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Focuses on Suffolk County highway patrol officer Frank Wright, who allegedly forced drivers Julianna Rubio and Angelina Torres to disrobe after telling them that they failed sobriety tests. Wright's suspension without pay for procedural infractions; Legal charges against him; Preliminary inquiry opened by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Similar complaints filed by Tracy Deon against an unidentified police officer.

Focuses on the decision of the State Health Department in New York City to revoke the license of Doctor Stuart Copperman due to alleged patient molestation. Reaction of Copperman on the allegations; Claims of several women on how Copperman molested them during their teenage years; Decision of the hearing committee of the state board on the case filed against Copperman.

Focuses on a building complex located at 96 Orchard Street in New York City. History of the building, which was built in 1867; Style of the building, which is an Italianate style by Louis Berger; How, at the start of the 20th century, the building was among the most densely populated in the world; Reasons why students enjoy living there.

Reports the surrender of Christopher Slavin, one of the suspects in the beating of immigrant day laborers, in New York City. Information on the charges filed against Slavin and his conspirator, Ryan Wagner; Details on the beating incident; Discussion on his probable involvement in a supremacist group.

Reports that a federal jury has found the village of East Rockaway in New York discriminated against one of its local businessmen because he rented apartments to minorities. Details on the lawsuit; Verdict given by the United States District Court in Central Islip; How businessman Robert Gunning's problems started; Amount awarded to Gunning for violations of his constitutional right to equal protection and due process.

Focuses on a rally to be held in New York City to protest the presence of illegal Mexican immigrants in Farmingville. Concerns about the issue; Goal of the rally.

Focuses on a New York City male teenager who confessed that he left his Queens home in New York City and traveled to a Long Island town to attack two laborers because they were Mexicans. Information on the suspect; Testimony issued by the victims; Details on the incident.

Reports that three more people in New York City have been infected by the West Nile virus according to Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani on September 12, 2000. Total number of people infected in the city; Measure taken against the virus; Conditions of the three people.

Reports that Darrell Cabey has not received any payment for the injuries he suffered when he was shot by Bernard H. Goetz in a subway train in Manhattan, New York City in 1984. Amount of damages awarded to Cabey; Injuries suffered by the victim; Remarks from Ronald L. Kuby, lawyer of Cabey.

Deals with the failure of the City Council of New York to provide housing for homeless people with AIDS. Comments from Debra Sproles, a spokeswoman for the council's General Welfare Committee; Statements issued by Councilwoman Christine Quinn; Information on the letter sent to the Council committee by Mark Hoover, the administration's first deputy commissioner.

Discusses a court order which compels the New York City Board of Education to assign all newly hired certified teachers to low-performing schools until vacancies are filled. Reaction of new teachers; Tuition reimbursement which is being offered to teachers in an effort to lure them into failing schools.

Reports that Manhattan assemblyman Stevan Sanders accused Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of seeking to overcharge residents of Peter Cooper Village in New York City. Impact of the increased assessments on the residents; Statements issued by Sanders; Reaction of the tenants association to the proposal.

Reports on the prevalence of West Nile virus in Staten Island, New York in August 2000. Evidence of infected birds found in the city; Problems posed by the virus; Residents' reaction to the problem; Information on the virus.

Presents information on legal cases in New York as of August 2000. Details on the trademark infringement case filed by Hormel, maker of Spam canned luncheon meat, against Jim Henson Productions Inc.; Reason for the decision of Deborah Volberg, formerly acting general counsel of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, to fire herself.

Presents news briefs from New York City, New York as of June 18, 2000. Victory of the Ronettes in a case involving Ronnie Spector Greenfield, who kept the rights to all Ronettes recordings; Problem with plant thieves in the city.

Provides information on the 21st Annual Way Up North in Mississippi picnic held on June 10, 2000 at the East Meadow of Central Park in New York City, New York. Foods served at the picnic; Highlights of the event.

Focuses on the sculptures to be unveiled at Battery Park in New York. How the screens of cast-iron and bronze openwork were created by Wopo Holup, a Manhattan artist; Comments of Warrie Price, president of the Conservancy for Historic Battery Park; Historical information.

