Tag: Rudy Giuliani
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Volpe’s Return Spurs Angry Blast
Sunday, September 7, 1997 by MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writer Lawyers for alleged police torture victim Abner Louima yesterday criticized city officials for allowing the central suspect in the 70th Precinct scandal to return to police duty. Officer Justin Volpe, accused of sodomizing Louima with a stick, will return to modified duty this…
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Don’t Sell Cops Short, Says Rudy
Sunday, August 31, 1997 by MICHAEL O. ALLEN and PAUL SCHWARTZMAN, Daily News Staff Writers A day after thousands protesting police brutality marched on City Hall, Mayor Giuliani yesterday sought to refocus attention on cops’ accomplishments while his chief rival took the day off. Eleven days before the Democratic primary, front-runner Ruth Messinger spent the…
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Shot Cop Is Stable By MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writer
Sunday, June 8, 1997 A rookie cop was in stable condition yesterday after four hours of surgery to repair a bullet wound suffered in a Bronx shootout that left a robbery suspect dead. Police Officer Washington Zurita — on his first unsupervised patrol — was struck in the left arm, but managed to fire his…
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Cops Hunt Gang In Brazen Heist: Detective and ex-cop survive bloody ambush by MICHAEL O. ALLEN, DONALD BERTRAND, JOHN MARZULLI, BLANCA M. QUINTANILLA, and JAMES RUTENBERG; Written by JERE HESTER, Daily News Staff Writers
Saturday, May 10, 1997 Police hunted last night for a heavily armed gang that escaped on a public bus after ambushing an off-duty police detective and a retired cop delivering a payroll in Queens. Wielding assault rifles and wearing hooded sweatshirts, the gunmen sprayed a quiet Flushing street with more than 50 rounds. They mercilessly…
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Alleged Drunken Diplo Given ok to Walk By DON SINGLETON and MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writers
Sunday, April 27, 1997 Diplomatic immunity got a dignitary who allegedly drove drunk off the hook while fellow United Nations envoys found themselves under renewed attack yesterday by Mayor Giuliani. Chae Hyun Shin, 32, the second secretary to the South Korea’s UN Mission, was briefly detained with an accompanying diplomat by cops after his 1995…
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Rudy Trashes Rent Decontrol Compromise By MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writer
Sunday, April 20, 1997 Mayor Giuliani yesterday rejected a potential compromise in the battle to save state rent laws, saying the protections must be maintained for 2 million tenants. The mayor said it was “unacceptable” to lift the ceiling on rent hikes for units where tenants move out or die because that would eventually eliminate…
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Yearbook Protest Planned by Advocates By MICHAEL O. ALLEN and DON SINGLETON, Daily News Staff Writers
Sunday, April 6, 1997 Civil rights advocates yesterday announced a protest rally over Police Department efforts to get high school yearbooks for use in identifying potential crime suspects. Accompanied by parents and students, New York Civil Liberties Union officials said protesters will rally outside Police headquarters in lower Manhattan on April 27, then march to…
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Big Apple’s Falling For Millenni-Mania By MICHAEL O. ALLEN and DAVID L. LEWIS, Daily News Staff Writers
Saturday, April 5, 1997 New York is getting ready to stage a millennium party for the ages. We’re talking about a year-long celebration that’s intended to blow away competition from other cities vying to be ground zero for the millennium. The big show will kick off with a Times Square New Year’s Eve bash unlike…
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Rudy Tarnishes Golden Parachute By MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writer
Saturday, April 5, 1997 Mayor Giuliani yesterday moved to limit the golden parachutes that enable top aides to bail out of government with hefty payouts — but he didn’t cut the cord entirely. In an executive order, Giuliani amended a regulation that enabled top city officials to accumulate 228 days of unused sick leave and…
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City Council Holding Rent Line By MICHAEL O. ALLEN, Daily News Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 26, 1997 The City Council yesterday endured glares, chants and boos, but ultimately got cheers from tenants as it overwhelmingly approved largely symbolic action to continue laws that restrict rent hikes. The 47-to-3 vote, which sets the stage for Mayor Giuliani to sign the bill before an April 1 reauthorization deadline, also makes…