Posted inNYPD
Street Vendors Push Back as NYPD Raids Ramp Up
Crackdowns on Roosevelt Avenue continued on Wednesday, vendors and advocates said.
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Posted inHigher Ed
Dozens of Columbia Students at Pro-Palestinian Encampment Arrested by NYPD
“I took this extraordinary step because these are extraordinary circumstances,” Columbia President Minouche Shafik said of her decision to call in police to break up the demonstration.
Posted inFAQ NYC
LISTEN: The Trump Trial Circus Is Here
Hosts Christina and Katie discuss that plus the NYPD’s hyper-aggressive attempt to reclaim the narrative, two police killings of emotionally disturbed people, and much more.
Posted inNYPD
No Discipline for Officers Who Killed Kawaski Trawick
Commissioner Edward Caban determined that the actions of officers in the 2019 shooting death of Trawick didn’t rise to the level of a crime, the bar needed to mete out discipline in this case largely because of NYPD delays.
Posted inFAQ NYC
LISTEN: Investigating the Detective
In the latest episode of FAQ NYC Off Cycle, journalist Steve Fishman talks with Harry about his his new podcast, The Burden, where he speaks with and digs into the history of former NYPD super-cop Louis Scarcella, the detective who locked up New York’s baddest guys back in the city’s “bad old days” — and […]
Posted inPolice Reform
NYPD Officials Orchestrated Smear Campaign of Police Critic Using Confidential Details of Her Rape, Lawsuit Alleges
The accusations from Dana Rachlin, a prominent police reform advocate who once had open access to Brooklyn precincts, highlight a growing rift between the NYPD and criminal justice reformers.
Posted inLaw Enforcement
Migrants at Margins of Times Square Police Scuffle Face Upended Lives
A clash with police that produced a flood of viral images and false information has faded from the spotlight but could have long ramifications for two men who mysteriously ended up in ICE custody.
Posted inFAQ NYC
LISTEN: Eric Adams Embraces the Power of Magical Thinking
Albert Fox Cahn of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project breaks down the problems with the mayor’s plan to deploy “weapons detectors” — which are really just metal tube detectors — in the train system. Plus hosts Chrissy, Katie and Harry discuss the NYPD’s hyper-aggressive new approach to its perceived enemies on social media, and much more. […]
Posted inConflicts of Interest Board
Conflicts Board Wants More Names on Policy Influence List
The city’s largest agencies submit disproportionately small numbers of employees to the “substantial policy discretion” list, according to COIB.
Posted inFAQ NYC
LISTEN: The Harassment Tax on Women
Hosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel discuss the Adams administration’s women problem — and why his political rivals aren’t talking about it — Trump’s trials, the groups railing against congestion pricing and much more. If you like what you’re hearing, please spread the word, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever podcasts are found.