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that all city agencies are working together, along with federal agencies. Police found the car Saturday night parked on a […]
