The Daily News Does Their Annual Spanking of Quinn and the Councilmembers that Pocket Lulus
What About Quinn's Tool Box
We do not understand why the news breaks up all the tools that Quinn uses to control and payoff councilmembers. Including: Member items (remember Seabrook and the slush fund), redistricting (almost all incumbents who can run got good districts, Quinn made other deals with political leaders all over the city).
Quinn’s funny money(NYDN) About half of the City Council’s 51 members say they disagree with Speaker Christine Quinn’s blatantly wrong practice of giving cash bonuses, called lulus, to favored members. The lulus, in theory assigned for committee chairmanships and the like, range from the yearly $28,500 Quinn pockets down to $4,000. That’s over and above the very healthy $112,500 the pols earn in salary for their part-time positions.
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Closing Subway Entrances?
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How Mayors Are Made
Tragedies Have Been Very Important in the Election of New York's Last Three Mayors
Koch used the 1977 blackout and looting that followed. He campaigned demanding that Looters be put in jail. In 1993 Giuliani used the Crown Heights Riots and the high crime rate to defeat Dinkins. In 2001 New York voters elected unknown Bloomberg against very liberal Greeen after the WTC attack.
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Political Corruption
Elected Officials and Their Friends Hours After the Member Item Checks Arrive
Huntley and Cook Go Shopping On Our Dime
Two local Dems tax-$$ embezzlement ‘shopping spree’
(NYP) New York state Assemblywoman Vivian Cook allegedly funneled thousands
of dollars in public money to a corrupt fellow legislator — and was then
rewarded with lavish shopping trips underwritten by taxpayer funds Silence In Albany About Reforms To Stop the Stealing
“I have an agreement with a member of the New York state Assembly,” Huntley told a judge. “This
person ensured that state funds would be directed to PIN for what is
known as ‘member items,’ ” Huntley explained. “Once PIN received the
state funds, I alerted this person, and together we used PIN’s funds for
personal shopping.” Although her name was not mentioned in court, Cook has been identified
as the state Assembly member who earmarked the tax dollars for Huntley’s
private organization, according to several sources.* Shirley Huntley's theft of taxpayer money shows everything that's wrong with Albany(NYDN) Former state senator scammed $87,700 through a bogus nonprofit
Real Victims Blame Huntley and Cook for Another Reason Schools Fail
The government money that Cook and Huntley was supposed to underwrite the nonprofit, which
promised to provide information and hold workshops on leadership and
parenting skills for public-school parents.Isn’t giving a voice to parents, and all constituents, precisely the job of elected officials like Huntley?
NYP Looks At the Pols Non Profit Rip Off Game
NY’s profitable ‘Nonprofits’(NYP Ed)Former Bronx City Councilman Larry Seabrook, recall, was convicted
last year in a similar scheme with nonprofits he controlled. He was
sentenced to five years in prison last month. Huntley and Seabrook
are out-and-out crooks; the UMEZ racket, by contrast, is perfectly
legal. But they have something troubling in common: They all use
“nonprofits” to steer bundles of taxpayer cash to government-selected
recipients — without taxpayers seeing much gain for themselves.
Mental Health Of Liu's Bundler Delays Trial
Judge Postpones Trial Tied to Liu Fundraising(WSJ) A trial involving allegations of donor fraud in city Comptroller John Liu's
campaign was postponed Friday because one of the defendants, a
fundraiser, is suffering from an undisclosed medical condition. Judge cited a report he just received regarding Mr. Pan's "mental-health condition."* Conspiracy Trial For Two Former Liu Aides To Be Delayed (NY1)
Rangel Forget to Report Income to the House Again
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Board of Election Crisis
BOE in Crisis Were is the Media Again?
More on the Panic Over the Council Illegal Appointed Commissioners
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Campaign 2013
Quinn the Acting Koch Koch personality was in his DNA. He was realy you nutty uncle. Quinn is trying to Kochlike through her consultants, acting teachers and big daddy Bloomberg. New Yorkers witness Quinn's real presonality when she served as the mayor's puppet during her years as speaker. There is no candidate among the current crop of mayoral contenders who obviously fits that description of "Larger than Life". But Christine Quinn seemed to make a bid for it this week, beginning with that memorable New York cover, followed by her actually very sporting reaction to what a more self-serious or attention-hungry candidate might have blown into a very stupid controversy.
