Two Brooklyn cops who hit an unarmed teenager in August have been indicted and will be arranged on Wednesday, reports the New York Post. Surveillance camera footage captured the incident and shows Kareem Tribble surrendering to Officers David Afanador and Tyrane Isaac after initially running away from them. As he goes to raise his hands, […]
Both city officials and the media are going to notice when a high-ranking cop turns down a promotion after 28 years of service and quits instead. Ever since NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks III declined a promotion to first deputy commissioner, which would place him second in command, rumors have been swirling about the […]
Because New York City is actually a bleak 1980s-era simulacrum of a futuristic city on the brink of apocalypse, the NYPD have taken to announcing the reduced city-wide speed limit by blaring it from a large van. One Redditor caught the Bladerunner-esque scene on camera and shared this video, above. The New York City speed […]
It’s no secret that the targeting of subway performers has only increased since Police Commissioner William Bratton was appointed, and underscored the city’s need to enforce the “Broken Windows” policy. Among the many performers, though, is 5-year-old Nasir Malave, a talented dancer who roams the trains with his older brother, Marc, dancing to make money. […]
NYPD Deputy Chief Salvatore DiPace spoke with CBS this morning about the potential of a terrorist attack using increasingly available commercial drones. Chief DiPace says that an attack with a chemical weapon or a remote controlled gun are of particular concern. According to CBS, the wake up call to law enforcement around the world was […]
At a community board meeting on Monday, an NYPD officer told residents that 35 pedestrians have been hit by bikes in Central Park this year, reports DNAinfo. That averages to about 3.5 collisions per month. Deputy Inspector Jessica Corey explained that of those accidents, two people died and three were left with fractured skulls. Corey […]
Dozens of buskers assembled at the Metropolitan Avenue G station late Tuesday afternoon to show their support for fellow subway performer Andrew Kalleen, whose arrest by the NYPD went viral after a video of the incident was posted to YouTube. The footage shows a cop reading the law that permits busking and then busting Kalleen. […]
On Sunday morning, a carriage horse got away from its handler and led police cars on a chase up 11th Avenue as pedestrians and motorists watched the spectacle unfold. Allie Feldman, Executive Director of NYCLASS, who’s leading the charge to have carriage horses banned, promptly released a statement: This is the latest example of why […]
The NYPD’s unconstitutional stop-and-frisk practices are sabotaging mental health. A new study, published Thursday, surveyed men aged 18 to 26 (mostly black and Hispanic, as they are statistically most likely to be stopped by the police) in 37 neighborhoods (mostly those where stop-and-frisks are most common). It revealed that those who have been stopped by the police “had elevated […]
According to the largest city-wide poll of its kind, getting stopped by the cops negatively affects a person’s view of the local police department. The Wall Street Journal reports that of the 17,340 NYC residents surveyed, 24% have been stopped by the police at least once in the past year. After being stopped once, residents were 25% less […]
