Muslims want Schneiderman to take a look at the NYPD:
Muslims try drafting Schneiderman to probe NYPD. Also: The Times handicapps 2016.
Bio: Azi Paybarah is a reporter for Capital. He has covered politics for The New York Observer, WNYC, The New York Sun and the New York Press.
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. More
Posted on February 3rd, 2012 5:30pm
Lew Fidler said his complaint about his Republican opponent is being misunderstood.
"I never, ever, ever did or would have called David Storobin a neo-Nazi," Fidler said today at a press conference in Brooklyn where he was endorsed by Senator Chuck Schumer. More
Posted on February 3rd, 2012 3:17pm
Here's an invitation to Assemblyman Herman (Denny) Farrell's 80th birthday party on Saturday, for which he's asking guests to make donations to Councilman Robert Jackson's campaign for borough president. Jackson's campaign sent an email earlier today reminding supporters of the event. More
Posted on February 3rd, 2012 2:47pm
"What's egregious is that there's way over 3 million Latino New Yorkers in New York City and we only have two congressional seats,' he told me. More
Posted on February 3rd, 2012 12:11pm
When Scott Stringer said the city needs to pass the paid-sick-leave legislation "now," Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and City Comptroller John Liu applauded, but City Council Speaker Christine Quinn didn't. More
Posted on February 3rd, 2012 10:03am
More documents unearthed by the Associated Press show the New York Police Department wanted to put Iranians in the New York area, and Shiite mosques in particular, under surveillance in response to rising tensions between the United States and Iran.
Critics say the move is in direct violation of the NYPD's rules prohibiting racial and ethnic profiling. More
Posted on February 3rd, 2012 8:13am
The Joint Committee on Public Ethics did not publicly disclose until today that they had voted to hire Ellen Biben, one of Governor Andrew Cuomo's aides, to be its new executive director.
No one I've seen is questioning Biben's skills; she might turn out to be fantastic, and it may turn out to be a handy thing that Cuomo is unquestionably going to be held responsible for the actions (or inaction) of the enforcement body, good or bad. The interesting thing here is the process, though, which was as untransparent as it was efficient. More
Posted on February 2nd, 2012 6:21pm
Each week, Capital's editors and writers will offer a list of the events, activities, releases and personal obsessions that we are looking forward to during the next week. Here is a list of our anticipations. More
Posted on February 2nd, 2012 6:05pm
Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday afternoon presented a preliminary budget for the 2013 fiscal year that relies heavily on the assumption that the city will reap some $1 billion in revenue from the sale of 2,000 wheelchair-accessible taxi medallions, moeny that does not yet exist, and money that his own legal department has said is under threat. More
Posted on February 2nd, 2012 3:39pm