Groundhoggin’ the spotlight
(NYP) She’s already acting like her honor! In Mayor Bloomberg’s absence,
Council Speaker Christine Quinn — who hopes to succeed him at City Hall —
performed Groundhog Day duties on Staten Island yesterday.NY Magazine Like the NYT is Pushing Quinn
Chris Smith says other #2013 contenders need to pick up labor endorsements quickly.(NY Mag)
Bloomberg Has His Candidate Who Will Be Cuomo's?
Chris Christie tried to use Andrew Cuomo's reputation for prickliness to get big Sandy aid package from President Obama
Leroy's rolling in it(Queens Crap)
From the Times Ledger:City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), chairman of the
Council’s powerful Land Use Committee, has drawn some interest from real
estate industry donors in his campaign for borough president. Comrie’s financial disclosure for the race was filed nine days late with
the City Campaign Finance Board, due to what the councilman said was a
technical difficulty. The results now show he received about 17 percent
of his donations from the real estate sector, the second-highest
percentage of candidates in the race. The borough president has an
advisory role in zoning, variance and land use applications in the
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Koch
He Did It His Way . . . New York, New York
Mayor who saved NYC(NYP Ed) * Ed Koch, 1924-2013(NYP Ed)
* The King of New York(NYT) By JIM SLEEPER Even when wrong, Edward Koch was brave and earnest in ways I didn’t at first comprehend.* Edward I. Koch in His Own Words(NYT OpEd) * His Honor, Mr. Koch(NYT Ed) * A Man of Certitude and Joy(NYT) * Bill Clinton to speak at Koch funeral
From The Warriors to Wall Street and No Wave to new money, the film-buff mayor oversaw a city transformed.
'Koch' documentary opens on day of Koch's death(WABC) * 7 Things to know: Ed Koch famous lines(WABC)* Rest in peace, Ed Koch -- mayor made an indelible impression (SI Advance)
Most Happy Koch (Vanity Fair) Iconic New York mayor Ed Koch died today. Read his Proust Questionnaire from last month's Vanity Fair, and learn when the perpetually smiling gadabout was happiest in his life. * Ed Koch: The Mayor of Media(NBC)* Mayor Koch Appeared In Numerous Movies, TV Shows(NY1) * NYer Of The Week: Mayor Ed Koch Spent A Lifetime Fighting (NY1) * Wayne Barrett on Ed Koch * "Mr. New York" Ed Koch, 1924–2013(City Journal) * A Liberal Sane Enought to Say "Nuts"(NYP) * How Ed Koch Betrayed NYC's Middle Class(Gotham Gazette) * Mickey Carroll recalls ’12 peppy years’ with Koch (TU) * Bloomberg To Give Eulogy At Koch's Funeral(NY1) * REAL FRIEND TO THE VERY END: The former mayor's last days were filled with family, pals, and a film called 'Koch'(NYDN) * Ed Koch + (Wayne Barrett, City Limits) Over his 22 years of post-mayoral life,
Ed Koch proved he could transcend not only an electoral loss but a
moral mistake, and rise, like his city, to a brighter morning.* Greenwich Village Locals Remember Their Former Neighbor, Former Mayor Koch(NY1) * The Rise And Fall — And Rise! — Of Edward I. Koch(Wayne Barrett)
Koch's Last Interview About A Message to Obama About Israel
"I Admire Your Legacy Mr. Mayor" BloombergKoch's Last Interview About A Message to Obama About Israel
Ed Koch’s last message (New York World) On the eve of his final hospital stay, the mayor explained
why he helped put a Republican in Rep. Anthony Weiner's seat
* Rev. Al Sharpton: Koch Was ‘Authentic’ (NY1) @TNYDoubleTake talks with Ken Auletta, who spent 5 months with Ed Koch writing a Profile of Hizzoner for the New Yorker * Koch took a broke and broken city and helped rebuild it(NYP) * Ed Koch, polling pioneer (Wash Post)* Gridlock Sam: Koch saved city’s bridges(CrainNY) * So, How Did Mayor Koch Do?(NYT)
NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PHOTOS: A rare look at cuddly side of Koch(NYP)* Movie Reviews From Former Mayor Ed Koch(NYDN) * Mayor Ed Koch Remembered As The Embodiment Of New York (WCBS) * Koch: The last word(Fox 5)* Koch's Lunch Mates Convene Without Him, And He's Still the Center of Attention (NYT) * Ran City, but Didn’t Own a Piece of It(NYT) Edward I. Koch spent his entire adult life as a renter, opting not to buy a home in New York City.* President Clinton will speak at Koch’s star-studded funeral(NYP) * How Ed fixed New York(Goodwin, NYP) * Koch, proudest of Jews(NYP)
