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Young Ray Kelly Time Travels To Present, Accuses OWS Of Throwing Glass Bottles At Cops

1960's era Ray Kelly after having time traveled to 2012 to fight OWS (Image Credit: A screen capture from a video by, um, "iLiveInMyTruck" on YouTubes)

by Max Paige-Vieux

2:05 am, 04/10/2012

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One of those YouTubes has surfaced depicting young police officers at an Occupy Wall Street gathering in Union Square engaging in a heated exchange with protesters about their mutual civil liberties. By far the noisiest of the officers has the old badge number of current-NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly—which can only mean that the department’s DHS-larded budget is even larger than previously estimated. The New York City Police Department has mastered time travel. It’s probably related to overtime hours. [Read More]

New York City’s Coming 911 Scandal

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by Jay Emsey

12:04 pm, 04/02/2012

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The Bloomberg administration is trying to suppress a damning report of the city’s inadequate and bloated 911 response system. One New York Post source calls the report, “nuclear.” [Read More]

Study: NYPD violating Kelly edict to end improper marijuana arrests

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by Max Paige-Vieux

2:08 pm, 03/30/2012

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Six months after New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly ordered all police officers under his command to cease arresting people carrying marijuana, many are still being handcuffed and sent to jail after officers coerce or trick them into displaying the drug. [Read More]

Manhattan’s Union Square Has a Curfew Now

New rules. (Photo: Lisa Guido)

by Jay Emsey

1:31 pm, 03/23/2012

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Union Square opened in 1882 and now has its first curfew ever. The new sign apparently went up last night. [Read More]

10:30 am, 03/21/2012

Another Bus Comes Every Fifteen Minutes | Wednesday Links

“It Happens All the Time”: Stop and Frisks in New York City

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by Jay Emsey

12:45 pm, 03/13/2012

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AnimalNewYork’s Bucky Turco caught a New York City stop and frisk on video Friday night. With nearly 700,000 such searches performed by NYPD officers a year, it’s not that difficult to catch a glimpse of the phenomenon. Of course, it helps to be in right neighborhood. [Read More]

6:54 pm, 02/24/2012

New York City Not the Suicide Hot Spot We All Thought It Was | Friday Links

Indicted NYPD Detective Liked Eating at White Castle, Playing The Bubble Witch Saga

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by Max Paige-Vieux

11:44 am, 02/22/2012

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  A lot’s been said about the indictment of New York City police detective Debra Eager. She stands accused of three counts of felony perjury for testimony in a 2007 pot bust that has been “starkly contradicted” by new video [Read More]

12:49 pm, 02/17/2012

Gale Brewer Brews Buzz for Manhattan Beep Run | Friday Links

NYC Likes Bloomberg, Likes #OWS More

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by Jay Emsey

3:42 pm, 12/14/2011

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A new Quinnipiac College poll shows that while many New Yorkers think Mayor Michael Bloomberg has lost focus in his third term, a plurality still approve of his job performance, 49-42 percent. [Read More]

NYPD Illegally Arresting People Less Often

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by Jay Emsey

1:49 pm, 12/09/2011

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  In the nine week period after New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly ordered cops to stop making illegal weed busts, arrests for marijuana possession fell by 13%, according to The Wall Street Journal.   Unfortunately, 77% of a [Read More]

2:14 am, 12/05/2011

Read Governor Cuomo’s Lips: No New Taxes, Kind Of | Monday Links

1:11 pm, 12/02/2011

Corruption, Scandal, Occupy Wall Street | Friday Links

12:48 pm, 11/25/2011

A Kinda Gaga Thanksgiving | Friday Links

2:23 am, 11/23/2011

All Hope is Lost | Wednesday Links

12:26 pm, 11/16/2011

Watch Black Lips Get Controvertial In Provocative New Video

6:41 am, 11/16/2011

Foreclosure at Liberty Square | Wednesday Links

SUCCESS! TOTAL SUCCESS!

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by Jay Emsey

2:54 pm, 10/07/2011

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A MAJOR CLASS WAR VICTORY! In less than three weeks, #OccupyWallSt has already redistributed $2 million in government largess, diverting the sum toward overtime wages for working men and women in New York City! [Read More]

NYPD Ordered to Stop Making Illegal Weed Busts

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by Jay Emsey

5:05 pm, 09/24/2011

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NEW YORK CITY POLICE COMMISSIONER RAY KELLY delivered an internal order earlier this week directing officers to stop making arrests for small amounts of marijuana possession. Possession of less than 25 grams of concealed marijuana has been a non-criminal offense since 1977, and subject to a ticket of no more than $100. Since Mayor Mike Bloomberg has taken office, though, the department has made over 350,000 arrests for low-level weed offenses. [Read More]