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New Jersey Wants to Raise Its Smoking Age to 21, Too
May 17, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
"This has now truly become a regional, if not national, effort." Thus spoke City Council Speaker Christine Quinn at a press conference yesterday. Former-governor-turned-state-senator Richard Codey and New Jersey Assemblyman Ruben...
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Christine Quinn Wants to Save the Streets From Themselves
May 16, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Between 2009 and 2011, approximately 450 people died crossing the street in New York City. Whether to reckless driving, not looking both ways, or sheer confusion, the city lost 450...
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Comptroller John Liu Gives Back His Campaign's Dirty Cash
May 16, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
With the primaries in four months, this is probably a good idea. By now, the controversy over John Liu's run for comptroller in 2010 is an old wives' tale in recent...
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We May Have a Weiner in the Mayoral Race by Next Week
May 15, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
"I'm trying to gauge not only what's right and what feels comfortable right this second, but I'm also thinking, How will I feel in a year or two years or...
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Obviously Cardinal Dolan Is Really Pissed About Cuomo's Abortion Bill
May 15, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Wikimedia CommonsA few weeks ago, we wrote a post entitled "Cuomo's Women's Equality Act Brings The A-Word To New York State Politics." The headline basically tells the whole story. It focused...
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"Legacy Costs" Are Eating Up A Quarter of New York City's Budget
May 14, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
In late January, Mayor Bloomberg released plans for his twelfth and final budget. In it, we see an attempt on behalf of the Mayor to leave the City in a...
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The MTA Is Raking In Serious Cash From Your Wastefulness
May 14, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Wikimedia CommonsIt's been almost exactly two months since the fare hike for our city's public transportation went into full effect. Overnight, straphangers' wallets were a little heavier, facing a permanent...
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Civil Rights Groups Eye Youth Vote to Sway Mayoral Election On Stop And Frisk
May 13, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
C.S. MuncyAt this point, it goes without saying the controversy that is stop and frisk will be a staple of the 2013 mayoral race. Floyd v. New York - a case...
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Stay Green, New York: Marijuana Arrests To Drop 20% In 2013
May 13, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
You probably know the rules by now: in New York City, if you're caught in public view with pot, or in possession of 25 grams or more, you're getting a...
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After Helping The FBI, Former State Senator Shirley Huntley Still Gets Slapped With A Year In Prison
May 10, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
At the end of last August, former State Senator Shirley Huntley called for a press conference in her home district of Jamaica, Queens. There, she informed her supporters that she...
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It's Confirmed: NYC's Bike Share Program Will Start On Memorial Day
May 10, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Sam LevinWe remember when it was supposed to be July 2012. Then we heard maybe it'd be March 2013. That didn't happen. Then the Department of Transportation released a map...
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The Subway Homeless Rate Rises As More Unsheltered Go Underground
May 09, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
We've been hit with two incredibly significant statistics of Gotham income's reality over the past few months. First, the homelessness levels in this city right now are that of the...
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Before June 1st Deadline, DOE & UFT Submit Their Own Teacher Evaluation Plans
May 09, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Remember the teacher evaluations debacle from a few months ago? You know, the one where the tensions between the UFT and Bloomberg administration cost New York City's public schools nearly...
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The New York Senate Is Very Concerned About the Human Body Parts Trade
May 08, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Wikimedia CommonsIn any normal legislative session for New York state, hundreds of bills pass through the Assembly and Senate without garnering much public attention. They could propose renaming a bridge...
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The Use of Stop-and-Frisk and Crime Rates Continue to Drop
May 08, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
C.S. MuncyIt's already been quite a strange year for stop-and-frisk. In the first days of 2013, the NYPD's Clean Halls program, which allowed officers to search anyone suspicious in tenanted...
This Dude Wants to Hand Out Free Shotguns to New Yorkers
May 07, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
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NYAG Eric Schneiderman Plans To Sue BOA & Wells Fargo For Mortgage Fraud
May 07, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
In January of 2011, President Obama selected New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in his State of the Union address to lead a banking crime busters force. The creation of...
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Get Ready For The Condo-ification of Avenue A
May 06, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
josewolff via Compfight ccCondo-ification of the LES, par example.Manhattan has become the most expensive place to live in the country. Brooklyn ranks second on that unfortunate list. The latter is...
Senator Chuck Schumer Wants To Ban 3D Printed Guns
May 06, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Only a Giuliani Could Make The Halloran Situation Even Weirder
May 03, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
EPA Grants New York $340 Million To Clean Up Sandy's Watery Mess
May 03, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Cuomo's Women's Equality Act Brings The A-Word To New York State Politics
May 02, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Queens Elementary School Goes Completely Vegetarian, First To Do So In U.S.
May 02, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
NYU Silver School of Social Work Advances No Confidence Vote on NYU Prez John Sexton
May 01, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
John Catsimatidis Yells 'Bullshit!', Says He Could've Beat Obama
April 30, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
