Neil S. Friedman

Neil S. Friedman

Apr
10

Regulating Nation’s Firearms Ain’t No Shot In The Dark

A SIG Sauer P220 45 ACP semiautomatic handgun. Source: kcdsTM / FlickrBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: After the January 2011 Arizona
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Apr
03

Close Criminal Encounters Of The E-Kind

Source: Flickr / Don HankinsBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: With technology continuing to progress at a steady clip, the FBI and
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Mar
29

UPDATE: Rising Gas Prices Boost Profits For Oil Companies

Source: Atle Brunvoll/FlickrBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: A day after my column on gas prices was posted here, the
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Mar
27

Op-Ed: Higher Gas Prices Have Drivers Over a Barrel – An Oil Barrel

Source: Atle Brunvoll/FlickrBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: Family vacations are in limbo. Sheepshead Bay fishing fleet earnings go up
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Mar
26

BREAKING: Brush Fire In Gerritsen Beach

A brush fire broke out around 1 p.m. at the southwest corner of Gerittsen Creek just off Burnett Street
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Mar
22

Fat Lady Sang At Sunrise For Pension Reform Deal

Governor Andrew Cuomo. Source: Patja (Pat Arnow) / FlickrBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: As the sun rose over Albany last Thursday,
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Mar
21

It’s A Tie! Fidler And Storobin Both Declare Victory In Race For Kruger’s Seat

Fider, standing with wife Robin, announcing his victory at the Kings Bay Y.After a long day marred with allegations
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Mar
13

Memo to Audiences: Shut Up And Watch The Movie

Many nowadays would rather watch films from the comfort of their own home due to the prevalence of disruptive audience
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Mar
08

Op-Ed: Hydrofracking Gamble Is a Gas, Gas, Gas

The NYC watershed and a state forest and park are located within the Marcellus Shale, where drillers want to hydrofrack
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Feb
28

Op-Ed: Divisive Teacher Evaluations Could Lead To Better Public Education

As midwinter recess for New York City public schools wrapped up last week, evaluations for 18,000 teachers were released
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