NY1 reports that 56 people were arrested during an immigration rally outside of Federal Plaza yesterday, noting their "anger with the Obama Administration for sending 1,200 National Guardsmen to the U.S. border with Mexico" and desire for "the administration to play a bigger role in the fight against Arizona's controversial law." Well, President Obama will be meeting with Arizona Governor Brewer tomorrow; he said last week he thinks the Arizona law is "the wrong approach" but added, "I understand the frustrations of the people of Arizona and a lot of folks along the border that that border has not been entirely secured in a way that is both true to our traditions as a nation of law and as a nation of immigrants." more ›

Police officers have arrested at least 16 people rallying against Arizona's new immigration laws outside 26 Federal Plaza. MyFoxNY reports that the 16 had linked arms and blocked traffic outside the building, and were arrested after refusing to disperse. Police charged the nine women and seven men, including City Council members Jumani Williams and Ydanis Rodriguez, with disorderly conduct. more ›

An off-duty court officer was arrested around 10 p.m. on St. Patrick's Day after pulling a Don Knotts routine outside FBI headquarters at 26 Federal Plaza. A civilian Federal Plaza guard, Rashed Bakth, says Michael Armstrong, 42, fired off his Glock 9mm semi while shooting the breeze with a friend. Bakth tells the Post, "I told him to stop; he ignored me, and kept talking to his friend, saying, 'Sorry I misfired.' I told him... to stop. He kept being arrogant and repeating the same line. I approached him and put his gun in my possession." Why can't everyone keep it safe and just drink Shamrock Shakes on St. Patty's Day? (Oh, right.) more ›

The two-blocks long line around Federal Plaza, with about 800 job seekers on it, was for that venerable institution, the Internal Revenue Service. The NY Times noticed quite a few "laid-off Wall Street types in charcoal-gray pinstripe suits and trenchcoats" as well as a "woman with a new accounting degree on her resume and a 14-month old baby in a stroller." One applicant, laid off from Lehman Brothers without a severance, said, "You could get a lucrative job in the financial market right now, but how long can you keep it? Everywhere I look, I see layoffs. If I take a $10,000 or $20,000 pay cut, in the long run, I’m ahead. The government is not in the trading business. It will be around.” But the competition for IRS positions is tight: Another told the Post, "You talk with recruiters, and they get anywhere between 200 and 500 résumés for one job." more ›

A report released by the Center for Immigration Studies shows that foreign born immigrants living in New York are socioeconomically closer to the average citizen than elsewhere in the country. The study says that New York immigrants are more likely to be in the country legally, have health insurance and tend to be better educated. The New York Times reports that the states with the widest income gaps between immigrants and citizens are California, Texas,... more ›

This month, two works by sculptor Richard Serra were brought in to the MoMA - all in preparation for “Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years,” a retrospective exhibiting the artists work, opening next month. Below, you can see how several hundred tons of steel are transported in to the museums sculpture garden. more ›