Stephen Nessen appears in the following:
Cop Who Shot Ramarley Graham Back in Court
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
A police officer accused of shooting an unarmed 18-year-old in the Bronx last February was back in court Tuesday.
Officers in Kimani Gray Shooting Part of Growing Trend
Monday, March 18, 2013
The two NYPD officers involved in the shooting of 16-year-old Kimani Gray have been sued for civil rights violations, stemming from stop-and-frisk. The city settled those cases out of court, paying $215,000 in total. But that's a small fraction of how much the city pays out annually, which is on the rise according to reports and lawyers.
Dozens of NYPD Misconduct Accusations Hit Statute of Limitations
Friday, March 15, 2013
Seventy-four cases of alleged NYPD misconduct will not be fully prosecuted because those cases have exceeded the 18-month statue of limitations in February.
Azi and Anna Assess the Mayoral Field
Thursday, March 14, 2013
The election season is heating up, with a full slate of Democrats and Republicans trying to raise as much cash as possible in advance of the primaries. WNYC reporter Anna Sale and Azi Paybarah, political reporter for Capital New York, talk about the latest developments. Plus: What the recent unrest in East Flatbush around the shooting of Kimani Gray says about the state of community relations and the Bloomberg policing legacy. WNYC's Stephen Nessen joins briefly from East Flatbush to describe the community's reactions.
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Flatbush Community Reels after Another Night of Violence
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Dozens of tall burning candles, handmade posters and two wine bottles wrapped in red bandanas remain at a vigil in East Flatbush for a 16-year-old boy shot dead by police last Saturday. That corner on Church Avenue and 55th Street is where a Wednesday evening vigil turned violent, for the second time this week, resulting in 46 arrests.
Residents Say Simmering Tensions Led to Violence After Vigil
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said the violence that erupted last night after a vigil for a teen shot by police was a one-time incident — but residents say it was fueled by long-simmering tensions between the police and the community.
Unlike Previous Disasters, Few Tax Breaks After Sandy
Monday, March 04, 2013
In Red Hook, Fairway Reopening Seen as Post-Sandy Milestone
Friday, March 01, 2013
Sneak Peak at New Plans for Rockaway Beach
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
WNYC has obtained renderings of how the city's parks department plans to rebuild beaches in the Rockaways post-Sandy.
Survivors of 2 Terror Attacks at World Trade Center Remember the First
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Parks Department Proposals for Beach Roil Rockaway Residents
Friday, February 22, 2013
Will the beaches in the Rockaways, badly damaged by Sandy, be ready for the summer?
Harlem Shake Is the Meme of the Moment
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
It started quietly online with a short YouTube video of Spandex-clad dancers gyrating their hips and shoulders. Several thousand video responses and one Superbowl ad later, it's safe to say the dance known as the Harlem Shake has gone from meme to mainstream.
Love Stinks: A Valentine's Day Tour of the City's Sewage Plant
Thursday, February 14, 2013
"Only our love hath no decay," the Renaissance poet John Donne once wrote, and in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, at the city’s largest waste water sewage treatment plant, couples came to prove it.
Rockaway Beaches Won't Be Back to Normal for Summer: Army Corps
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Beaches in the Rockaways may not be back to pre-Sandy conditions by the start of summer, according to an official at the Army Corps of Engineers who updated residents of the hard-hit neighborhood during a community board meeting Tuesday night.
Wrestling May Get Muscled Out of Olympics
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Wrestling has been an Olympic sport since 1896, but it may be on the ropes now that the International Olympic Committee has including it on a shortlist of sports to remove for the 2020 summer games.
School Bus Workers Face Cold Reality of Strike
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Ed Koch Remembered as a 'Quintessential' New Yorker
Monday, February 04, 2013
Hundreds of people turned out to bid farewell to former Mayor Ed Koch on Monday.
Heads or Tails? Lip Syncing or Live? Place Your Super Bowl Bets!
Saturday, February 02, 2013
Now in a Flood Zone, Residents of Gerritsen Beach Struggle to Stay Afloat
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
