Last week, in his State of the State address, Governor Cuomo argued against NYC being the only place in the entire U.S. besides Arizona that electronically fingerprints food stamp recipients because it stigmatizes recipients. Finally, a politician that doesn’t want Big Brother harping over the disadvantaged I thought. Not so fast. Read more »
When a holiday thief decided to steal some packages from the porch of a Staten Island residence, he didn’t know he was being recorded by a stealthy surveillance camera. The homeowner took the tape to the local police precinct and the local news broadcast the daylight heist. Read more »
Although law enforcement types and politicians love to tout how great surveillance cameras are at preventing crime, they apparently didn’t deter what is believed to be a single idiot from firebombing several locations with molotov cocktails made from Starbucks Frappuccino® bottles. Read more »
The International Center of Photography’s upcoming Weegee exhibit shall be bountiful with lurid highlights from the photojournalist’s career capturing crime scenes, murder victims, homicide trials and other film noir fodder, minus the glitz. A storied New York newspaper freelancer of the 1930s and 1940s, Weegee had a brief and productively miserable time as a Hollywood paparazzi, but soon returned home “to civilization,” corpses and cops. The exhibit will include “environmental recreations of Weegee’s apartment and exhibitions.” Ooh, time warp. “Weegee: Murder Is My Business,” Jan 20–Sep 2, International Center of Photography, NYC
The highly designed prison yard-looking space that is the 9/11 Memorial site announced that it has processed over one million visitors since its grand opening in September. The most recent notable attendee was a woman from Tennessee who brought along a loaded .32-caliber handgun in her purse. Read more »
A Brooklyn college student says he was the victim of an NYPD sting operation when he was duped him into buying a new iPhone for $20 and then arrested. According to Rob Tester, 19, the man selling the device said he needed the cash for Christmas and never mentioned it was stolen. After he handed over the money, FOUR undercover cops swooped in to make the bust. Read more »
According to New York State Penal Code 155.25, “A person is guilty of petit larceny when he steals property,” a class A misdemeanor. This is what most city prosecutors charge people who sell MetroCard swipe with, but not anymore. Read more »
The hard working, slightly obnoxious mascots of Times Square are receiving a rare present from the NYPD this holiday season: a reprieve. According to the Daily News, the department dispatched a “length directive” to cops last month, instructing them to avoid ticketing costumed characters who aren’t breaking the law, as it’s probably not good PR to be giving summonses to Mickey Mouse and Elmo in front of tourists and their kids. Read more »
This year, federal authorities have been particularly busy cracking down on the medical weed industry in California, the epicenter of pot production in the U.S., and according to some growers, this has been great for business. Read more »
There’s something very Civil Rights Era-looking about a group of young people being sprayed by fire hose-like bursts of water, but it may been the best course of action in lieu of a near riot scene that broke in Staten Island on Tuesday. It all started when a pack of over 50 teenagers congregated in front of a teenage girl’s home and demanded she come out and fight. Read more »
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