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Brian Zumhagen

Brian Zumhagen appears in the following:

NYPD Discriminates When Disciplining Rookies, Group Claims

Monday, November 28, 2011

A group of Latino and African-American police fraternal organizations wants the Department of Justice to look into alleged racial disparities in how the NYPD disciplines new officers.

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Bloomberg: Bridge Marchers Didn't Represent Protesters

Friday, November 18, 2011

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the several anti-Wall Street thousand protesters who marched over the Brooklyn Bridge Thursday didn't really represent Occupy Wall Street.

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Protesters Try to Retrieve Items Confiscated from Zuccotti Park

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Anti-Wall Street protesters tried to reclaim their confiscated items from the Department of Sanitation on Wednesday, a day after 26 truckloads of sleeping bags, tents, books and other belongings were taken by police during an overnight sweep of Zuccotti Park.

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34th Street Gets Select Bus Service

Monday, November 14, 2011

Faster buses are coming to 34th Street that allow riders to pay before boarding and provides access at both rear and front doors as a way to reduce delays.

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Marathon Gives Boost to Businesses on Race Route

Friday, November 04, 2011

The New York City marathon that winds through all five boroughs on Sunday is one of the biggest moneymaking events of the year for the city and its businesses, according to Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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Residential Parking Permits Get Nod from Council Committee

Wednesday, November 02, 2011

An Albany bill that would allow the city to establish on-street parking permits for neighborhood residents has won the support of the City Council's transportation committee.

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City, Feds Working on Master Plan for Jamaica Bay Clean Up

Friday, October 28, 2011

The U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bloomberg administration have agreed to come up with a master plan to improve the more than 10,000 acres of Jamaica in southern Brooklyn and Queens.

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FDNY Removes Fire Hazards From Zuccotti Park

Friday, October 28, 2011

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said dozens of firefighters went to Zuccotti Park Friday morning to remove fire hazards from the anti-Wall Street encampment in Lower Manhattan.

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Indian Point Nuclear Plant Should Be Shuttered: Environmentalists

Monday, October 17, 2011

A new report commissioned by the National Resources Defense Council and Riverkeeper stated that there are alternative energy resources available to replace Indian Point should the Nuclear Regulatory Commission not renew the facility’s license.

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Serial Groper Targeting Women in Queens, Officials Warn

Monday, October 17, 2011

Residents of Woodside and Sunnyside, Queens are being warned to watch out for a sexual predator who has been riding his bike up to women and grabbing them from behind before fleeing.

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UES Residents Rally to Keep a Privately Owned Playground Public

Sunday, October 16, 2011

A group of Upper East Side residents rallied Sunday to show their opposition to a plan to raze a playground to make way for a new building based on deal made over 25 years ago.

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Dozens Indicted in Queens-Based ID Theft Ring

Friday, October 07, 2011

More than 100 people based in Queens have been indicted in an international identify theft probe after authorities said they bilked customers out of $13 million over a 16-month period.

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Juvenile Incarceration Not Paying off, Study Says

Tuesday, October 04, 2011

The nation's prosecutors should follow New York's example by sending more juvenile offenders to rehabilitation programs close to home instead of locking them up, a new report indicates.

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NY Banks Back Away From Community Reinvestment: Study

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Major banks that do business in New York City aren't living up to their obligations under the federal Community Reinvestment Act — especially in low- and moderate income areas, according to a new report.

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State Releases Draft Regulations on Controversial Fracking

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

State environmental regulators formally issued draft regulations on Wednesday for the controversial gas drilling technique known as fracking in the gas-rich Marcellus Shale region of southern New York.

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Standing Water in Chinatown Threatens Economy, Officials Claim

Friday, September 23, 2011

Standing water at curbsides is harming the quality of life and economy of Chinatown, community leaders claimed Friday.

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Bloomberg Defends Outer-Borough Taxi Plan

Friday, September 23, 2011

Mayor Michael Bloomberg continued to defend his proposal to allow taxi street hails in outer-boroughs and the sale of additional medallions — even as the legislation remains unsigned by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

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Chief Judge: NY Should Send More Teenage Offenders to Family Court

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

New York State's chief judge said the state should no longer try 16- and 17-year olds as adults in criminal courts if they are charged with less serious crimes.

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9/11 Memorial Plaza Opens to the Public

Monday, September 12, 2011

The 9/11 memorial plaza is opening to the public for the first time since the September 11, 2001, terror attacks at the site that has been transformed into a memorial with two reflecting pools ringed by the chiseled-in-bronze names of the nearly 3,000 who died.

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Parent Group Wants More Information About PCB Leaks in Schools

Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Some New York City parent activists are calling on the Department of Education to provide more information about the location of PCB leaks in hundreds of public schools.

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