By Nina Burleigh 3/14/12 7:30am

Features

(Illo: Fred Harper)

With Piggy-Loving Madam Cooling Her Heels in Rikers, Will Her Clients Get Off?

Just before Christmas last year, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly hosted a small, cosmopolitan group of pretty young women in his office at 1 Police Plaza. Most were immigrants to the city, having come from Asia, Central America, Eastern Europe and around the United States. Because of the sensitive nature of what they would discuss, only two other officials were present—the NYPD’s chief counsel and the commanding officer in charge of vice.

The women spoke different languages but had at least one thing in common: they had all been brought to the city to labor in the sex industry. The non-natives’ first English words were “blow job” and “fuck.” Read More

By Kat Stoeffel 2/10/12 12:10pm

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Greg Kelly’s Triumphant Return to Good Day New York

Greg Kelly was all smiles on Good Day New York this morning, the anchor’s first broadcast since rape allegations against him were made public on January 25. The son of police commissioner Ray Kelly thanked Fox 5, his family, friends and viewers for their support during the “tough couple of weeks.” The Manhattan district attorney’s office announced they would not bring charges on Tuesday. Read More

By The Editors 1/31/12 7:03pm

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(Future AU Senator??) Julian Assange

A Season of Too Many Stars

Last week, Michael Bloomberg attended a press conference for the 100th episode of Gossip Girl. “I just don’t see how Blair could marry Prince Louis when she’s clearly in love with Chuck,” said the New York mayor, who apparently had nothing bigger on his plate to worry at that moment, such as the allegations of rape made against Greg Kelly, the son of his police Commissioner Ray Kelly, or the NYPD head’s own cameo in an anti-Muslim training video for NYPD recruits.

“I just wish that Nate and Vanessa had been able to work things out … but, again, I’m just a casual fan,” he added. Read More

By Foster Kamer 1/27/12 2:06pm

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Greg Kelly

Greg Kelly’s Greatest Hits: Five of the Rape-Accused Fox News Anchor’s Best TV Moments

If you weren’t familiar with the inarguable charms of Greg Kelly—the former White House correspondent, NY1 anchor, son of police commissioner Ray Kelly, and Good Day New York host—you should be. He’s recently been in the news for having run into the law. Before he was a New York Post headline, he was a regular punchline on The Soup, E! Television’s weekly rundown of the most ridiculous things on TV. Read More

By Drew Grant 12/09/11 4:28pm

Occupy Wall Street

Children + Cops = Cutest mass arrests ever! (FoxTongue)

OWS Co-Opts Anti-Bullying Message to Apply to NYPD Vs. Your Kids

In a very clever campaign swipe, Occupy Wall Street is now co-opting this year’s trendy “anti-bullying”  message–championed by Dan Savage, Lady Gaga, and the cast of Glee– and turned it into an “Stop Bullying Us, Ray Kelly and Michael Bloomberg” initiative. Starring your kids…marching in solidarity with the 99%! Because the police can’t pepper spray children (fingers crossed). Read More

By Drew Grant 12/01/11 3:37pm

NYPD Blues

Matthew Swaye "thanks" Police Commissioner Ray Kelly

Ray Kelly's Bad Night at Columbia (Video)

Ray Kelly is not exactly a populist favorite right now, but then again, when are police commissioners ever considered to be working on behalf of the working class? (Besides Law & Order, and also Batman.) But Commissioner Kelly has it especially tough right now–particularly with students and journalists and civil rights groups.

That’s probably why NYU student and activist Matthew Swaye took time out Tuesday night to honor Commissioner Kelly for all the hard work he’s done with NYPD’s new “stop-and-frisk anyone looking suspicious” policy. He was also shouting, “Thank you for keeping the city safe for white heterosexual males.” Read More

By Thornton McEnery 10/26/11 9:02pm

Road Rage

Erica Lefevre is looking for answers, but is getting only more questions

The Death of Mathieu Lefevre and the Contradiction of Bloomberg Bike Policy

When Erica Lefevre took the microphone outside One Police Plaza at a press conference shortly after noon today, the clearly stricken woman spoke first about what a talented artist her son had been, and how he had left his native Canada to make an impact on the art world of New York City.

“His work is in museums in Toronto and his native home of Montreal,” she said, her voice trembling with a mix of pride and sadness, knowing he would never paint again.

While riding his bicycle home from his studio last Wednesday night, 30-year-old Mathieu Lefevre was struck by a truck and killed on the corner of Meserole Street and Morgan Avenue in Bushwick. The driver, who apparently claims not to have seen or known what was happening and will not be charged in Lefevre’s death.

Other than that sketchy information, Lefevre’s parents and his ex-wife Juliana Berger, have no knowledge of what occurred, and after a week of questions to the NYPD they have had no further answers, or solace.

“What compounds this tragedy is a failure to get information from the police about what happened to our son,” said Ms. Lefevre. Read More