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New York City lawmakers approve bill to study slavery and reparations
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers approved legislation Thursday to study the city's significant role in slavery and consider reparations to descendants of enslaved people. If signed into law, the package of bills passed by the City Council would follow in the footsteps of...
Watchdog who criticized NYPD's handling of officer discipline resigns
NEW YORK (AP) — The head of an oversight board that investigates allegations of misconduct by New York City police officers announced her resignation Monday, ending a tenure in which she had publicly criticized the NYPD's handling of a major disciplinary case and sought to expand the panel's...
New York's first female fire commissioner says she will resign once a replacement is found
NEW YORK (AP) — The first female commissioner of the Fire Department of New York said Saturday that she plans to step down because it's time to “pass the torch” after two years in the job. Laura Kavanagh didn't say when she plans to resign. But she said in a statement that she...
