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Police scholar Stuart Schrader's latest book, "Blue Power," charts the influence New York City's police unions have had on city politics and beyond, and offers some pointed lessons for our newest mayor.
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.
After NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch agreed to work in his administration, the mayor-elect has gotten cagey on disbanding the SRG, scrapping the gang database, and giving the CCRB the final say in police discipline.
Allegations of lying, sexual misconduct, bigoted statements, and racist policing were among those quietly reclassified by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
Forced overtime, cronyism in the C-suite, and a rising attrition rate are some of their biggest concerns for the next mayor of New York City to address.
Board officials confirmed that the practice, which had not been publicly disclosed until Hell Gate revealed it earlier this month, is meant to protect NYPD officers' reputations.