Hizzoner infuriated friends & foes alike (NYP) “If you agree with me on nine out of 12 issues, you should vote for
me,” Ed Koch liked to say. “If you agree with me on 12 out of 12
issues,” he’d add, “you should see a psychiatrist.”NYC Needs A Koch Museum . . . He Was As Important to the City As Most Former Presidents to the Nation
Pricking mario (NYP) Former Mayor Ed Koch gets the last word — even in death!
Gay? Nay? Who’s to say
(NYP) Famously outspoken, Ed Koch was never at a loss for words — except
when it came to his personal life. Long rumored to be gay, Koch insisted
his sex life was nobody’s business and for decades shut down prying
queries with a withering “F--k off.” ... 
A man of ‘the people’ (NYP) For more than three decades, Ed Koch was a ubiquitous pop-culture presence, appearing..* Best Ed Koch quotes(NYP) * Playboy Q&A killed gov bid . . . and prez run, too(NYP) * Village treasures ‘spirit of New York’(NYP)1.07% Led Koch to Become the City's Mayor in 1977
| New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary, September 8, 1977 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Edward I. Koch | 180,248 | 19.81 | ||
| Democratic | Mario Cuomo | 170,488 | 18.74 | ||
| Democratic | Abraham D. Beame | 163,610 | 17.98 | ||
| Democratic | Bella Abzug | 150,719 | 16.56 | ||
| Democratic | Percy Sutton | 131,197 | 14.42 | ||
| Democratic | Herman Badillo | 99,808 | 10.97 | ||
| Democratic | Joel Harnett | 13,927 | 1.53 | ||
| Majority | 9,760 | 1.07 | |||
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Education
Baruch tax-test cheat scandal
(NYP) Another day, another cheating scandal at Baruch College. The CUNY
school last week shut down a tax-preparation program for accounting
students after The Post inquired about the possible sale of answers to a
recent certification test.
Plan B handouts to students have skyrocketed in NYC's secret birth-control project(NYP)____________________________________________________________________________________NYCHA
NYCHA boss: We don’t need any more oversight(NYDN)____________________________________________________________________________________
Sandy Update
Gov. Christie took big $hot at Gov. Andy for more Sandy aid(NYP)* Sandy Family at Risk of Eviction Over Pet Rules(SI Advcance) * A charitable foundation says it is launching a mold cleanup program in flood-damaged neighborhoods on Staten Island. *
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NYC Government
Water main break floods 23rd Street subway station, shuts down local businesses(NYP) * Water Main Floods Subway(WSJ)Postal Service Considers Sale of Bronx General Post Office(NYT)
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Health Care
St. Luke’s Hospital quietly shut down pediatric unit during Hurricane Sandy(NYP)____________________________________________________________________________________
Gambling
Cuomo plans non-Indian casino in falls - City & Region - The Buffalo News
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NYC Foreclosures Up
NY’s AG gets $1.9M as foreclosures rise (NYP) While foreclosures nationally fell 3 percent last year, New York City
filings climbed 19 percent, or 13,116 properties, according to a new
report. The outer boroughs were the hardest hit, with Queens seeing a
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NYFD
FDNY boss warns rank-and-file not to 'retaliate' against court-ordered minority hires(NYP)____________________________________________________________________________________
Brooklyn College Hate Speech
Boycott this(NYDN) Not one of the 17 professors in Brooklyn College’s political science department will step forward to explain how and why their group came to co-sponsor an event whose themes are likely to verge on anti-Semitism. How’s that for the courage of their convictions?
