Muslims want Schneiderman to take a look at the NYPD
Briefing: Fidler and Schumer. Azi Paybarah via flickr
5:30 pm Feb. 3, 2012
Muslims unhappy the New York Police Department surveillance tactics rallied in Foley Square this afternoon. Also, a number of Muslim organizations sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman asking him to probe the NYPD, potentially putting him in the crossfire of a debate that many other elected officials have avoided.
Schneiderman hasn't commented yet on the request.
Maybe next week.
Some links:
2016
"A central question for 2016 is whether the mostly cohesive stitching of the left and center, a feature of both the Clinton and Obama years, will last." [David Leonhardt]
SD-27
Republican David Storobin suggested Democrat Lew Fidler opposes school vouchers. [YouTube, around 11:00]
A blogger says Fidler's comments today show he's backing "off claims of Storobin-Skinhead ties." [Ned Berke]
A Republican spokesman doesn't think so. [@wfbor]
A reader parses Fidler's comments vey closely. [Frank Renda]
Fidler promised to be like Schumer. [FlatbushScoop.com]
Suing Banks
Schneiderman filed a suit against Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, Wells Fargo, and MERSCORP. [Cara Matthews]
Schneiderman said the banks skirted local reporting rules and hid their property transactions from being easy to find online. [Associated Press]
The complaint is that MERS, basically, didn't have a right to try collecting mortgages past default, but did so anyway. [Casey Seiler]
"Once the mortgages went sour, these same banks brought foreclosure proceedings en masse based on deceptive and fraudulent court submissions," Schneiderman said. [Colby Hamilton]
Policing
Muslim organizations sent a letter asking Schneiderman to investigate the NYPD. [Danielle Valente]
Schneiderman's office didn't immediately comment. [FoxNews.com]
There aren't too many cities with enviable mechanisms for independently monitoring the police. [John Farley]
Bloomberg
He was on MSNBC talking about his funding for Planned Parenthood and he'll appear in a Super Bowl ad about gun control on Sunday. [New York Times]
Albany
CSEA's new ad doesn't mention that Cuomo's proposal for a new pension tier applies only to new hires. [Nick Reisman]
An advocate said contribution limits to state candidates need to be lowered, noting Cuomo got nearly $3 million from 79 donors. [Nick Reisman]
1199 SEIU, 32BJ and other organizations sent a letter to Cuomo calling for public financing of campaigns. [Rick Karlin]
Krueger doesn't want committees connected to dead or retired people to still act like real live campaign committees. [Colin Campbell]
Headlines
"NYC Health Department bullies: Masters of the nitpick and generators of revenue" [Staten Island Advance]
"Republicans are more likely than Democrats to achieve orgasm during sex: Match.com survey" [Aliyah Shahid]
Images
Bloomberg's Superbowl Ad. [Youtube]
Bloomberg and Manning. [@Inner_circle_ny]
Schumer and Fidler. [Flickr]
"Rangel brings Washington to the District!" tomorrow. [Aisha Ahmed]
A participatory budget meeting, in Brooklyn. [Councilman Jumaane Williams]
A legislative breakfast with the Queens district attorney. [Councilman Peter Koo]
