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Times Square. (Photo by: )
Feb 2

Manhattan DA to End Prosecution of Most Turnstile Jumpers

But the courtesy doesn't extend to NYC's other boroughs.
By Madina Toure
A one-ounce bag of medicinal marijuana is displayed at the Berkeley Patients Group March 25, 2010 in Berkeley, California.
Jan 5

De Blasio Says Sessions Is Pursuing a ‘Vendetta’ Against States With Legal Pot

New York City's mayor believes states have the right to legalize marijuana despite his own opposition to it.
By Madina Toure
An aerial view of the Rikers Island prison.
Dec 28

NYC Jail Population Drops Below 9K for First Time Since ’82

'A large city can have small jails and safe communities.'
By Madina Toure
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 11: (L to R) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio arrive for a press briefing outside the New York Port Authority Bus Terminal, December 11, 2017 in New York City. The Police Department said that one person was in custody for an attempted terror attack after an explosion in a passageway linking the Port Authority Bus Terminal with the subway. (Photo by )
Dec 28

Cuomo Counters Trump, Pardons 61 People—Including 18 Immigrants

By Madina Toure
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito at a funeral for a technical sergeant of the NYPD.
Oct 20

NYC Data Show Summonses for Minor Offenses Down 90 Percent

By Madina Toure
Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, flanked by Public Advocate Letitia James and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, vacated more than 143,000 old summons warrants.
Aug 9

Mark-Viverito to ‘Continue to Advocate’ for Dismissal of Staten Island’s Old Summons

By Madina Toure
A group of activists protesting in front of the Metropolitan Correctional Center prison in Lower Manhattan.
Jul 3

Anti-Broken Windows Group to Manhattan DA: Pick ‘Non-Police’ Approach to Fare Beating

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio, right, with NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton.
Mar 2

De Blasio Wants Manhattan’s Loose New Booze and Urine Rules to Spread to All Boroughs

By Will Bredderman
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