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NYC Imam Held Without Bail on Terrorism Charge

by Isaac Davy Aronson

September 21, 2009

A New York City imam accused of lying to officials investigating a terrorism plot has been ordered held without bail. Ahmad Afzali, an imam at a mosque in Queens and a former NYPD informant, is accu....

NYPD Releases New Data on Shootings by Officers

by Isaac Davy Aronson

September 11, 2008

City police officers are using their weapons less. Incidents in which police fired last year were the fewest since the department began recording the statistic three decades ago. According to an NY....

Primary Elections Unusually Competitive

by Isaac Davy Aronson

September 09, 2008

It's primary day. New Yorkers head to the polls to select their party's candidates for State Senate, State Assembly, and Congress. WNYC's Isaac Davy-Aronson has more. REPORTER: There's an unusual ....

Council Approves Overhaul of Fire Code

by Isaac Davy Aronson

May 29, 2008

The City Council has passed the first overhaul of the city's fire code in a century. It adopts widely recognized regulations known as the International Fire Code. The new guidelines mandate new eva....

Change to Misconduct Release Information

by Isaac Davy Aronson

May 14, 2008

Gov. David Paterson is expected to announce a proposal today that would require New Yorkers to be informed when their doctors are charged with misconduct, not just if they're convicted. The propose....

Booker Delivers State of the City

by Isaac Davy Aronson

February 08, 2008

Newark Mayor Cory Booker was optimistic last night in his 2nd State of the City address, saying new policies and programs were making development more attractive than ever in New Jersey's largest cit....