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US Panel Hears Appeal on NY Stop-and-Frisk Case
Police unions should be able to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy violated civil rights even though the city no longer wants to fight, union lawyers argued Wednesday.
NYPD’s Kelly Says He Won’t Back Down on Stop-and-Frisk
New York’s police commissioner Raymond Kelly said he understands the sensitivity for minority communities of the controversial stop-and-frisk police practice, but doesn’t support changing it.
In Central Park, New Police Precinct Opens
A new police precinct in Central Park opened on March 26 after years of renovation.
Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch’s Funeral Held
Friends, family, politicians, and dignitaries attend the funeral of Ed Koch, former New York City mayor.
NYC Watching Out for Large Sikh Community
As people are mourning the Sikh temple shooting in Wisconsin, city and community leaders are raising concerns for the safety of the large Sikh community in New York.
Becoming Pals with NYPD
More than a dozen well-built NYPD officers lined up on 119th Street in Harlem. They were prepared for some action: tug-of-war with the Police Athletic League (PAL) children at the summer program’s kickoff Tuesday.
Fire Deaths, Murders Near Record Low in New York
Murders and deaths caused by fire were at a near record low in 2011 in New York City probably thanks in part to advanced technology, gun control, and fast ambulance response times.
