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Mayor Vows to Investigate Alleged Harassment of 311 Users After Recent Streetsblog Investigation
"Whether [such calls are] coming from a city employee or someplace else, it's not good," the mayor said when asked about the alleged harassment. "What we need to know is what happened in those cases."
October 28, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: The NYPD’s ‘System’ for 311 Calls
Obviously, our national treasure cartoonist has been reading Streetsblog!
October 27, 2021
Amid Multiple Investigations, NYPD Defends Its 311 Response at Council Hearing
City Council members voiced frustration with the NYPD's handling of 311 complaints about illegal parking at a hearing Tuesday, but police officials defended the department's efforts.
October 27, 2021
The 10 Best Ideas We Heard at Tuesday’s Epic ‘Vision Zero’ Hearing
...and it doesn't take much to implement them (except some courage).
October 26, 2021
Council Member Calls For Probe of Alleged 311 Harassment As Colleague Calls Dead-of-Night Calls from Cops ‘Inappropriate’
And meanwhile, Council Member Bob Holden told Streetsblog he has also been the victim of "inappropriate" calls from cops.
October 26, 2021
DOT Wants Meeting with State DMV Head to Get Killer Drivers Off the Road
Hank Gutman wants a sit-down with DMV Commissioner Mark Schroeder (who? Exactly.)
October 25, 2021
NYPD Ignores Council Request for Info on Allegedly Fraudulent 311 Responses
Council leaders had asked the NYPD to provide materials related to 14 311 service requests about illegal parking that police officers had marked as resolved despite never responding to the scenes of the infractions, according to council investigators.
October 25, 2021
VAXIN8D? OK, Fine, But This Driver is Still Cause for Concern
He's vaccinated, but he's still a jerk.
October 22, 2021
Friday’s Headlines: ‘Propaganda of the Day’ Edition
Glossing over the real issues, the NYPD tries a soft touch on race. Plus, all the other news.
October 22, 2021
IGNORED, DISMISSED: How the NYPD Neglects 311 Complaints about Driver Misconduct
NYPD cops now close out thousands of 311 complaints about driver misconduct in mere minutes, contributing to a culture of lawlessness on city streets, a Streetsblog investigation into more than 26 million 311 complaints shows.
October 21, 2021