Anti-stop and frisk protesters outside Manhattan Court on April 30, 2012. (Stephen Nessen/WNYC)
A jury may ultimately decide whether the New York Police Department has made improper stops. A federal judge has granted class action status to a 2008 lawsuit accusing the New York Police Department of discriminating against blacks and Hispanics with its stop-and-frisk policies aimed at reducing crime.
At the urging of a State Supreme Court judge, the Education Department and the unions representing teachers and principals will seek fast-track arbitration to decide whether the city can proceed with plans to hire new staff for 24 schools it plans to close and reopen by the fall.
The Brooklyn art scene is getting another retro infusion — this time from Crown Heights. The throwback references here depict a simpler time, when families were large and lived in the Old World shtetls of Eastern Europe. It’s not quite Soho, but on Empire Blvd. and Kingston Ave., situated next to a laundromat, The Betzalel Gallery is expected to officially open on Thursday.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead in her home Wednesday.
Jazz piano great Randy Weston is one of the jazz, blues and rock luminaries performing at the Apollo Theater on Thursday night in a benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America. Download his song "Fly Hi."
President Barack Obama's relationship with Israel is garnering a warm assessment from an unlikely source: William Kristol, the editor of the conservative Weekly Standard who just two years ago started a group called the Emergency Committee for Israel.
In a world where nearly everything is for sale, is it always okay to buy what isn’t yours? A new podcast.
Sometimes being a good scientist requires putting aside your emotions. But what happens when objectivity isn't enough to make sense of a seemingly senseless act of violence?
Alec Baldwin's new podcast gives listeners unique entrée into the lives of artists, policy makers and performers.
Last Chance Foods covers produce that’s about to go out of season, gives you a heads up on what’s still available at the farmers market, and tells you how to keep it fresh through the winter.
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