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Analysis: NYPD’s ‘Precision Policing’ of ‘Jaywalking’ Doesn’t Add Up
Jaywalking enforcement does not track with road violence data, as cops claim.
November 15, 2024
Study Exposes NYPD’s ‘Systemic Failure’ To Enforce Safety-Related Parking Violations
A study of NYPD responses to 311 complaints found "inconsistent, and in some cases non-existent" enforcement of safety-related parking rules.
October 29, 2024
Cyclist Killed By Driver Fleeing Cops in Another High-Speed Chase
The NYPD’s latest car chase killed a cyclist in Astoria.
October 23, 2024
SPECIAL REPORT: Fake Chaplains, Faithless Scam
"Park like an animal, but kosher," reads a recent ad for chaplaincy training and placards for "graduates." But it's all fake.
October 6, 2024
Cop Who Harassed Brooklyn 311 Caller Hit with Fine, Penalty
A cop made crank calls with "heavy breathing" and, oddly, "dolphin, seal and sheep noises" to harass a 311 complainant. He's been punished.
October 1, 2024
MTA Opens Gates in OMNY Snafu, Chilling Riders In Wake of Cops Shooting Alleged ‘Farebeater’
Don't shoot — the OMNY isn't working!
September 18, 2024
Tow Truck Stealing Scofflaw Still Not Caught By NYPD
Streetsblog ran the plates, the scofflaw has 13 school zone speed camera violations!
September 11, 2024
Criminal Mischief? Man Arrested for Removing Plate Cover on Secret Service SUV Protecting Kamala Harris’s Step-Daughter Ella Emhoff
The NYPD arrested a man and charged him with "criminal mischief" after he allegedly tampered with a covered license plate affixed to a Secret Service vehicle.
July 31, 2024
Deranged Driver Blows Through Brooklyn Open Streets Barriers
An unhinged motorist plowed through open streets barriers on Hoyt Street in Brooklyn seconds after volunteers set them up earlier this month.
July 26, 2024
Eric the Relic: In Blaming Dead Pedestrians, Adams Seizes Long-Discredited and Hateful Messaging
It's a time-honored car culture tactic: If you can’t or won’t protect pedestrians, make them take the rap.
July 25, 2024