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Grand Central At 100
Grand Central Centennial: Sam Roberts Details How A Train Station Changed America (PHOTOS)
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Darts and laurels
For Bring Up the Corrupt Independence Party To Carrion
Laurel to Errol
Lewis for Asking Errol Louis asked former Bronx Borough President Adolfo
Carrion if he thinks that anyone running on the Independence Party line is a
party to a fraud. Louis cited a recent
Daily News investigation which showed that 169 of the 200 voters contracted
though they were unaffiliated and not part of a political party.
Carrion did not answer the question at all. First he cited that even Rupert Murdoch was
fool by the true nature of the independence party. Then the mayoral candidate then when into how
the party has grown and made a difference in three elections (Bloomberg who
paid for his Independence Party Line). Carrion continued that almost 40% of the
voters in the nation are now independence because they are tired of old labels.
Lewis then asked Carrion if he thinks voters who though they
were unaffiliated are now part of a political party that might anointed you as
their candidate, which chiefly has bypassing democracy in all kinds of ways
Carrion answered that the same party has also help Schumer,
Gillibrand, Pataki and Marty Connors. He said candidates seek that party line
because there is a growing share of voters that say yes I feel contable for
voting as and Independent for the candidate and the ideas. That is encouraging the candidate said given the cynicism that exists in our
city politics
True News Awards the Patty Hearst Stockholm syndrome
Award to An Article in City and State about Hipsters Losing Power to the
Orthodox Jews
A Dart to an article this week in City and State title RosaParks And Redistricting In Williamsburg by Alexis Grenell that blames the Orthodox
Jews for blocking the hipsters of Williamsburg from willing a council seat and
talking over the world. Beside the premise
of her charges being totally wrong, comparing a bunch of rich kids (check out
the rent in Williamsburg), who want
power now to a saintly woman Ms. Parks who put her life in danger and worked
her who life for civil rights is sick. The
writer Grenell who is a political consultant has like Patty Hearst invented the fact that the Orthodox Jews put themselves into the 33rd Council District to protect the man who has really block her friends political future.
The Hipsters of Williamsburg future has been kidnapped by Speaker Quinn who controls redistricitng and her partner Brooklyn Boss Frank Seddio who many of the Hipsters and those
who used to be known as reformers have developed a close relationship with abandoning most of
what the Brooklyn reform movement stood for. This Hipster friendship with Seddio who is
rolling them for suckers, has not only lead to them losing a district leader
position (Vito did that redistricting), a shot at picking up a council seat, but is also threatening to
destroy a 40 year old Brooklyn reform movement that brought many qualified
people into elective office and to judgeship's. There are lots of signs that Seddio is working closely with Lopez. Moving Lopez's house into a district he is looking to escape Albany from is the most obvious example how the two are still working together. There are many more unreform moves that both of them are making against the people of Brooklyn. Before you throw stones at the Jews blame
yourself Ms. Grenell for being out played by you pal Boss Seddio and his pal Lopez. Also blame City and State for publishing your
incorrect article.
