Companies and organizations seeking to be heard in Albany spent a record-breaking $220 million on state lobbying in 2011, according to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) annual report released this week. That’s a $7 million increase on 2010, a $213 million year for Albany lobbying. Nearly 6,100 lobbyists filed reports and registered with JCOPE by the […]
Former city housing official pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and bribery
City officials are reviewing voting machine data this morning as both candidates in the 27th District State Senate seat race — Democrat Lewis Fidler and Republican David Storobin — have declared victory
New York State’s database of human DNA is set to become one of the most comprehensive in the country following lawmakers’ approval of a bill yesterday requiring all convicted criminals to give samples. New York has collected DNA data since mid 1990s, and convicted felons are already required to provide genetic samples to law enforcement. The […]
The right to a speedy and public trial is written into the sixth amendment of the U.S. Constitution, but reports of New York City court delays suggest that doesn’t guarantee a criminal defendant will get one. Today the Daily News highlighted a backlog in the Bronx that leaves accused felons waiting in jail for as long as […]
Detective Debra Eager pleaded guilty to three counts of perjury
Industry lobbyists and patient advocates fight Attorney General Eric Schneiderman proposal for an online database of prescribed drugs
Only 13 percent of the 4.3 million stops made by city police in the last decade have led to an arrest or summons
Authors John Eterno and Eli Silverman scrutinize COMPSTAT and raise sharp questions about its accuracy
Listen to John Eterno talk about the need for independent oversight of NYPD crime statistics Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadHow often do district attorneys decide not to file charges? Yesterday, the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, Jr., announced that it will not pursue rape charges against Good Day New York co-host Greg Kelly, son of New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly. After a two-week investigation into claims Greg Kelly assaulted a […]
