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The NYPD Is Greeting Vigils for Jordan Neely With Brute Force

And arresting journalists and activists documenting the crackdown.

May 9, 2023

A Prayer for Jeffrey Maddrey

Last Friday, a group of clergy gathered not to condemn the NYPD’s chief of department, recently found to have abused his authority, but to support him.

April 25, 2023

Eric Adams Sure Loves His Robot Cop Toys

Luckily, these robots are weak where we are strong.

April 11, 2023

Why Did Chase Bank Cancel This NYC Cop City Protester’s Accounts?

The bank, which is helping to fund the sprawling police complex in Atlanta that has become a flashpoint for protest, won't say.

April 8, 2023

Lying Is Supposed to Cost You Your Job at the NYPD. It Almost Never Does

In a new lawsuit, a man charged with and cleared of gun possession says police officers framed him, and that it wasn't the first time they had been caught lying.

April 6, 2023

Court to NYPD: Stop Illegally Accessing Sealed Arrest Records

After years of litigation, a state judge has given the NYPD a timeline to clean up its act.

March 29, 2023

Governor Hochul Wants to Get Back in the Marijuana Enforcement Game

Defense attorneys say that huge fines on illicit weed could reopen the door to an NYPD crackdown.

March 28, 2023

The Police Budget Prospers As the Police Watchdog Budget Starves

While the NYPD is already $100 million over budget on overtime alone, the City's police watchdog says its own skeletal budget "does not allow the CCRB to function properly."

March 21, 2023