New Yorkers across all races support “broken windows” policing, but say police brutality is a a serious problem, according to a new poll. Broken windows policing is the theory that cracking down on smaller crimes can prevent bigger crimes in a community.
While actors, fans and critics across the world grieved Philip Seymour Hoffman’s sudden death, New Yorkers placed flowers and candles outside his apartment in Greenwich Village. Hoffman won the Oscar for Best Actor for the film Capote in 2005, was nominated for three Academy Award nominations and starred in more than 50 films. Police found him dead lying on the floor at 11:36 on Sunday, apparently from an overdose. A spokesperson for the New York City Medical Examiner, Julia Bolcer said on Monday that they are still continuing the examination.
NEW YORK—A spacious heated tent with transparent walls has been set up as a center for New Yorkers to tell Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio about their priorities, their problems, and their hopes.
NEW YORK—The economy is still on the slow road to recovery, but New Yorkers are helping speed things up, according to new statistics from the Siena Research Institute (SRI).
As the summer heat starts to bear down on New Yorkers, Con Edison says it’s ready for the huge increase in electricity use. Con Edison’s system, which has 9 million customers in the five boroughs and Westchester County, has an electric grid designed to meet what’s known as peak demand.
NEW YORK—In a city that brims with so much activity that it never sleeps, New Yorkers need to take a break from the bright lights at some point. And there are ways to do it without diminishing your savings.
Crashing into someone, then pretending your neck hurts will no longer be a road to quick cash if Alice’s Bill passes the New York state assembly. It was passed unanimously in the senate on May 9.