Police stops are a 'fact of urban life,' Kelly says
Briefing: Ray Kelly. Azi Paybarah via flickr
3:50 pm Aug. 31, 2012
NY-25
The DCCC is circulating positive-looking poll results for Dan Maffei. [Nick Reisman]
NY-28
Democratic congresswoman Louise Slaughter "launched a blistering attack on her Republican opponent's husband." [Casey Bortnick]
SD-31
State Senator Adriano Espaillat was endorsed by the Sierra Club, and recently took a trip to Pennsylvania to research fracking. [Youtube]
City Hall
NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly said being stopped by the police should be accepted "as a fact of urban life." [Ephraim Fromer, Veralyn Williams, Courtney Stein and Temitayo Fagbenle]
It's easier to become a New York City public school teacher, in certain subjects. [Rachel Cromidas]
Albany
"Vito Gropez Scandal: Lopez Allegedly Used 'Considerable Size' To Intimidate 'Harem'" [John Del Signore]
Only six women serving in the New York State Assembly responded to questions about Assemblyman Vito Lopez's alleged sexual harassment and the ensuing scandal. [Colby Hamilton]
A newspaper in Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's district says he's "in hot water". [Lincoln Anderson]
The Silver story is on the front page. [The Villager]
A blog in Silver's district has more on the story. [Ed Litvak]
The Brooklyn D.A. confirmed some of Lopez's alleged harassment took place in Brooklyn but is asking a special prosecutor to investigate the matter. [Josh Margolin and Dan Mangan]
Bramhall pictures a Lopez staff meeting. [Daily News]
State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. said his daughter, a police officer, is being punished more harshly than the officers who shot Amadou Diallo. [Casey Seiler]
The Times picks up on a Sheepsheadsbite scoop: an Assembly candidate's flier accidentally referred to rising crime in "our negrohood." [CityRoom]
Personnel
Chuck Schumer's spokesman, Mike Morey, is leaving for a job at Knickerbocker. Schumer's new spokesman is Max Young. [Reid Pillifant]
David Freedlander is leaving the Observer for the Daily Beast. [MediaBistro]
