It’s no secret that Michael Bloomberg hates the Community Safety Act–the package of bills recently passed by the City Council that would institute an inspector general to oversee the NYPD and expand the definition of police profiling. The mayor vocally opposed the Act in the lead-up to the vote, and promised a veto and individual […]
Over the weekend crowds of people gathered around New York City to rally around the memory of Trayvon Martin and protest a court decision that let a man who shot and killed an unarmed child walk away with no consequences. According to NBC News and the AP, the largest group consisted of over 1,000 people […]
Police shut down no less than 12 massage parlors in Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and Bensonhurst for alleged prostitution this week, arresting owners, managers and workers. The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office is investigating whether workers were “victims of human trafficking, being manipulated or held against their will,” according to Brooklyn Paper, and whether a central organization […]
In April, we told you about a test the NYPD would be running that involved releasing harmless gases throughout the subway system during rush hour to simulate a chemical attack. The gases would be non-toxic, and authorities could track their movements and draw conclusions about how an actual attack might travel. Then, in May, we […]
Peeing on the subway tracks is a pretty serious faux pas, but no one deserves this kind of punishment. According to the New York Post, Matthew Zeno, 30, was electrocuted and killed after urinating on the third rail at the Broadway-Union Avenue G Train stop at 3:30 this morning. No word on whether he fell, or if […]
A St. Louis cop was videotaped assaulting a handcuffed teenager. He was fired and charged with assault. Judge Theresea Count Burket who presided over the trial refused to view the video evidence, and found the ex-cop not guilty. The judge did not respond to journalist inquires as to why she refused to view the video. […]
What did you do for 4th of July? Fireworks? Barbecue? Too much video games? Whatever you did, you didn’t hold a candle to one man, who, in a dazzling display of freedom, independence, and the American spirit, rappelled down the side of the Brooklyn Bridge and didn’t even get caught by the cops. The Police are trying […]
For people of Caribbean descent living in New York, pirate radio stations can be a crucial link to the music, culture, and news of home. The stations, which operate illegally, without license from the FCC, run the gamut from shoestring, no-budget passion projects to more fully-formed business operations, and generally cater to Caribbean-heavy neighborhoods like […]
New York City murders for the first half of 2013 totalled just 156, down 25% percent from the first half of 2012. Homicides hit their lowest number since the early 1960’s in 2012. The NYPD claims that this is a result of placing extra police officers in certain high crime “impact zones” and its anti-gang program […]
Everyone knows New York’s law enforcement agencies will go to great lengths to catch a terrorist fireworks enthusiast, but this is a new low. There’s the NYPD posters offering $1,000 for “information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons possessing or distributing fireworks,” Bloomberg’s insistence that sparklers remain illegal throughout the entire state, and […]
