Should those with small amounts of pot be spared from prosecution?
People found with small amounts of pot may not be prosecuted by the Brooklyn district attorney’s office, according to The New York Times. Last year, marijuana possession cases were the most common...
View ArticleShould the admission policy at the city’s elite high schools be changed?
The de Blasio administration and teachers’ union are calling for the city’s eight specialized high schools to weigh criteria beyond a single test score when considering applications for admission,...
View ArticleShould the Democrats host their 2016 convention in Brooklyn?
New York City’s business, cultural and political leaders are trying to persuade the Democratic National Committee to hold its 2016 party convention in Brooklyn. They are pointing to the city’s ample...
View ArticleShould New York build an aerial gondola transportation system?
A prominent real estate executive on Tuesday proposed building an aerial gondola system that would run along the Brooklyn waterfront and into Manhattan. Daniel Levy, CEO of CityRealty, said the...
View ArticleIs a ban on texting or cellphone use while biking a good idea?
The City Council on Thursday plans to introduce legislation to ban bicyclists from texting or talking on a cellphone while riding. A bill sponsored by Mark Treyger, a Brooklyn Democrat, would fine...
View ArticleIs it OK for public Wi-Fi kiosks to be faster in wealthier areas?
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to convert thousands of defunct pay-phone kiosks around town to Wi-Fi hot spots hit heavy headwinds on Wednesday, when city Comptroller Scott Stringer and all five borough...
View ArticleShould police keep turning their backs to Mayor Bill de Blasio?
On Sunday, at the second of two funerals for the pair of police officers killed by a suicidal gunman last month in Brooklyn, some police officers outside the funeral service again turned their backs to...
View ArticleShould policeman Peter Liang face trial?
On Wednesday, Officer Peter Liang pleaded not guilty to six charges ranging from manslaughter to failing to provide aid to the umarmed man he’d shot in a darkened stairwell in a Brooklyn housing...
View ArticleWhy did NYC lose the Democratic convention?
The Democratic National Committee announced Thursday that it would host its 2016 convention in Philadelphia—not New York City. It was a blow to Mayor Bill de Blasio, who aggressively pushed to host the...
View ArticleShould the city ban the West Indian Day parade?
Every year on Labor Day, the festivities associated with West Indian American Day in Brooklyn are marred by violence, and Monday’s was no exception. A lawyer for Gov. Andrew Cuomo was shot in the head...
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