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Coney Island
From carnies to condos — the story of the new Coney Island(Brooklyn Paper) Five years ago, documentary filmmaker Amy Nicholson turned her lens
on an old-school Coney Island carny and his crazy revolving attraction
on the W. 12th Street shoreline. The result was “Zipper: Coney Island’s
Last Wild Ride,” a fascinating look at politics, profit, and power in
the People’s Playground.(Brooklyn Paper)
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Groundhog Day
Staten Island Chuck Predicts That Winter Is Nearing Its End (NY1)
Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring
The heck with Staten Island Chuck. Meet the REAL Groundhogs of New York City.(NYT)
Punxsutawney Phil and Staten Island Chuck Agree Spring's Coming Early This Year(NY Mag)
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Washington
Sunday Update
White House Offers Evidence of Presidential Hobby(NYT)
Nice work, madam secretary(NYDN)
Big Banks, at Least, Had a Friend in Geithner - Gretchen Morgenson, NYT
Pay No Attention to That Anemic Economy - Charlie Cook, National Journal
D.C. "Conservatives" Disconnected From Reality - Jerry Bowyer, Forbes
Hillary Clinton's Soft, Uncertain Legacy - Trudy Rubin, Philly Inquirer
The Most Powerful Woman in U.S. History - Michael Tomasky, Newsweek
America's Baby Bust - Jonathan Last, Wall Street Journal
The Great Gerrymander of 2012 - Sam Wang, New York Times
Washington on Notice - Rep. John Boehner, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Obama, Build a Lasting Urban Legacy - Richard Florida, NY Daily News
Gun Control: Liberals Never Waste a Good Tragedy - Ron Hart, OC Register
What's the Afghanistan Mission? - Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
John McCain & Lindsey Graham's Mideast Idiocy - Andrew McCarthy, NRO
North Dakota Went Boom - Chip Brown, New York Times Magazine
An America Cramped by Defensiveness - Peter Munson, Washington Post
The Anti-Snobbery of "Downton Abbey" - Raymond Zhong, Wall St. Journal
How We Can End Our Modern-Day Depression - Mort Zuckerman, US News
Too Big to Jail: The Lastest Absurdity - Philadelphia Daily News
Sen. Menendez Has Lots of Explaining to Do - Asbury Park Press
The Texas Raider Hits on San Diego - San Diego Union-Tribune
Making the Most of Gun Control Laws - Los Angeles Times
Chris Hayes Rips Republicans At Chuck Hagel Confirmation Hearing For 'Demagoguery And Bullying' (VIDEO)
The Great Gerrymander of 2012(NYT)
Panetta: Torture used in hunt for bin Laden — but we would've got him anyway
Spare Us "National Conversations" - Carlos Lozada, Washington Post
America's Hunger Games - Maureen Callahan, New York Post
Immigration's Ghost: A Cautionary Tale - Ron Brownstein, National Jrnl
The World's Virtual Middle Class Rises - Tom Friedman, New York Times
Jackson Falls From Progressives' Favor - Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Trib-Review
10 Stories That Prove Guns Save Lives - John Hawkins, Townhall
Dear NRA, Put Me on Your Enemies List - Alan Colmes, Huffington Post
The Mirage of the Arab Spring - Seth Jones, Foreign Affairs
Deadly Deserts - Ralph Peters, New York Post
What a Middle Ground on Abortion Could Look Like - Avik Roy, NRO
In Hard Economy for All Ages, Older Isn't Better - Catherine Rampell, NYT
President Obama Does Not Think That the Boy Scouts Should Keep Discriminating Against Gays
Panetta: Torture used in hunt for bin Laden — but we would've got him anyway
Spare Us "National Conversations" - Carlos Lozada, Washington Post
America's Hunger Games - Maureen Callahan, New York Post
Immigration's Ghost: A Cautionary Tale - Ron Brownstein, National Jrnl
The World's Virtual Middle Class Rises - Tom Friedman, New York Times
Jackson Falls From Progressives' Favor - Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Trib-Review
10 Stories That Prove Guns Save Lives - John Hawkins, Townhall
