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NY1 Exclusive: Bloomberg Criticizes Philly Stop And Frisk Program, Philadelphia Responds In Exclusive Interview

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg attacked the New York Times Thursday after an editorial in the paper suggested that New York City's stop and frisk policy should adopt similar reforms to the ones adopted in Philadelphia.

<i>NY1 Exclusive</i>: Bloomberg Criticizes Philly Stop And Frisk Program, Philadelphia Responds In Exclusive Interview

Updated 05/24/2012 11:44 PM

NY1 Exclusive: More Than 600 Hours Blacked Out Of Speaker Quinn's 2011 Schedule

NY1 obtained a copy of City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's 2011 schedule, of which 600 hours are blacked out.

Updated 05/24/2012 11:44 PM

Congresswoman Giffords Appears At Air And Space Museum

The Congresswoman, who retired in January to focus on her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head, received the museum's Salute to Women Award on Thursday night.

05/24/2012 11:40 PM

SI Olympian Honored By City Council

Boxer Marcus Browne was presented with a Council proclamation at the Atlas Cops and Kids Boxing Club Gym on Staten Island Thursday.

05/24/2012 09:02 PM

Assemblyman Jeffries, Councilman Barron Vie For Endorsements In Heated Congressional Race

One of the most closely-watched elections this year is the race to succeed Brooklyn Congressman Ed Towns, but while Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries has racked up just about every endorsement possible, his opponent, City Councilman Charles Barron, earned a crucial labor endorsement Thursday.

05/24/2012 07:46 PM

Cuomo Whips Up, Then Cools Down Political Fervor At State Democratic Meeting

New York State Democrats met in Albany on Thursday to begin gearing up for the election season, and while Governor Andrew Cuomo helped rally the party members in a speech he then immediately tried to take the focus off of politics.

05/24/2012 07:23 PM

Officials: NYPD Muslim Surveillance Efforts Did Not Violate NJ Laws

New Jersey's attorney general announced Thursday the results of a three-month investigation that finds the NYPD's surveillance of Muslim businesses, mosques and student groups in the state did not violate any of their laws, but local Muslim leaders said they wanted more specifics about the surveillance.

Updated 05/24/2012 06:24 PM

NY1 ItCH: A Philly Fight As Memorial Day Looms

Bob Hardt's daily look “Inside City Hall.”

10:47 AM

Decision 2012: Obama Praises His War Record Before Cadets As Romney Woos Hispanics

While the economy has been issue number one in the Presidential race, both the Romney and Obama camps sparred over a surprising point of contention Wednesday: education.

Updated 05/23/2012 07:09 PM

NY1 Online: Congressional Candidate Dan O’Connor

Inside City Hall’s Errol Louis spoke with Congressional candidate Dan O'Connor who is trying to unseat Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez in a crowded Democratic primary next month.

05/24/2012 08:36 PM

NY1 Online: Councilwoman Sounds Off On Child Care Issues

Inside City Hall’s Errol Louis asks Brooklyn City Councilwoman Letitia James about why she is taking issue with the city over its new child care program, Early Learn NYC.

05/24/2012 08:28 PM

NY1 Online: Former ABC News President Discusses News Past, Present And Future

Inside City Hall’s Errol Louis spoke with David Westin, the former president of ABC News, about his new book, "Exit Interview", detailing his eventful years at the helm of that network.

05/24/2012 08:21 PM

NY1 Online: State Comptroller Touts Pension Returns

Inside City Hall's Errol Louis spoke with State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli about the pension funds returns from the latest fiscal year.

05/23/2012 07:30 PM

NY1 Online: Museum Of The City Of New York Explores Social Activism

Inside City Hall's Errol Louis spoke about the new exhibition at the Museum City of New York entitled “Activist New York” with Sarah Henry, the chief curator of the museum, and Joshua Freeman, a history professor at Queens College who served on the advisory board of this exhibition.

05/23/2012 07:30 PM

NY1 Online: "Inside City Hall" Parody For LCA Gridiron Show

State Senator Michael Gianaris brought together a cast of Albany's best and some of NY1's finest for a parody of one of this year's biggest political battles as part of the Legislative Correspondents Association's 112th annual gridiron show.

05/23/2012 07:13 PM

NY1 Online: Wise Words For New York Democrats And Presidential Candidates

Inside City Hall’s Errol Louis asked the NY1 Wise Guys and guest, former state Democratic chairwoman Judith Hope, if President Obama's attack on his rival's career in private equity is a winning strategy.

Updated 05/22/2012 08:04 PM

NY1 Online: Panel Examines the Role of Social Networking in Politics

Inside City Hall’s Errol Louis spoke with Ben Smith, the editor-in-chief at Buzz Feed, Sharon Toomer, the publisher of Black and Brown News, Deanna Zandt, a media technologist who is the author of Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking and Andrew Rasiej, the founder of Personal Democracy Media and the Chairman of New York TechMeetup, about Facebook's rocky first week on the stock exchange could have a negative impact on the business of social networking.

05/22/2012 08:00 PM

NY1 Online: Supporters, Opponents Debate State Minimum Wage Hike

Inside City Hall’s Josh Robin hosted a debate about legislation to increase New York State’s minimum wage with two opponents — State Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long and Nicole Gelinas from the Manhattan Institute — and two supporters — Tsedeye Gebreselassie of the National Employment Law Center and Dan Cantor from the Working Families Party.

05/21/2012 08:39 PM

NY1 Online: Consultants Corner Grade The Catholic Church's Lawsuit

Inside City Hall’s Josh Robin asked the Consultants Corner with Republicans Michael McKeon and Rob Ryan and Democrats Alexis Grenell and Jeff Plaut to weigh in on the Catholic Church's continuing battle with the White House.