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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

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

NYPD Removes Punisher Poster From Manhattan Sex Offender Check-In Facility

"The NYPD takes claims of offensive material very seriously and it will not be tolerated," a spokesperson told Hell Gate.

March 14, 2023

Eric Adams’s ‘Worst of the Worst’ Report Violated State Law and a Court Injunction

The mayor's press stunt last August that featured that report? It was built on hundreds of violations of the state's sealed arrest law, a judge ruled on Thursday.

March 2, 2023

The NYPD Blamed a ‘Gag Order’ for Skipping a City Council Hearing. There Is No Gag Order

"The NYPD is lying—and frankly, not even doing a particularly good job at it."

March 2, 2023

NYPD Skips Oversight Hearing a Third Time

Because what is the City Council gonna do—not give them $6 billion?

The Police Who Engaged in Abuse During the 2020 Protests Against Unaccountable Police Abuse Are Not Being Held Accountable

A 590-page CCRB report shows many police are evading consequences for what they did during the protests

February 7, 2023