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Big Apple's Beauties Vying for Miss New York USA Crown

New York City

January 18, 2013

Big Apple's Beauties Vying for Miss New York USA Crown

About 200 contestants will compete for titles at this weekend's Miss New York USA Pageant.

Man Assaulted Outside Flushing Mosque Wants to Talk to Attacker

Flushing

November 20, 2012

Man Assaulted Outside Flushing Mosque Wants to Talk to Attacker

Bashir Ahmad, 57, said he wants to ask his attacker why he hates Muslims.

Man Stabbed Outside Queens Mosque

Pomonok

November 19, 2012

Man Stabbed Outside Queens Mosque

The victim was attacked outside Masijid-Saaliheen Mosque at 72-55 Kissena Blvd.

Rowdy Hookah Bar Hires Civil-Rights Lawyer to Defend Liquor License

Hell's Kitchen & Clinton

July 11, 2012

Rowdy Hookah Bar Hires Civil-Rights Lawyer to Defend Liquor License

Horus Too in Hell's Kitchen hired civil-rights lawyer Lamis Deek to defend it against complaints.

Brooklyn Boxer Brings His Latest Bout Home

Bay Ridge

May 30, 2012

Brooklyn Boxer Brings His Latest Bout Home

Canarsie native Sadam Ali, 23, will fight Franklin Gonzalez in Bay Ridge on Saturday night.
Student Islamic Centers Decry NYPD Surveillance of Campus Muslims

Greenwich Village & SoHo

February 22, 2012

Student Islamic Centers Decry NYPD Surveillance of Campus Muslims

Muslim students at NYU, Columbia and City College spoke out against NYPD monitoring.
Mayor Bloomberg Defends Reported NYPD Surveillance of Muslim Students

Manhattan

February 21, 2012

Mayor Bloomberg Defends Reported NYPD Surveillance of Muslim Students

Mayor Bloomberg defended the NYPD's actions, including following Muslim students on rafting trips.
Mayor Bloomberg Disavows Use of Anti-Muslim Movie in Police Training

Manhattan

January 24, 2012

Mayor Bloomberg Disavows Use of Anti-Muslim Movie in Police Training

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said police who allowed the video displayed "terrible judgment."
Radical Movie About US Muslims Shown to NYPD Recruits, Report Says

Manhattan

January 24, 2012

Radical Movie About US Muslims Shown to NYPD Recruits, Report Says

NYPD used the film in training, despite strained relations between the Muslim community and police.
1,000 Pounds of Halal Meat Donated to Feed Hungry Over Holidays

Downtown

December 06, 2011

1,000 Pounds of Halal Meat Donated to Feed Hungry Over Holidays

The Turkish Cultural Center and City Harvest will donate halal meat to shelters throughout the city.
Cabbies at UWS Mosque Obey Religious Laws Over Parking Rules

Upper West Side

November 30, 2011

Cabbies at UWS Mosque Obey Religious Laws Over Parking Rules

Cab drivers double and triple park to attend prayers at a Riverside Drive mosque.
Role of NYPD's Informant Led FBI to Drop Jose Pimentel Terror Case

Manhattan

November 22, 2011

Role of NYPD's Informant Led FBI to Drop Jose Pimentel Terror Case

Murray Weiss has got the inside story on why the FBI didn't pursue the Jose Pimentel bomb plot case.
Controversial Ground Zero Mosque Could Move, Says Imam

Downtown

February 01, 2011

Controversial Ground Zero Mosque Could Move, Says Imam

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf said he would consider other locations for the project, currently planned close to Ground Zero.
Mayor Declines to Criticize Park51 Imam’s Controversial Remarks About Homosexuality

Downtown

January 27, 2011

Mayor Declines to Criticize Park51 Imam’s Controversial Remarks About Homosexuality

Park51's imam Abdallah Adhami said homosexuality was the result of violent trauma or abuse.
Court Rules Alleged Cabbie Slasher Michael Enright Must Face Hate Crime Charge

Manhattan

January 26, 2011

Court Rules Alleged Cabbie Slasher Michael Enright Must Face Hate Crime Charge

Michael Enright's lawyer says he was drunk when he attacked Ahmed Sharif in August.

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