Jessie Graham

Jessie is a reporter for the New York Post. Before getting her start in print and radio journalism five years ago, she led camping trips for urban teens in the wilds of Connecticut. (February 2001)

Jessie Graham appears in the following:

Police, Protesters Use Cameras for Protection

Thursday, September 02, 2004

Police officials this week used cameras to identify criminal behavior and to protect themselves from false claims of abuse. NYPD blimps floated above New York, taking footage of crowds, along with helicopters and rooftop swat teams. But law enforcement officials aren't the only ones documenting ...

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Mostly Peaceful March with Heavy Police Presence

Monday, August 30, 2004

Yesterday between 34th and 14th streets in Manhattan, more than 100-thousand people marched peacefully to express their disapproval with the Bush administration. Police said there were about 200 scattered arrests in the city, though most of the arrests took place away from the march. WNYC's ...

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NYPD Trains COBRA Force for RNC

Tuesday, July 27, 2004

New York City will deploy more than twelve thousand police officers to provide security at the Republican National Convention - that's about a third of the city's force. With help from the Federal government, the NYPD is training many of those officers in responding to incidents ...

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Activists Challenge NYPD Tactics for Protests

Thursday, July 01, 2004

New York City has begun issuing permits for protests at the Republican National Convention, but the details of how those protests will take place are not yet clear. Activists are challenging the NYPD's tactics for policing demonstrations while the police department says strong measures are ...

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Teen Dating Abuse

Friday, April 16, 2004

Public awareness of domestic violence has increased dramatically in the past 25 years - But a growing number of advocates are trying to turn attention to teen dating violence. Recent studies show one in three teenage girls experience physical, sexual or emotional abuse in dating ...

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Haitians In New York Debate Country's Future

Wednesday, March 03, 2004

Four days after Jean-Bertrand Aristide left Haiti, Haitians here in New York debating who can best represent them and the future of their country. Reporter Jessie Graham has more.

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Family, Neighbors Remember Shooting Victim

Friday, January 30, 2004

While the rooftops seemed like dangerous terrain to the police, they can mean something very different to the residents of the Louis Armstrong Houses. Reporter Jesie Graham visited with some of Timothy Stansbury's family and neighbors.

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Lesbian Liberty Fans Hold "Kiss In"

Tuesday, August 06, 2002

The WNBA enjoys a large lesbian following and the New York Liberty has the league's only openly lesbian player, Sue Wicks, and general manager, Carol Blazejowski. But when it comes to reaching out to gay fans with special promotions, critics say the Liberty lags behind ...

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