The News | 7.19.10
Fifteen gallons of oil leaked into the water near Red Hook's Valentino Pier yesterday afternoon. According to Gothamist, the Coast Guard is investigating the spill in relation to a report from the tug Timothy Reinauer, where a dive company found a crack in the hull near the fuel tank, and believe it could have spilled the oil.
The city is moving forward with a controversial plan to establish a second historic district in Carroll Gardens. The Brooklyn Paper reports that critics believe the plan would only make it more expensive to preserve the buildings that the city hopes to save, but a study by the Independent Budget Office suggests that landmarking does not, in itself, cause higher home prices.
Two Brooklyn census managers that were fired for filing fraudulent questionnaires may face criminal charges. According to advance testimony obtained by The Daily News, the Commerce Department's inspector general has referred the investigation of the bureaucrats to federal prosecutors.
Gov. Paterson signed a bill into law on Friday that prohibits police officials in New York City from electronically storing the names and addresses of people stopped in the street to be questioned but found to have done nothing wrong. City Room quoted Paterson saying, "my conscious will not let me veto this bill," which now limits data obtained from the controversial "stop-and-frisk."
Last Thursday, five Democratic candidates for New York State Attorney General discussed their ideas and tried to distinguish themselves for voters in a debate at Medgar Evers College. The Brooklyn Eagle reports that candidates addressed issues of concern to underprivileged, minority voters who reside in the school’s neighborhood and broader questions of justice for minorities.
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