Police Commissioner Ray Kelly (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Finding the city's attitude "deeply troubling," a judge granted class action status Wednesday 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.
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New York City has the nation’s fastest growing tech sector — and there are now more than 1,000 web-based technology start-ups in the city. But these signs of success are also harbingers of a problem: a snowballing demand for scarce engineers.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is back in the Bronx for New York University's commencement ceremony at Yankee Stadium.
New York is a city of specialists from foodies to academics, laborers to shopkeepers. Every Wednesday, Niche Market will take a peek inside a different specialty store and showcase the city's purists who have made an art out of selling one commodity. Slideshow below.
Bronx Borough President Calls for Changes in Elite High School Admissions
DC-Based PAC Attacks Congresswoman Velazquez as 'Fake Democrat'
City and Unions Square Off Over Hiring at 24 Struggling Schools
'Overwhelming' Evidence Points to Unlawful Stop and Frisks: Judge
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and the mayor of New Jersey's largest city are channeling the Seinfeld-Newman rivalry in a video parody that spoofs the mayor's heroics and Christie's vice presidential potential.
NASA wants to take you on a mission to Mars. No, not that NASA -- the other one based out of the lower Manhattan studio of artist Tom Sachs. His installation, "Space Program: Mars," opened at the 55,000 square-foot drill hall of the Park Avenue Armory on Wednesday.
Detroit hip-hop artist Invincible performs in the "Good Folk: Women of Hip Hop" show at Joe's Pub. Download her song "Detroit Summer."
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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.
A Look at the Least Diverse Neighborhood in the City
For Those Making Less, A Greater Chance of Being Hit by Cars
Make or Break Case
Money on the Mind
City's Tech Boom Leads to Hiring Crunch for Engineers
Moral Molecule and Memoirs
Despite Opposition, NY Joins Fed’s Secure Communities Program
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Obama Tells Barnard Women to Lead
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