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New York Mayor de Blasio Dumps Plan to Squelch Uber’s Growth

Last week New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a move to put a cap on the growth of the popular smartphone app-based transportation company Uber. He planned to limit the number of cars Uber would be allowed to field across the city. But this week, in the face of criticism, de Blasio has abandoned his plan.

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De Blasio: NYPD Who Turned Backs Were Disrespectful

Monday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said police officers who turned their backs on him during the funeral services for two murdered  NYPD officers were disrespectful to the mourning families and the people of New York City. Mayor

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De Blasio Aides Ask City Council To Speak Out Against NYPD Officers

On December 29–while NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio was working to set up a meeting with police union leaders to ubiquitously make amends–his aides were placing phone calls to New York City Council members asking them “to blast Patrolman’s Benevolent Association head Pat Lynch and officer officers” over the open disdain demonstrated toward de Blasio after the executions of NYPD officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos.

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Bill Bratton’s Water Carrying for Bill de Blasio Backfires

One would think a seasoned operator like New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton would know better than to risk carrying water for New York’s uber-liberal Mayor Bill de Blasio for New York Magazine. But that appears to be just what he did here recently, and some of his words will very likely come back to haunt him.

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Washington Post: Private Gun Ownership Makes Police Less Safe

On December 22, The Washington Post (WaPo) claimed private gun ownership makes police less safe. With this assertion, the WaPo joined other reactionaries–like the NAACP and Everytown for Gun Safety–who have politicized the heinous attack on two NYPD officers for