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How Does This Morning's Stop & Frisk Ruling Affect Our Community?

As you’ve probably already heard, federal Judge Shira A. Scheindlin ruled the NYPD’s implementation of stop and frisk [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/13/nyregion/stop-and-frisk-practice-violated-rights-judge-rules.html?_r=0] tactics in minority communities unconstitutional this morning in Floyd vs. the City of New York [http://ccrjustice.org/

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Speed Enforcement Cameras Receive Renewed Push In Light Of Bloomberg’s Rage

Traffic Cameras Source: Theron Trowbridge via FlickrThe war over the installation of speed enforcement cameras kicked into a higher gear as influential State Senate lawmakers reintroduced the legislation in direct opposition to Republicans who stripped it from the state budget, according to a report [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/aaaa-article-1.

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Bensonhurst Is Third In Speeding Tickets Issued For All Of Brooklyn

Source: mikealex / FlickrBensonhurst captured the bronze medal for most speeding tickets issued in all of Brooklyn, according to a report [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/speeding-brooklyn-don-bushwick-article-1.1290072?localLinksEnabled=false] by the New York Daily News. The 62nd Precinct issued 182 speeding tickets this past year, good for third most

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Marty Golden Comes Out Against NYPD’s Spying Program

State Senator Marty Golden. Source: NYSenate.govAccording to a report in Vos Is Neias [http://www.vosizneias.com/115160/2012/10/18/brooklyn-ny-marty-golden-now-says-he-opposes-nypds-spying-program] , New York State Senator Marty Golden reversed his stance on the NYPD’s controversial “spying program,” which allegedly targets mosques and other Muslim gathering points in a

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Poll: Should NYPD Commish Ray Kelly Run For Mayor?

[polldaddy poll=6168424]There’s a big hubbub over the future career of NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly. Republicans are trying to draft him, even setting up the financial and political network [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/gop_greases_wheels_for_mayor_run_MM1LEIk77yE1PuicNbL6CK] he needs. The Daily News

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Rep. Grimm To Occupy Wall Street: Get Out Of NYC

Protesters march across Brooklyn Bridge yesterday while below, commuter traffic flows freely (source: Michael Yam via NY Times)The following is a press release from the office of Rep. Michael Grimm: WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R,C-NY) issued the following statement on the two-month anniversary of Occupy Wall

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Rape Suspect In Custody

(from brooklyn.ny1.com)NY1 is reporting that a man police were looking to question about a string of attempted rapes, as well as one rape, is in custody. The suspect, whose picture taken from a surveillance video still is shown above, claims that he is innocent. “We had an