Reports on the downtown collection of underground literature, avant-garde art and innovative performances of the 1970s and 1980s at the Fales Library at New York University in New York City. Several artists featured; Schedule for researchers. INSET: Underground Archaeology.

Reports on the restoration and maintenance of the New York Marble Cemetery, the oldest nonsectarian cemetery in New York City. Discussion of how to restore the cemetery; Meeting of the trustees who own the property regarding how to restore it and estimations about the cost; History of the cemetery which was created during outbreaks of yellow fever in the early 1800s; Genealogy of some of the bodies who are buried there.

Offers information about Houston Street in New York City. Description of the hot spots including the Puck Building and the Angelika Film Center; Mercury Lounge for a music club; Historical and architectural attractions such as the Cable building, believed to be designed by Stanford White.

Reports on the efforts on New York City officials to provide public restrooms for the city. Details of a 1996 franchise plan which was cancelled in 1998; Plans of City Council speaker Peter F. Vallone to deliver 100 public toilets at a cost of $50,000 each; Outlook for Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's approval of the plan.

Profiles Mary Ellen Smith, a parish nurse from St. Bernard's Church in New York City. Work which is to improve the physical and spiritual health of the whole person; St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center which is her employer; History of parish nursing and their importance in the lives of the parish elderly especially.

Narrates how Cardinal John O'Connor of New York City, New York reached out to countless people as a priest, a counselor and a human being. How the people whose lives were touched by the cardinal remembered him; How Reverend Sean Winters described the cardinal.

Provides information on the art exhibit at the Schimmel's Center for the Arts gallery at Pace University in New York City, New York on the many faces of Jesus Christ. Entries to the contest; List of Janet Mckenzie's picture entries.

Reports on the burial of Jean Scutt, a livery-cab driver in New York City, New York, who was killed while on duty. Statistical information on the incidence of crimes against cab drivers; How the killings was described by Reverend Al Sharpton; What makes the drivers vulnerable; Action taken by the local government to protect the drivers.

Features Edwin Sabillon, a 13-year-old boy who traveled to New York City, New York, from Honduras. Health condition of Sabillon; How he arrived in the city; What caused the death of his mother.

Reports on the failure of an alarm set on a newborn's umbilical cord that activates whenever a baby is brought near the doors to the ward, to stop hospital kidnapping at the Downstate Medical Center in New York City, New York. Details on some kidnapping cases; Charges filed against Angelique Lawrence for kidnapping; Information on cases of infant-switching.

Reports on anger, protests and violence against police which occurred at the funeral of Patrick M. Dorismond, an unarmed black man who was shot during a confrontation with police officers in New York City. Details on the funeral, how police prepared for it, and the violence which erupted from mourners; How Dorismond's death has become a political statement; Comparisons with other police shootings in New York; Comments from protesters and officials.

Focuses on a class at New York University called 'Garbage and Gotham: The Anthropology of Trash,' which studies garbage and landfills. How the class uses Staten Island's Fresh Kills landfill for studies; Details from their trip there; The deeper implications of garbage that they discuss; Comments from the professor and several students on the class.

Reports that mourners filled a funeral home in New York City, New York on March 24, 2000 to pay respect to Patrick Dorismond, a security guard killed by a police officer. Details on the shooting incident; Significance of Dorismond's death.

Reports that Ashley Simons, from Brooklyn, New York, New York was indicted for bilking online travel agencies. Implication of Simons' electronic mail addresses on his credit card fraud scheme; Reason behind the plans of Expedia to increase its reserve; Probable court sentence of Simons.

Reports on the arrest of Jonathan Whitmore in connection with the fatal shooting of Maria Medina, a tenant patrol volunteer at the Far Rockaway housing project in Queens, New York City, New York. Criminal charges against the suspect; Details on the shooting; Views on Medina.

Reports the death of a woman serving on the tenant patrol at a public housing project in Far Rockaway, New York City, New York, from gunshots fired outside the building. Other victims of the shooting.

Focuses on the exhibits at the recently-opened Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. How many seem to find the exhibits and terms used too difficult to understand; Comments from several patrons about their confusion; A possible solution being tested by the museum. INSET: Red Shift? Is That a New Party Dress?.

