Category Archives: NYC

October 5, 2009

Dutch Scholar in New York Studying Communication Between Police and Communities

By Kieran K. Meadows A Dutch communications scholar is conducting research on the way the city’s police department and its critics get their messages out in the public sphere. Based on the work she’s done so far, she believes that … Continue reading →

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Filed under Criminal Justice, Media/Journalism, NYC, Politics, Race

Tagged as Amadou Diallo, Charles Barron, communication, Delores Jones-Brown, Detectives' Endowment Association, Greg Donaldson, John Jay Center on Race Crime and Justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Kieran K. Meadows, Michael Palladino, Michelle Knight, NYPD, Pat Lynch, Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, police-community relations, Raymond Kelly, Rev. Al Sharpton, Sean Bell, The Netherlands, University of Groeningen

October 4, 2009

City receives federal grant for criminal justice agencies from US DOJ

Mayor Bloomberg announced on Wednesday that the city has been awarded a federal stimulus competitive grant to enhance its Departments of Probation and Correction, and the Office of Chief Medical examiner. The $10.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Byrne National Grant Program, CPR: Agency Performance Ratings, Department of Correction, Department of Probation, Edward R. Byrne, Federal Stimulus, John Feinblatt, Kieran K. Meadows, Mayor Bloomberg, Mayor's Office of Operations, NYPD, Office of Chief Medical Examiner, U.S. Department of Justice

September 27, 2009

NYC homicides on pace to set record-low number

Crime continues to fall in New York City, the mayor and the commissioner of the NYPD said this month, and they boasted about how New York is still the safest big city in the country, according to new data from … Continue reading →

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Tagged as 2009, Commissioner Raymond Kelly, Crime, Crime in the United States, Criminologists, FBI, Homicides, Kieran K. Meadows, Mayor Bloomberg, Mayoral Election, Murders, New York City, NYPD, Unemployment

August 21, 2009

City’s Unemployment Rate Jumps Higher Than National Rate, Despite Addition of Jobs

By Kieran K. Meadows New York City’s unemployment rate soared to 9.6 percent in July, up from 9.4 percent in June, making it the first month in which the city’s rate was higher than the national rate, according to data … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Barbara Byrne Denham, Eastern Consolidated, Independent Budget Office, James Brown, Jobs, Kieran K. Meadows, National Weather Service, NYS Department of Labor, Theresa J. Devine, Unemployment

April 21, 2009

Red Hook’s “Bermuda” Triangle

By Kieran K. Meadows An old woman pushed her walker out in front of her one morning in late March as she began to cross Wolcott Street in Brooklyn. She stopped abruptly not far from the sidewalk. A gray sedan … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Brooklyn, Dwight Street, Kieran K. Meadows, Lorraine Street, Otsego Street, Red Hook, Wolcott Street

March 27, 2009

Department of Juvenile Justice Says It Will Have to Cut Some Discharge Planning Services

By Kieran K. Meadows Officials from the city Department of Juvenile Justice said they would have to make tough budget choices, as a result of impending state and city cuts, when they testified Wednesday at a hearing held by the … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Charisa Smith, City Council, Committee on Juvenile Justice, Department of Juvenile Justice, Discharge Planning, Independent Budget Office, Juvenile Detention, Juvenile Justice Project, Kerry Spitzer, Kieran K. Meadows, Lew Fidler, Neil Hernandez, New York City, Nina Aledort, Re-Entry Support Services, Sara M. Gonzalez, Spofford Detention Facility, State Office of Children and Family Services, The Correctional Association of New York, Youth Services Committee

March 10, 2009

“Justice Center a Success, But Budget Cuts Loom” – in the Brooklyn Rail

Been busy as usual, juggling many stories… but I wanted to direct your attention to a print piece I did for the Brooklyn Rail about the Red Hook Community Justice Center: “Justice Center a Success, But Budget Cuts Loom” — … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Brooklyn, Brooklyn Rail, Kieran K. Meadows, Red Hook, Red Hook Community Justice Center

March 3, 2009

Red Hook Residents Say Big-Box Stores Broke Job Promises

By Kieran K. Meadows Red Hook residents were deeply divided eight years ago over the building of a large Fairway supermarket on the waterfront. Proponents said it would bring jobs. Opponents said it would be the beginning of the end … Continue reading →

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Tagged as BJ's Wholesale Club, Brooklyn, Fairway, Ikea, Jobs, Kieran K. Meadows, Red Hook, Red Hook Houses, Red Hook Initiative, Unemployment

February 28, 2009

In Contentious Vote, City Council Approves Speaker’s Choice For Clerk

By Kieran K. Meadows The City Council approved Speaker Christine Quinn’s (D-Manhattan) appointment of Michael McSweeney to the position of city clerk on Thursday, by a 32-16 vote. McSweeney, of Queens, has been the acting city clerk since the fall. … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Bronx, Brooklyn, Carl Heastie, Charles Barron, Christine Quinn, City Clerk, City Council, City Hall, David Weprin, Diana Reyna, Doug Muzzio, Joseph Crowley, Kieran K. Meadows, Lew Fidler, Manhattan, Michael McSweeney, New York City, Queens, Rules Committee, Speaker Quinn, Staten Island, Vincent Ignizio, Vito Lopez

February 27, 2009

Despite Obstacles, Community Organization Remains Upbeat

By Kieran K. Meadows Rebecca Fishburne waited outside a large brick-red building on Valentine’s Day morning in Red Hook, Brooklyn. She was waiting for a mobile HIV testing van to arrive, but the van was running an hour late. Despite … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Brooklyn, Hope & Anchor, Jill Eisenhard, Kevin's Restaurant, Kieran K. Meadows, Long Island College Hospital, Police Athletic League, Rebecca Fishburne, Red Hook, Red Hook Initiative, Red Hook Senior Citizens Center, Rocky Sullivan's, The Good Fork, Tini's, Turning Point, Valentine's Day

Category Archives: NYC

Dutch Scholar in New York Studying Communication Between Police and Communities

City receives federal grant for criminal justice agencies from US DOJ

NYC homicides on pace to set record-low number

City’s Unemployment Rate Jumps Higher Than National Rate, Despite Addition of Jobs

Red Hook’s “Bermuda” Triangle

Department of Juvenile Justice Says It Will Have to Cut Some Discharge Planning Services

“Justice Center a Success, But Budget Cuts Loom” – in the Brooklyn Rail

Red Hook Residents Say Big-Box Stores Broke Job Promises

In Contentious Vote, City Council Approves Speaker’s Choice For Clerk

Despite Obstacles, Community Organization Remains Upbeat

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