New York Mayor and presidential candidate Bill de Blasio once ordered his security detail to move his daughter Chiara out of her Brooklyn apartment at tax-payers’ expense, multiple sources have claimed. Members of the NYPD’s Executive Protection Unit were called upon by the city’s top official, who is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, […]
Stewart on 9/11 Victims’ Fund Passing House: Hard to Celebrate ‘when people do their jobs’…
Comedian and 9/11 victim advocate Jon Stewart said Friday it’s hard to congratulate the House for passing a measure that would extend the 9/11 Victim’s Compensation Fund until 2090. “It’s hard to be celebratory when people do their jobs and, you know,” Mr. Stewart said in an interview with CNN. The former “Daily Show” host […]
Hero 9/11 First Responder with Cancer Dies at 53; Pleaded for Action by Congress on 9/11 Victim’s Compensation Fund with Jon Stewart…
A 9/11 first responder has died two weeks after an emotional appearance on Capitol Hill with Jon Stewart, his family said Saturday. Luis “Lou” Alvarez, a former bomb-squad detective for the NYPD, was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2016 and underwent 69 rounds of chemotherapy. He was 53. “It is with peace and comfort, that […]
NYPD Officers Told to Take Extra Precautions ‘Around Their Homes’ After MS-13 Threat…
The NYPD is warning police officers about a possible threat from the MS-13 gang, particularly when they are off-duty. CBS2’s Dick Brennan reports that in a bulletin the NYPD put out this alert: “Members of MS-13 are looking to ‘hit’ NYPD police officers, specifically in the Brentwood/Central Islip area as well as possibly Patchogue.” The bulletin says that […]
NYPD Sued for Refusing to Disclose Face Recognition Technology Docs…
A privacy group is suing the NYPD for documents related to their secretive and unregulated facial recognition program. They say the technology can misidentify people, causing innocent people to be investigated or arrested. The Center on Privacy & Technology (CPT), a university think tank at Georgetown Law, announced Tuesday that it filed a Freedom of […]