Commemorates the death of Chinese American civic leader Man Bun Lee in a dinner held on February 29, 2000 in New York, New York. Contributions of Lee for the advancement of Chinese Americans' rights; Impact of Lee on the life of Nora Chang Wang, former commissioner of the city's Department of Employment; Educational and professional background.

Describes an assault incident which led to the death of the attacker David Pizarro and his son David Jacob in New York, New York. Cause of the argument between the attacker and his lived-in partner Anna DeValle.

Reports that cultural ties and low costs are luring more young Orthodox Jewish couples to the Lower East Side neighborhood in New York City, New York. How the grandparents of such young people generally dreamed of moving out of the area; Why these young couples are returning; What the neighborhood has to offer; Signs of its renewal; Comments from several couples.

Focuses on the lawsuit filed by the White Mountain Ltd. against New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani for ordering the demolition of an apartment building owned by the White in Manhattan. Comments from Daniel C. Marotta, a lawyer for the White Mountain; How Giuliani ordered the demolition; Losses of the tenants who have stayed in the building.

Reports on the complaints of tenants at apartment buildings owned by Rosenberg Diamond Development Corp. in New York City, New York regarding inadequate heat and lack of security. Several accidents that happened in the apartment buildings; Amount invested by the company for the renovation of the apartment; Complaints from Daisy Hidalgo, a tenant at Grand Concourse.

Reports that the hands of a statue of Our Lady of Fatima at St. Rita's Roman Catholic Church in East New York City, New York were removed. Other religious statues vandalized in New York City in January 2000; Actions taken by the New York City Police Department's bias crime unit; Reasons behind the incidents of vandalism.

Focuses on the Third Street Children's Gardening Program, a program of students that raise lettuce hydroponically to donate to soup kitchens. Reasons behind the program of the Neighborhood School and Public School 63 students in New York City, New York; Views of Carol Ramos, a coordinator for the Shelter and Food for the Homeless on the program; Benefits of the program to the students.

Reports on the recovery of several cats from an abandoned apartment in New York City, New York, by city animal control workers. Information on the women who abandoned the apartment; Comments from Kyle Bukhart, director of external affairs for animal control agency; Health status of the cats.

Focuses on the participation of third grade students at New York City's Public School 234 in the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology's Project PigeonWatch. Laboratory director John Fitzpatrick's explanation of program goals, including mating patterns of different colored pigeons; Pigeon mating behavior; Children's comments.

Reports that Paris Drake, who was charged with attacking a woman with a brick in Midtown Manhattan in November 1999, pleaded not guilty before the New York State Supreme Court. Background of Drake; Police report on the case; Defense given by Drake.

Focuses on New York City college- and university-sponsored programs designed to introduce new students to the demands and dangers of city life. Features of orientation programs for women and medical students.

Offers information on the preparations being made in Times Square in New York City for the 2000 millennium celebration. Preparations for music performances, technical difficulties due to the year 2000 date conversion, and terrorism; Lack of office parties on New Year's Eve by companies in Times Square; Design and creation of the stage.

Focuses on a fall 1999 New York City public health campaign featuring a hip-hop cartoon character who gets advice on a sexually transmitted disease. Public response to the campaign; Consideration of the campaign's acceptability in other United States cities.

Offers information on the life and death of Reverend Bruce Ritter. Career history of the Roman Catholic priest, including his creation of Covenant House, a shelter for homeless teenagers; History of allegations that Ritter had sexual relationships with young men at the shelter and lack of charges; Effects on his life, including his relocation to Decatur, New York; Public opinion.

Looks at the increasing number of Americans who wish to send their children to private schools in New York City. Fewer available slots and waiting lists for some schools; Cost of private schools; Growing number and amounts of endowments; The belief that the city has become safer as a factor for sending children to school in New York; Other considerations including a rise in personal fortunes.

Reports on the attempt of teachers' union and school officials on September 30, 1999 in Yonkers, New York to negotiate a contract before a strike deadline. Years when the teachers there went on strike; Complaint of the union; Law which forbids strikes by public employees.