A new report by the Department of Investigation has uncovered yet more dysfunction at the troubled Rikers Island prison. The New York Times reports that more than a third of the 153 recently hired corrections officers “had problems that either should have disqualified them or needed further scrutiny” during the application process. The “red flags” […]
Since 1989, New York City subway trains have, for the most part, been completely graffiti free — an accomplishment that didn’t come easily. It took the MTA decades to eradicate the illicit urban art form from the transit system, so it’s not surprising that the agency is very particular about the type of advertising it […]
Chaos broke out at a Patrolman’s Benevolent Association meeting on Tuesday. After weeks of bad blood between the de Blasio administration and the NYPD, things came to a head at the union proceedings with many cops telling Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch that they would rather have more support in the field than continue a […]
Another banner with a pro-NYPD/anti-de Blasio message flew over the city on Tuesday, but this one was a little more specifically personal than the previous notes. It read, “DE BLASIO GET OFF THE POT. RESIGN. WE ❤ NYPD.” According the Daily News the sky high message is a reference to de Blasio’s college days when he enjoyed partaking in […]
A wheatpaste that combines two demonstrations — one by protesters and one by police — was still wet when this photographer snapped a photo of it in Bed Stuy. (Photo: A Tribe of Our Own) […]
While the rest of the city is celebrating that the NYPD slowdown hasn’t given way to a spike in serious crime, robberies are up in one Brooklyn neighborhood. DNAinfo reports that residents of North Williamsburg and Greenpoint have seen a nearly 24% rise in burglaries — the neighborhood’s biggest criminal issue — in the past […]
Occupy Wall Street cases are still being settled in courtrooms, more than three years after the protest movement became an international obsession. Three clients of attorney Jeffrey Rothman settled their cases against NYC on Monday and they received a combined total of $142,500. The Daily News reports: The biggest chunk goes to Sandra Fields, 68, of Manhattan, […]
Two plainclothes officers were shot Monday night after approaching two men suspected in a robbery at a Fordham grocery store. The officers are expected to survive but the suspects remain at large. UPDATE: A suspect has been arrested and identified as Jason Polanco of the Bronx. Police say that the suspects robbed a store at 363 E. 180th […]
As the death of Eric Garner continues to have ripple effects throughout NYC, some activists are requesting more information be released from the grand jury proceedings. The proceedings did not bring any criminal charges against members of the NYPD. Garner died due to health complications after being detained by NYPD officers, one of whom was accused of […]
If 2014 felt like it was filled with fear, conflicting information, tension, and general nonsense all heading toward some cataclysmic end to civilization, then BBC documentarian Adam Curtis would like to take a crack at explaining why that might be. Curtis is one of the great underrecognized journalists of our time. He makes sprawling documentaries for […]
