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Thursday’s Headlines: Getting More or Less Stuff Done Edition
To repeat our editorial yesterday, we're checking the facts and we'll get back to you know when we know what they are. We don't think you'd want it any other way. Plus other news.
December 22, 2022
Video Shows Cop Speeding in NYPD Van — And May Have Been Watching a Soccer Game Before Fatal Crash
On video, a cop pulls out his phone to make a call — and the phone is still playing a soccer game, suggesting that he was watching the match as he was driving.
December 19, 2022
SEE IT: Pedestrian Struck by Reckless Driver in Bath Beach
It's so horrifying to see — yet, apparently, there's nothing to see here.
December 9, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: We Know Where You Live Edition
An editor's viral videos start attracting the wrong kind of attention. Plus other news.
December 9, 2022
Civilian Enforcement: A Get-Rich-Quick Scheme That Also Makes the City Safer
Want to make a six-figure salary and never leave your neighborhood? AND make the city safer? It may soon be possible.
December 9, 2022
Take the Fifth: Pedestrians Revel on Open Street Near Rockefeller Center Tree
New York just got more room to celebrate the holidays this year — well, only on Sundays.
December 5, 2022
Biker Arrested In 2019 Suing Cops for Violating His Civil Rights
The NYPD violated the civil rights of a Black cyclist whom cops infamously arrested in 2019 before the start of a group ride, according to a new lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court.
December 2, 2022
Attorney Arrested for ‘Criminal Mischief’ Charge Will Sue Driver for Wrongful Arrest
One day after Brooklyn’s top prosecutor announced he'd dismissed the criminal mischief charge against attorney Adam White for removing a piece of plastic from an obstructed license plate last month, White says he plans to take action against the still-unidentified driver for his wrongful arrest.
December 1, 2022
Freedom for Adam White! Brooklyn DA Declines to Prosecute ‘Criminal Mischief’ Maker
"The case was declined prosecution — insufficient evidence to prosecute," said the spokesman for Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez.
November 30, 2022
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
