Appeals Court Blocks Stop-And-Frisk Changes, Removes Judge From Case
The judge had ruled that police officers violated the civil rights of tens of thousands of people by wrongly targeting black and Hispanic men with its stop-and-frisk program.
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The judge had ruled that police officers violated the civil rights of tens of thousands of people by wrongly targeting black and Hispanic men with its stop-and-frisk program.
De Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, discussed her marriage as well as her childhood.
Booker, 44, was sworn in as a U.S. senator at noon Thursday. Vice President Joe Biden conducted the ceremony in the Old Senate Chamber.
Dinkins, 86, was admitted on Wednesday night after experiencing difficulty breathing.
Kathleen Sebelius, the U.S. Health and Human Services secretary, received an earful from members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Municipal Council President Luis Quintana is widely expected to act as interim mayor after Booker is sworn in as a U.S. senator Thursday.
A day after the first anniversary of superstorm Sandy, New York's mayoral candidates, meeting in their third and final debate Wednesday, each said they were the best choice to lead the city through another natural disaster.
Tamra Roberts Lhota, the wife of Republican mayoral contender Joe Lhota, is also one of his closest advisers.
"I said, 'Listen, Roger, I can't guarantee the lights aren't going to go out,'" Christie said. "'But if they do, there will be bodies strewn in the parking lot for the people who are responsible for the lights going out.'"
Standard & Poor's Ratings Service has downgraded the credit rating for the New York State Thruway Authority, over concerns about toll increases after the new Tappan Zee Bridge is complete.
Gas stations on or near main highways or expressways will be required to have transfer switches so that generator power can be used.
Kelly was shouted down by protesters during a talk at Brown Tuesday, and his planned lecture called "Proactive Policing in America's Biggest City" was canceled.
The last building to house the powerful Tammany Hall Democratic political machine of the 19th and early 20th centuries has been designated an official city landmark.
Attorney Celeste Koeleveld asked the 2nd U.S. District Court of Appeals to suspend a Manhattan U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin's August ruling.
"I want to apologize to you that the website has not worked as well as it should," Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner said Tuesday.
