Republican Spanish-language Debate
February 7, 2008
Voice: Gangs
September 9, 2007
The Village Voice, Jan. 21-27, 2004, p. 21
Pols Push Tougher Policing For City’s Gang Problem
Gang Planks
The Deutsche Bank Fire
September 3, 2007
The following are highlights from a series over the course of two weeks about a fatal fire at the former Deutsche Bank building at ground zero:
Two firefighters were killed in a fire in the asbestos-contaminated structure at 130 Liberty Street in Lower Manhattan. Another two were injured in a construction accident there a few days later. These articles include breaking news events as the story unfolded and in-depth profiles of the private contractors involved in the demolition of the scarred building.
Giuliani Ex-Aide Works for Firm on Demolition, August 29, 2007
Giuliani Ex-Aide works for URS
Cigarette Blamed for Fatal Blaze Near Ground Zero, August 28, 2007
Cigarette Blamed For Fatal Blaze
One Firm Linked to Bridge Collapse, Ground Zero Fire, August 27, 2007
URS linked to MN Bridge
Bovis Lend Lease Has Defenders After Tough Week, August 24, 2007
bovis.pdf
A Pipe Was Detached Before Deutsche Bank Fire, August 21, 2007
Standpipe Found Detached
Agency Failed in Probing Child Abuse
September 3, 2007
ACS failed in probing child abuse
New York Sun
August 10, 2007
The Administration for Children’s Services will hire 100 new investigators with law enforcement backgrounds to help transform what a scathing study has described as the agency’s culture of complacency, neglect, and dishonesty.
Midtown Mayhem as Pipe Eruption Kills One, Injures Many
September 3, 2007
Steampipe Explodes in Midtown Manhattan
New York Sun
July 19, 2007
A steam pipe explosion rips open a street next to Grand Central Terminal, sending jets of steam and rocks into the air during the afternoon rush hour and killing one person.
Judge Rules NYPD Must Open File on 2004 Republican National Convention Surveillance
September 3, 2007
New York Sun
August 7, 2007
Judge Rules NYPD Must Open RNC Surveillance
A federal judge orders police to give civil liberties lawyers a look at secret documents about its surveillance of Republican National Convention protesters in 2004.
Complaints Highlight Kelly’s Delicate Balance
New York Sun
June 27, 2007
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly’s must deal with an unprecedented spike in complaints against police as he seeks to secure his legacy with a series of moves to improve community relations.
Hopes For East Harlem Shaken by Murders
September 3, 2007
Hopes For East Harlem Shaken by Murders
New York Sun
June 11, 2007
A fatal double shooting highlights the uncertain future of East Harlem, where luxury condos are cropping up next to a public housing project known for its drugs and violence.
Group Teaches Immigrants About AIDS
August 7, 2007
The New York Times
August 8, 2006 Tuesday
Group Teaches Immigrants About AIDS, Hoping to Head Off a Crisis
BYLINE: By SARAH GARLAND
Section B; Column 1; Metropolitan Desk; Pg. 6
Javier Soriano has made it his personal mission to combat a health crisis he fears has been building for years in New York City, unnoticed and unchecked.
His main worry was that language and cultural barriers were preventing agencies that have traditionally done H.I.V. outreach to Hispanics to make inroads with newly arrived Mexican immigrants, many of whom come from villages in the states of Puebla, Oaxaca and Guerrero and speak any of a number of local dialects.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker Discloses Education Plans
April 7, 2007
Booker Seeks Vouchers
BY SARAH GARLAND
February 20, 2007
Pg. 1
The mayor of Newark, Cory Booker, says he could turn around his city’s struggling schools in half the time it has taken Mayor Bloomberg to make improvements in New York City’s schools — if voters grant him mayoral control. Merit pay for teachers, vouchers, more charter schools and New York City-style empowerment for principals are also on Mr. Booker’s schools agenda, which he disclosed to The New York Sun in an interview last week.
