Pin ItemailprintIt was an unusually horrific weekend for the New York City subway system. In a span of less than 24 hours, four men were killed in an series of unfortunate events, including Brian O’Mara, a 22-year-old man from Long Island who became separated from his friends after a night of drinking. One particular set [...]
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg supported the NYPD ahead of a breakfast boycott of the city’s annual interfaith gathering today by a group of prominent Muslim clerics. Yesterday, he applauded the city’s efforts to prevent future terrorist attacks in New York, telling the media that “we obey the law” and that authorities “don’t target [...]
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So what does Ray Kelly, the commissioner of the New York City Police Department, think of the blatant police brutality that’s been exacted upon Occupy Wall Street protesters? Apparently, he thinks it’s pretty funny. When Luke Rudkowski from We Are Change asks the commish why those officers haven’t been held accountable for their actions, Luke [...]
A 47-year-old man has been arrested in the burning death of Deloris Gillespie, who was set on fire in the elevator of her Brooklyn apartment building over the weekend. Jerome Isaac apparently told police that Gillespie owed him $2,000. Isaac now faces charges of first-degree and second-degree murder, along with arson, according to police. He [...]
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Sometimes you just have to wonder what’s wrong with people. A woman burned to death in the elevator of her NYC apartment building yesterday after a man ambushed her, sprayed her with chemicals, and set her on fire with a Molotov cocktail, according to police. The unidentified assailant was waiting for 64-year-old Deloris Gillespie when [...]
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An alleged “lone wolf” Al Qaeda sympathizer has been arrested today on charges of plotting to build pipe bombs to kill government workers and returning U.S. troops. New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said 27-year-old Jose Pimentel, a native of the Dominican Republic who became a U.S. citizen and converted to Islam, learned how [...]
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Things are really heating up in New York as the Occupy Wall Street movement continues to gain momentum. Just hours after police officers cleared Zuccotti Park in a surprise sweep of the base camp, protesters were facing police standoff this morning over a court order that would allow them to return with their tents. A [...]
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As the Occupy Together movement spreads across the globe, the original Occupy Wall Street movement continues to grow in New York. As a large group of NYPD officers dressed in full military SWAT gear prepare for additional action, U.S. Marine Sgt. Shamar Thomas gives them a piece of his mind. He chastises the police officers [...]
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Here’s a shocking scene. A small group of CitiBank customers all tried to close their accounts as a form of protest at the LaGuardia Place branch. The bank claims they were disorderly and wouldn’t leave, although it certainly doesn’t look that way in the video below. The bank locked them all inside the branch until [...]
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At least 14 Occupy Wall Street protesters have been arrested in lower Manhattan following a decision earlier today to postpone the closure of Zuccotti Park, according to the NYPD. The protesters arrested were primarily those stood or sat down in the street, says New York City Police Department spokesman Paul Browne. Others taken into custody [...]
Lawrence O’Donnell has seen the video footage, and he’s had enough. The MSNBC reporter is siding with those peaceful protesters who have gathered on Wall Street and have been abused by the New York City Police Department, stating: “This weekend, a few troublemakers turned a peaceful protest against Wall Street greed into a violent burst [...]
If you’re cocky enough to taunt the cops, it’s important not to get caught. Former fugitive Victor Burgos learned that the hard way. Burgos taunted police with the message “Catch me if you can, I’m in Brooklyn” on his Facebook page…so they did. He was captured by U.S. Marshals. The genius criminal was sitting at [...]
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