Dear NRA, Put Me on Your Enemies List - Alan Colmes, Huffington Post
The Mirage of the Arab Spring - Seth Jones, Foreign Affairs
Deadly Deserts - Ralph Peters, New York Post
What a Middle Ground on Abortion Could Look Like - Avik Roy, NRO
In Hard Economy for All Ages, Older Isn't Better - Catherine Rampell, NYT
President Obama Does Not Think That the Boy Scouts Should Keep Discriminating Against Gays
Hillary’s Stately exit(NYP) * Panetta: Iran Threat Grows(WSJ)Obama's Liberation Front - Ronald Brownstein, National Journal
Premature Reports of GOP Death - Jonah Goldberg, New York Post
Yes, He Did: WH Obama Shooting Photo
How Liberals Can Win on Guns - Michael Tomasky, The Daily Beast
Senate Decorum Gives Way to New Discord - Jennifer Steinhauer, NY Times
Why Send Tanks, F-16s to Muslim Brotherhood? - Sen. Rand Paul, Fox News
Dems Catch a Break in Massachusetts - Jill Lawrence, National Journal
The Totally Serious Guide to Obama Skeet Shooting Photo Conspiracy Theories(NY Mag)
Progressive Failure on Display in California - Steven Greenhut, Reason
GOP's Gratuitous Hostility Toward Obama - Dana Milbank, Wash Post
President Obama's Era of Mandates - Scott Atlas, Forbes
Extreme Makeover: GOP Edition - Achy Obejas, In These Times
10 Ways Liberal Education Fails Students, Society - Peter Berkowitz, RCP
Hillary Clinton: Secretary of Empowerment - Donna Brazile, CNN
Stars Align for Chris Christie - Daniel Cirucci, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rosa Parks, Revisited - Charles Blow, New York Times
Ed Koch: Mr. New York - Tevi Troy, City Journal
Confirm Chuck Hagel to the Pentagon - USA Today
Obama Blames GOP for His Economic Failures - Washington Examiner
NRA Rejects Constructive Conversation - Miami Herald
The Bob Menendez "Standard" - New York PostO's proposed ObamaCare revision: religious orgs. exempt from contraceptive mandate(NYP)
* Compromise Set On Contraception(WSJ)
Behind the Scenes, Clinton as a Dogged Diplomat(NYT)
Harry Reid 'confident' Sen. Menendez 'did nothing wrong'(NYP)
Kerrey, in Reversal, Decides to Quit Job at New School(NYT)
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Gun
Sam Harris Sparks Epic Gun Debate With Bill Maher And Cory Booker: ‘Gun Nuts Have Many Good Points’
Media
Capus crusade over
(NYP) Longtime NBC News chief Steve Capus is stepping down six months after a
restructuring undercut his power and strengthened that of his new boss,
Patricia Fili-Krushel.
Ex-NBC chief shaking up CNN(NYP)
WATCH: The best of this week's late-night TV(Politico)
Bill Maher explains why Sarah Palin leaving Fox News is actually bad news for the left (Huff Post)
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Law and Order
Suspect in mugging spree against Asians held on bond(NYP)Suspect In String Of Violent East Harlem Robberies Arra(NBC)
: Bronx Youth Accused of Throwing Boy, 9, From Roof (NYT) * Child on life support after five-floor plunge; teen charged with hurling tot from ledge(NYP)
Bronx boy, 9, clings to life after being tossed off roof by 17-year-old neighbor, police say(NYP)
Teens sought in smart phone grab(nyp) Teen-shoot cop warned he’d blast granny, too: suit(NYP) The NYPD officer who gunned down an unarmed Bronx teen last year also threatened to shoot the boy’s grandmother, a lawsuit filed yesterday charges.
NY cop dies of heart attack during ‘buy and bust(NYDN) * NYPD Sergeant Dies Of Heart Attack While On Duty(NBC)Police hunting for suspect in Brooklyn rape
Police shoot armed suspect on Staten Island(NYP)Brooklyn Rapist At Large(NY1)
Sicko allegedly raped woman in B'klyn alley and stole phone so she couldn't call for help(NYP)
Police Release Photo Of Suspect In Manhattan Laundromat Robbery(NY1)
Pct. protest over cuff kid(NYP)* Vigil, Rally To Mark Anniversary Of Bronx Teen's Shooting Death(NY1)
* Vigil, Rally Mark Annivers(NYDN) * Rally to honor teenager shot by NYPD officer(WABC)
Mob rat gets the cheese – no jail(NYDN)
