Sen. Eric Adams

Wreckage of a BMW after the fatal hit-and-run on March 2, 2013, which killed Nathan (Nachman) and Raizy Glazer and their baby, delivered after the crash, who then died. (credit: CBS 2)

Lawmakers Call For Stiffer Penalties In Hit-And-Runs After Fatal Crash In Brooklyn

Sen. Eric Adams and Assemblyman David Weprin want new legislation that would charge hit-and-run drivers in fatal crashes with a felony after a Brooklyn couple and their newborn son died as the result of a hit-and-run crash.

2013/03/04

Lawmakers Demand Penalties For Those Who Give Guns To Criminals

It turned out it was a neighbor who bought the guns a convicted felon used to kill two firefighters near Rochester on Christmas Eve, and now some state lawmakers want a way to jail people who knowingly give guns to criminals.

2012/12/30

Lawmakers Call For Better Consumer Protection Against Gas Price Gouging

Two New York State lawmakers on Sunday calling for more protection for consumers against price gouging at the gas pump.

2012/11/18

Taser stun gun (file / credit: FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

New York Senator Proposes Equipping Transit Workers With Tasers

The idea played to mixed reviews from several commuters in midtown Manhattan.

2012/04/17

Business owners rally outside police headquarters (credit: Stan Brooks/1010 WINS)

Manhattan Business Owners File Lawsuit Against NYPD Over Sting Operations

Owners of restaurants, bodegas, clubs and lounges in northern Manhattan are accusing the NYPD of unfairly targeting them in a series of police raids aimed at cracking down on underage liquor sales.

2012/03/08

Bronx Substitute Teacher Arrested For Alleged Sex Crime Against Student

Police say 27-year-old substitute teacher Chukwuma Duru is accused of forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child at the Bronx Career and College Prep High School on Feb. 9.

2012/02/22