‘Jaywalking’
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December 27, 2024
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
Modified ‘Jaywalking’ Repeal Passes Council
Walk this way, the Council says. But will the mayor sign it?
September 26, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: Will ‘Jaywalking’ Still Be Illegal Edition
We thought the City Council was planning to order cops to holster that summons book, but now it's unclear. Plus other news.
September 11, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: Adams Blames the Victim Edition
Mayor Adams blames pedestrian victims for their own deaths. Plus more news.
July 24, 2024
Friday’s Headlines: Department of Victim Blaming Edition
Traffic deaths in the city are on pace to reach their highest number since at least 2013 — and DOT is reportedly blaming "jaywalking." Plus more news.
July 12, 2024
City Wants To Keep ‘Jaywalking’ Illegal For Pedestrians’ Own Good
In the City that Always Jaywalks, officials want to keep ticketing people for it.
June 26, 2024
Brooklyn Pol: NYPD’s Enforcement of ‘Jaywalking’ is a ‘Racial Injustice’
The NYPD is "unfairly targeting Black and Hispanic individuals," says a Brooklyn Council member, who wants to change that.
June 25, 2024
ON THE BIAS: NYPD’s ‘Walking While Black’ Ticketing Continues
NYPD officers wrote 467 summonses for crossing mid-block or against the light — and 92 percent went to Blacks or Latinos. The NYPD declined to comment.
May 22, 2024