By RICHARD STEIER
Lawyers for the three cops charged in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell outside a Queens nightclub have asked an appeals court to move next month's trial outside the metropolitan area, claiming negative publicity has "poisoned" the jury pool here.
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By MEREDITH KOLODNER
A less-combative Governor Spitzer gave a scaled-down State of the State address Jan. 9 and once again received high marks from education unions - this time for committing to increase funding in the face of an unmentioned $4-billion state deficit. More...
Martinson an Aggressive 'Teddy Bear'
By ARI PAUL
If there was one thing Lieut. John Martinson couldn't tolerate, it was a slow day at work. When Lieutenant Martinson, who was killed Jan. 3 while fighting a fire in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn with Engine Co. 249, was first appointed 14 years ago to the now-closed Engine Co. 204 in Cobbl... More...
By ARI PAUL
The Fire Department Jan. 6 announced a reduction in average citywide response times for 2007 despite an increase in workload, but one FDNY union questioned the claim, contending that there has been slippage in response to structural fires. More...
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