The Daily News put together a map detailing the number of stop-and-frisks on the subway - and the racial breakdown of these stop-and-frisks. As the accompanying article makes clear (as well as interviews with people who have been stopped - 1, 2) how cops can stop anyone , though black and Hispanic riders make up about half of the subway riding population, 88% percent of the people stopped are black or Hispanic. The NYPD......

The Mayor's Office of Theater, Film, and Broadcasting, which coordinates film and television production and issues permits around the five boroughs, is considering rules that could potentially severely restrict the ability of even amateur photographers and filmmakers to operate in New York City. The NY Times reports that the city's tentative rules include requiring any group of two or more people who want to use a camera in a single public location for more......

A judge sided with the city and is allowing police files to remain secret. After the NY Times ran two stories about how the NYPD spied on groups at least a year before the 2004 Republican National Convention - and some of the groups did not seem to be intent on breaking the law - questions were raised about police conduct and whether the police broke the law (police cannot spy on organizations unless......

The Civilian Complaint Review Board issued a report that finds many police officers are only getting "slaps on the wrist" versus actual punishment after the CCRB brings cases against them. For instance, 75% of police officer who are "reprimanded for such offenses as improper searches usually got instructions on improving their conduct," which is 34% higher than three years ago. The "lenient" punishment is doled out when the offenses do not involve weapons or physical......

Whew. The Police seem to be scaling back their much stricter proposed regulations for events in which two or more people gather on the street. "They blinked" Christopher Dunn, an attorney for the New York Civil Liberties Union told Daily News. While a newly written proposal is coming, they are "expected to eliminate any reference to sidewalk assembly," many people are celebrating victory today. The now-scrapped proposal would have required parade permits for gatherings......

Elegant, yet comfortable, intimate yet spacious, Devin Tavern, the recently opened Tribeca haven for fine-tuned rustic American fare arrives from the restaurateurs who brought us Dylan Prime. Inhabiting two spacious floors with separate rooms for private parties or business luncheons, an arched exposed brick wall dually divides the space and cultivates comfort. The smallest details--custom sconces, specially made rubber coasters, and large enveloping chairs--are invitations to stay a (long) while and enjoy a few......

> Remember back when the MTA floated the idea of banning all photography on Subways and Busses? And then when the overwhelming opposition to that idea forced the MTA to drop it? (See above photo) You do remember that? Funny, so do we. It was awhile ago too! So you were probably as surprised as we to learn that some Police officers are still enforcing the non-existant MTA ban on photography. "We're very concerned that......