By Jessica Schultz 3/30/12 5:29pm

Micky D's

Greenwich Village McDonald's.

McDonald’s Makes It an Extra Value Meal with a Side of Security

It’s been a site of scorn from residents and politicians for a series of violent episodes that have rocked the neighborhood.  Police have said it needs as much security as a rowdy bar. Except its not a rowdy bar, it’s Greenwich Village’s local Mickey D’s.

The fast-food chain, which is located on West 3rd Street, has been the site of three violent incidents in the past year, compelling City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to launch a boycott of the restaurant until they buff up security on Monday.­­Quinn — along with support from Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Community Board 2 and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer — are calling for the chain to hire an off-duty cop to police the restaurant at times when there is a potential for trouble.

“The first thing this McDonald’s needs to do is engage better security through the paid detail option that our police department offers,” Quinn said outside the restaurant Monday. “Those are off-duty police offcers trained in how to do this type of security. This will be a huge step forward, make a difference and a show of good faith.” Read More

By Matt Chaban 3/14/12 12:58pm

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The NYPD Is Ruining the World Trade Center, and Maybe Downtown, Too

One of the most exciting features of Daniel Libeskind’s master plan for the World Trade Center was not the soaring towers he had designed, with their cascading arrangement and “Wedge of Light.” What really thrilled New Yorkers was the simple fact that he was going to restore Greenwich and Fulton streets to the Manhattn grid, obliterated decades prior by David Rockefeller and the original Trade Center.

But rather than a grand boulevard, if the NYPD has its way, the street will be a wasteland, realizing the police state many had feared the World Trade Center would become. Read More

By David Freedlander 8/10/10 7:04pm

Bill de Blasio Decides To Go Without NYPD Protection

Bill De Blasio, the city’s second-highest elected official, has decided to willingly go without his security detail, The Politicker has learned.

De Blasio was elected public advocate last year. He is next in line to the mayoralty.

Details of De Blasio’s decision to go without security remain sketchy. Neither his office nor the New York Read More