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‘He’s Open to Any Ideas We Have’: Mayor Adams Crushed Columbia’s Protests After Attending a Secret Meeting With Billionaires

Chat logs leaked to the Washington Post raise a host of questions about how the raids on student protesters came about

May 17, 2024

They Had Been Distributing Warm Meals in Harlem for Months. Last Weekend, the NYPD Tried to Stop Them

A mutual aid group had nine members arrested, after cops said they lacked a permit.

May 15, 2024

A New Yorker and His Dog Were Swept Up in the Violent Arrests at the City College Protest

Quickly surrounded by NYPD officers in riot gear and with Neptune in his arms, Omar barely managed to hand her off to a stranger.

Win Rozario’s Family Wants the Cops Who Killed Him To Be Fired, Then Prosecuted

"These police were grown men with guns. They didn't have to kill my child. I tried to protect my son. I begged the police not to shoot, but the police still killed him."

May 8, 2024

Why Are Columbia Protesters Charged With Misdemeanors and City College Protesters Charged with Felonies?

Prosecutors and school officials aren’t saying much about the charges against student protesters.

The NYPD Is Arresting Homeless Migrants in Fare Evasion Crackdown

Without work authorization and being shunted around the city, migrants are ending up in the City's labyrinthine misdemeanor court system.

Body Cam Footage Shows NYPD Officers Killed Win Rozario in Under Two Minutes: ‘This Was An Execution’

The disturbing videos show police made no effort to deescalate before killing the 19 year old as he was in the midst of a mental-health crisis.

May 3, 2024

‘The State Troopers Charged In’: An Eyewitness Account From Stony Brook Professor Arrested at Raid of SBU Pro-Palestine Encampment

"I’ve done civil disobedience before, but I’ve never seen the police arrest a peaceful group like this. This was like a military formation."

May 3, 2024

‘I Don’t Recall It Coming Up Organically’: NYPD Explains Why They Omitted Fact That Cop Accidentally Fired His Glock During Columbia Raid

"I think we could have talked about it. But I don't, I don't recall it coming up organically in that press conference."