NYPD still going after gay 'cruising'

According to New York gay males,  the city's police are still harassing them for "cruising",  which is not to be mistaken for prostitution (no monies are exchanged). Now,  one man is deciding to file...

Sept. 11 Steel & Debris Find New Memorial Homes

On this Friday, in New York, cities, and towns across the nation, people will, once again, gather to remember that remarkable and painful page of the American history, the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001...

Plane, Helicopter Collided Over the Hudson River, NYC: 9 Victims

Latest updates below initial report: I am watching the ongoing rescue of two aircraft, one tour helicopter and a small plane collide over the Hudson River. There weren't any explosion, but seeing the helicopter...

NYPD Officer Trent Young Pleads Guilty to Sex with 3 Minors

Former NYPD officer Trent Young plead guilty of all charges relating to the transportation of minors across state lines for the purpose of sex and statutory rape in a series of incidents involving three girls under his supervision.  The three unnamed girls were students...

Anonymous Video Saves Man In Brutal NYPD Beating

" Michael Cephus Claimed He Didn't Do Anything To Warrant The Attack ... And It Turns Out He Was Right Victim Doesn't Know Who Made Video, But Wants To Say Thanks Officer Faces Investigation, Put On...

'America's Next Top Model' Audition Turns Ugly

New York - Three people were arrested and six injured Saturday, after a stampede broke out at auditions for cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model.  Thousands were gathered outside Park Central Hotel, some all...

New York police in the dock again as corruption claims dent image

Public confidence in the New York Police Department has been shaken by claims that more than a hundred officers were investigated last year over possible collusion with drug gangs and the Mafia. "The allegations...

New York City Rings in 2009 with Style and Security

Since yesterday, Dec.30, the familiar blue and steel barricades were set up along the side-streets, no parking zones were enforced from 33rd to 59th Streets and from Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue, and all...

Brooklyn bike lane turns into sidewalk, results in fines for cyclists

In Brooklyn, New York there's a bike lane that seems to be taking you to work, but is really just setting you up to be fined by the NYPD for riding on a sidewalk. This hullabaloo is the result of DOT's lack of...

Ex-NYPD detective charged in 'Bling Bandit' bank robberies

"NEW YORK (AP) -- He was a respected former NYPD detective and a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War who struggled in recent months with inoperable liver cancer. But now Athelson Kelson is charged with bank robbery, identified by authorities as New York's so-called Bling...

Cyclists’ Battle with NYPD Reaches ‘Critical Mass’

At issue in a video making the news today is an ice hockey-style body check that a New York City police officer delivered to a biker participating in a Critical Mass bike ride Friday night in Times Square.While,...

More Then 1 Year After 2 Auxiliary Officers Were Killed In The Line Of Duty, ...

On March 14th, 2007, 2 NYPD Auxiliary Police officers were shot and killed by a man they were following after he shot and killed a pizzeria employee and punched one of the Officers in the face when they confronted...

Joint Terrorism Task Force Blows Richard Sills Jr., Out of the Water

According to the FBI, Richard Sills, Jr., of Encinitas, California was arrested by members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force, (JTTF.) The JTTF are an FBI-NYPD department that continues to remain on the...

NYPD on Scooters: Boosting Green Power, Losing Badass Factor

Okay, so those cruisers were not really ideal for urban use, especially in a city like New York. In the city of perma-gridlock, top speed isn't really a factor, but maneuverability and acceleration are, so perhaps...

NYC: Home to the Most Marijuana Arrests in the World (but don’t worry, whit...

"With the NYPD facing difficult challenges such as combating terrorism and stopping the flow of illegal handguns into the city, what are the police arresting people for at a rate ten times greater than before 1997? Marijuana. But they aren't arresting everyone who possesses...

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