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Before reformers take control of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, its current leadership would like to remind you they have "sexy" shoulders.
It’s the NYPD’s policy, not the state and city laws protecting the right to record the police, that apply in the public lobbies of police stations, according to a ruling by New York’s highest court.
The court-appointed stop-and-frisk monitor may be starting to wonder.
"DA Katz wants to put him in prison. Hasn't he suffered enough? Locking him up will destroy his life."
"This is why officers should not be responding to medical support calls."
It's every son of a conservative TV host's First Amendment right to deliver video clips that a City lawsuit claims are "harmful," and "cannot be released to the public."
It's too early to expect any massive changes to the nation's largest police department—but here are a few things we've noticed so far.
Whether a conflict with the NYPD can be avoided remains to be seen, but observers that Hell Gate spoke to identified a number of modest but meaningful steps the mayor can take early in his term.
The DA made a big deal about indicting cops for robbing a sex worker this March. Last week, her office quietly let the case get dismissed.
The next front in the war to roll back criminal justice reform was supposed to be juveniles. With a new mayor and a new study casting doubt on the premise, is it still?
Mamdani said he will be speaking with Tisch, whom he is retaining in his administration, about the investigation.