Crime Waves: Pitchers, Commissioners, Carters

Yesterday, police raided two drug gangs based in South Bronx housing projects, seizing guns, drugs, and cash. They made 37 arrests, and charged 53 people altogether.

Both the The Times and the Daily News lead with the projects’ proximity to Yankee Stadium:  less than a mile. They’re following police commissioner Raymond Kelly’s lead in tying Read More

Crime Waves: Anarchy, Unrealized

“Nude Loon Menaces Brooklyn Polling Place,” says the Daily News. “Loon Stripped Naked, Claimed to be Jesus Christ’s Baby.”

The paper goes on to characterize the individual as “a crazy man stripped naked,” a “nude dude,” a “nude and nutty man,” and a “kook” who “ditched his clothes.”

“Loon” is the clear winner Read More

Crime Waves: We Will Never Accept Unfairness

Former State Senate President Joseph Bruno goes to trial today. The federal anticorruption statute under which he has been indicted “makes it a crime to deprive citizens of ‘honest services’ from their elected officials,” The Times explains, and could have a broad impact on New York politics:

The indictment against Mr. Bruno is so sweeping, Read More

Paterson Tries Explaining His Comments Again

David Paterson hasn’t gotten any support for his claim last week that his political woes are due to racism in the media.

This morning, he went back on the show where he first aired the complaint to say he had been misunderstood. And after explaining his point, Paterson said he hoped this would be Read More

The Start of Bloomberg ’08

Now that Michael Bloomberg is officially a major factor in the 2008 presidential election, it's worth asking when exactly did the mayor inject himself into that race?

I think that when the history of the race is written, people will say the Bloomberg presidential campaign started immediately after the mayor’s 2005 re-election, Read More