A rather different type of protest takes place in New York City... [more inside]
posted by Slinga on Oct 28, 2011 - 143 comments

Murder: New York City. A map pinpointing murders in the five boroughs of NYC from 2003-09. Broken down by time of day, weapon used, age, sex and ethnicity of both victim and perpetrator. Not surprisingly, in the heat of summer the body count rises. [more inside]
posted by crossoverman on Jul 21, 2009 - 48 comments

Recipe for Disaster? The World Economic Forum meets in New York this week, and the usual parties are going to converge on the city. With 9.11 so fresh in people's minds will things get way out of hand? It seems like a powderkeg to me.
posted by owillis on Jan 27, 2002 - 44 comments

Bernie for mayor! Kramer For Mayor! NY has a lot of choices for mayor.
posted by chainring on Aug 28, 2001 - 6 comments