NEW YORK CITY — Gov. David a. Paterson signed legislation Friday that eliminates a database of thousands of people stopped and frisked by New York City police without facing charges, calling the practice “not a policy for a democracy.”

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NEW YORK CITY — The city on Thursday agreed to pay $9.9 million to an innocent man who spent 19 years behind bars after being framed by a notorious New York Police Department detective who doubled as killer for the mob.

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The New York State Office of General Services announced that an intensified audit of state leases and procurement contracts performed recently will save $21.5 million.

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While a report released last month blames a paucity of judges for a record backlog of immigration court cases, local attorneys see the problem as increased enforcement driven by a fear of terrorism and a sense that we’ve lost control of our borders.

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