Pols Want NYPD To Erase Database Of Innocent People
Pols Want NYPD To Erase Database Of Innocent People
from Runs With Scissors’ flickr Councilmembers are pushing the NYPD to abolish a database containing the names of New Yorkers who have been stopped, frisked, and released without charges. With the NYPD stopping and frisking a record number of people last year, Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan)...
Breslin Charges $25 "Forkage Fee" to BYO Dessert
Breslin Charges $25 "Forkage Fee" to BYO Dessert
Katie Sokoler /Gothamist Here we are again with another story about a shocked diner who could not believe a restaurant would discourage her from bringing outside food. As usual, the “victim” has her own set of special reasons why she should have been indulged: Rose Levy Beranbaum is a baker/blogger/cookbook...
Bullies in Crosshairs as City Demands "Respect for All Week"
Bullies in Crosshairs as City Demands "Respect for All Week"
This week, the Department of Education is calling for a moratorium on pantsing, Indian rope burns, titty-twisters, and lunch money graft at city schools. Students will be taking part in a broad range of activities and special programs, “such as school-wide presentations, performances and art projects,...