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New York City

March 28, 2013

Ray Kelly Says 'Nothing Nefarious' About Stop-and-Frisk Memo

Ray Kelly said that a memo urging officers to better document stop-and-frisks isn't related to a trial.

Midtown

November 15, 2012

Jazz Legend Louis Armstrong's Civil Rights Activism Revealed in New Musical

The show, presented by Making Books Sings, runs through Sunday at Theater 3 in Midtown.

New York City

August 29, 2012

City Shells Out $22 Million to Settle Civil Rights Cases Against NYPD

Among the cases were brothers wrongly convicted of armed robbery and a girl arrested for doodling.

Greenwich Village

July 26, 2012

Man Arrested for Giving Cops the Finger Says it Was a Joke

Robert Bell, 26, is suing for unspecified damages stemming from his arrest last year.

Greenwich Village

July 11, 2012

Man Sues for Right to Give Cops the Finger After Village Arrest

A 26-year-old who gave officers the bird outside a West 4th Street bar says cops violated his rights.

East Harlem

May 04, 2012

Activism Spills Off the Streets Into Gallery at Museum of City of New York

The Museum of the City of New York looks at social movements in "Activist New York," which opens Friday.

Midtown

September 21, 2011

Homeless Advocates Protest Removal of Chairs in Grand Central Terminal

Homeless advocates demonstrated against the removal of seating from Grand Central Terminal.

Lower East Side & East Village

May 19, 2011

Filmmaker Inspired by Stuyvesant Town Integration Battle

NYU film instructor hopes to make a movie about her family's fight to integrate the massive complex

Downtown

May 14, 2010

Judge: DOT Kept 'Boys Club' Intact By Not Hiring Women as Bridge Painters

A federal judge ruled the DOT has always discriminated against women applying for bridge painting jobs.

Harlem

November 09, 2009

Harlem Streets Renamed to Honor Civil Rights Leaders

A federal judge ruled the DOT has always discriminated against women applying for bridge painting jobs.