NYC Murder Rate at Record Low

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Say what you will about New York City turning into a police state (and I’ve said plenty) but it does work. According to the New York Times, New York City is on pace to have its lowest murder rate on record.

The Times reports that by December 27, the city had 461 murders, 35 …

NYPD Pushing Ridiculous “Feet-on-Seat” Tickets in Subway

Just as the NYPD tried to tackle jaywalking a few years ago, cops are not stringently ticketing commuters (who are already being screwed by the MTA) for putting their feet up on train seats…even when train cars are nearly empty.

The Gothamist details how two people have received $50 fines for putting …

NYC Wastes Tens of Millions on Pot Arrests, 12% of All Arrests Are Marijuana Charges

Mayor Bloomberg…

For all the talk about crime statistics in New York City, the irony of all ironies is that the taxpayer is charged tens of millions of dollars every year so that cops can arrest people for harmlessly smoking a pot.

According to a recent study, around 12% of all arrests in New York City …

Fatal Shooting In Times Square

Times Square today, after a shooting between a cop and a street vendor turned deadly

Thursday morning, a police sergeant (wearing plain clothes) had a showdown with a street vendor on 42nd street, ending with the death of the vendor.

The incident, taking place on New York’s most famous and crowded street, caused quite a commotion …

City Offers Free Swine Flu Shot To All, Until Saturday

Swine Flu Vaccine Loses Popularity in New York

Since the hype about swine flu has died down recently, the city has been getting less and less demands for the swine flu vaccine, and is going to stop giving out free shots this Saturday. However, until then, they are inviting everyone – regardless of age or …

NYPD Won’t Stop Stop-and-Frisk Program

When Michael Bloomberg campaigned for re-election, one of his biggest claims was his work to lower crime in the city. While crime did indeed go down under the Bloomberg but so did the level of civil liberties that New Yorkers have.

Now, it appears that the controversial and seemingly unconstitutional NYPD Stop-and-Frisk …

NYPD Finally Pulls in New Applicants

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For a place like New York City, a gigantic police force is a top priority, but in recent years, the NYPD has been unable to generate any interest in this career field. Finally, new numbers show that because of the prolonged recession and an increase in rookie salaries, the number of applications to …