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Tipster Sues NYPD for Harassment Over 311 Complaints about Illegal Parking
The once anonymous tipster who alleged that members of the NYPD had harassed and threatened him after he reported the cops for illegal parking has now publicly filed a lawsuit in federal court against the NYPD and the city for violating his First Amendment rights.
January 23, 2023
Captain of 78th Precinct Defends Arrest of Famed Bike Lawyer For Fixing Defaced Plate
You're damned if you do, you're damned if you ... do.
November 30, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: Message Received Edition
Somebody was trying to send our old man editor a message the other day — plus all the other news.
September 16, 2022
NYPD Cop Left Creepy Voicemail for 311 User After Illegal Parking Complaint, CCRB Finds
The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board has recommended disciplinary charges against a city police officer for crank calling a Brooklyn man who filed 311 complaints about illegal parking – and for misleading investigators about the episode.
August 29, 2022
NYPD To Brooklyn Man: Your 311 Illegal Parking Complaints Are ‘Wasting Our Time’
"I'm informing you that we are not responding to your calls," an officer in the 88th Precinct told the Fort Greene resident over the phone last week in response to the resident's 311 complaints about illegal parking. "You are wasting our time ... with these silly jobs."
August 24, 2022
Tipster Says NYPD Threatened Him for Filing Complaints About Illegal Parking
Cops allegedly sent obnoxious text messages to a cyclist last week after he reported illegally parked cars blocking the bike lane and crosswalks in upper Manhattan. Again.
July 21, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: Our Cup Runneth Over Edition
Our reporter Jesse Coburn's investigation into the NYPD's mishandling of 311 calls has won an Investigative Reporting award from the Silurians Press Club! Plus other news.
June 7, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: Trouble in Mayberry Edition
Our old man editor has a kinda funny story about his experience with 311 yesterday. Plus all the other news.
March 1, 2022
City Covers Up Failure After Cyclist Death, With Hastily Made Repairs After Months of 311 Complaints
The caved-in pavement on 40th Drive in Elmhurst that knocked 77-year-old Lin Wen-Chiang off his bike late on Thursday night, causing his death, has been hastily patched by city workers — too late, of course, to save him.
February 28, 2022
City Hall Condemns Death Threats to 311 User Who Filed Illegal Parking Complaint to NYPD
The statement followed a Streetsblog story Wednesday about the series of threatening phone calls a Park Slope resident received after he filed a 311 complaint to the NYPD about a truck parked illegally in a bus stop.
February 10, 2022
