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Who is Stockpiling and Sharing Private Information About New York Students?
March 22, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Wikimedia CommonsMost New York City public school parents don't know that their child's personal information will be available to third-party companies through a new data-sharing initiative. Parents and advocates opposed to...
New York Activists Form National Coalition to Fight Big Ed-Reform Dollars
March 08, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
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Wal-Marts in New York City? It's Looking Less and Less Likely
March 07, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
At least for now, it looks like Wal-Mart is deescalating its push to break into New York City's retail market. Although the big-box chain has reaffirmed its commitment to exploring opportunities...
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City Council Members Say Bloomberg and Kelly Aren't Listening, Take Legal Action Against Stop-and-Frisk
March 06, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
City CouncilThe City Council's Black, Latino and Asian Caucus.Perhaps it is Mayor Michael Bloomberg who needs a crash-course on the dangers of earbud volume, because the City Council's Black, Latino...
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UPDATE: A Drone Flies in Brooklyn? Pilot Reports Unmanned Aircraft Sighting
March 05, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Wiki CommonsOkay, the pilot definitely didn't see anything like this predator drone, but this pic does make things more dramatic.Cue the heavy drums and eerie science-fiction score. It looks like...
Mount Vernon Hoops Can't Catch a Break; Newburgh in '09, Now New Rochelle in '13
March 04, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
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UPDATE: Ninth Time's the Charm? Nah, But Arrested Stop and Frisk Protestors Finally Go to Trial in Brooklyn
February 28, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Jason Lewis/Village VoiceDefendant Carl Dix rails against the injustice of stop-and-frisk during a mini-rally before court appearance. Update: It turns out that the tenth time was the charm for the...
Supporters Skeptical but Hopeful for Justice in Travon Martin Case on Anniversary of Murder
February 27, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Former "Most Wanted Deadbeat Parent" Pleads Guilty to Being A Really Crappy Dad
February 22, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
It Can Be Done: DOE Reverses Decision to Co-Locate Thriving Brownsville High School
February 22, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
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Deferred Cooper Union Applicants Feel Like Collateral in Board's Beef With Art School
February 21, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Jason Lewis/Village VoiceThe hearts of the folks running Cooper Union seem to have turned rather cold lately. President Jamshed Bharucha informed faculty members from the School of Art last Wednesday that...
A Few Teachers Beg Albany to Help Evaluate Them in New Ad Campaign
February 20, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
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New Report Details Plans for Low-Wage Worker Justice
February 14, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Jason Lewis/Village VoiceA panel of labor policy experts dicuss the plight of low-wage workers at yesterday's symposium. When a worker in this city has to endure a three-hour walk to...
Psssst, Obama! Mention Something About the State of Civil Liberties Tonight
February 12, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Battle Intensifies Between Fired Workers, CWA and Cablevision
February 12, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
City Can (But Won't) Play Its Part in Bus Strike
February 11, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
At Emergency Subway Death Hearing, Transport Union Says MTA Too Cheap to Save Lives
February 08, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Hears Arguments in NDAA Battle (We Barely Could)
February 07, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
C.S. MuncyProtestors Flooded the Federa Court of Appeals to Rally Against the NDAA. It sounded like a panel of Federal Appeals Court judges drilled lawyers with a barrage of questions...
Gov. Christie, You Don't Look "Startlingly" Healthy, But the Doughnut Gag Was Great
February 05, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Cooper Union Art School Faculty Formally Rejects Tuition-Based Proposals
February 04, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
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Video Footage of Cablevision Management Firing 23 Unionized Brooklyn Workers
February 04, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Cablevision CEO James Dolan.Last week we reported on the 23 Brooklyn technicians who were fired by Cablevision for allegedly refusing to work Wednesday morning. The fired technicians were a part of...
Lawyer of "Peace" Officer Brutality Victim Says Roosevelt Island Ultimately Needs Actual Police
February 01, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
NLRB Rules School Bus Strike Legal
February 01, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Conflicting Stories Emerge Following the Firing of 23 Cablevision Workers
January 31, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
Union Insists Mayor Holds Ultimate Power to End School Bus Strike
January 30, 2013 in Runnin' Scared
