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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

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

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