Public housing projects are heavily represented among New York City's 50 most frequent locations for police stops ⧸ Full Story

Yesterday U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin granted class-action status to a lawsuit condemning the NYPD’s stop and frisk practices. Her decision comes in a 2008 suit filed by four men claiming their fourth amendment constitutional rights were compromised by the NYPD, and allows thousands more plaintiffs to take part in the legal challenge. The… ⧸ Full Story

The NYPD’s controversial stop and frisk policy is failing in the very area it was designed to target — gun control — according to new analysis released by the New York Civil Liberties Union today.  The detailed interrogation of the police department’s own stop-and-frisk records indicates a record 685,724 people were stopped and frisked by… ⧸ Full Story

To mark May Day, Occupy Wall Street has declared today a general strike, and protests are planned for many locations in midtown and lower Manhattan. Already, we’ve seen and filed numerous reports of public parks and plazas, as well as privately owned public spaces, barricaded against public entry. Whether you’re a pedestrian, protester or both, this map will… ⧸ Full Story

New York City pedestrians are constantly making the death dash across busy city streets, dodging cars, buses and bikes. Standing on the sidewalk is sometimes not much safer. In a three-car accident near Times Square on Saturday night, a Jaguar rear-ended a Chevy Impala, which in turn plowed into a yellow cab. The Jaguar flew up onto the… ⧸ Full Story

Today is everyone’s favorite day of the year, right? Tax deadline day. But according to advocacy groups in New York some corporations won’t be filing as much as they should be, and they’re costing taxpayers $350 million. Groups like New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness an the Fiscal Policy Institute are out protesting banking and hedge fund giants today… ⧸ Full Story

Introducing The Lobbies at the Top, the New York World's guide to influence in Albany ⧸ Full Story

A move to have the same judges hear both misdemeanor and felony cases blamed for years-long delays in Bronx trials ⧸ Full Story

Former New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein and ex-Washington, D.C., official Michelle Rhee have teamed up to launch StudentsFirstNY, a new lobbying group designed to be a counterweight to the powerful United Federation of Teachers. Advocating expansion of charter schools and wider flexibility in management of teachers, the group is setting its sights on… ⧸ Full Story

Bronx Defenders survey of hundreds arrested for possession finds most were improperly forced to show drugs to police ⧸ Full Story

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… ⧸ Full Story

Former city housing official pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and bribery ⧸ Full Story

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 ⧸ Full Story

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… ⧸ Full Story

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… ⧸ Full Story

Detective Debra Eager pleaded guilty to three counts of perjury ⧸ Full Story

Industry lobbyists and patient advocates fight Attorney General Eric Schneiderman proposal for an online database of prescribed drugs ⧸ Full Story

Only 13 percent of the 4.3 million stops made by city police in the last decade have led to an arrest or summons ⧸ Full Story

Authors John Eterno and Eli Silverman scrutinize COMPSTAT and raise sharp questions about its accuracy ⧸ Full Story

How 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… ⧸ Full Story