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NYPD Deploys Dedicated Tow Truck to Squeaky Wheel Queens Council Member’s District
They're towing his line.
April 11, 2022
Report: 88 Percent of Drivers Arrested for Not Having a License Last Year Were People of Color
And every single person arrested for "loitering" last year was Black. "It’s called serving the public," says NYPD spokesman John Miller.
March 31, 2022
Adams Wants Albany Help in Stopping Reckless Drivers, But There is Much More He Can Do On His Own
"It's just unbelievable that we are here trying to convince Albany to give us the speed cameras we need that has proven to be successful. The numbers are so clear on how these cameras are helping us," Adams said.
March 25, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: Home Rule Rules Edition
It was a busy day yesterday — and it'll be busy today, as Mayor Adams journeys to Brooklyn to ask Albany to give him control over enforcement cameras and speed limits. Plus other news.
March 25, 2022
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: Who Should Move to the Final Four — The 41st or the 48th?
We believe there is one favorite of these two Bronx precincts to advance, but you know what they say: on any given Sunday, any team can beat any other team. So that's why you have to play the games.
March 24, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines: Lack of Urgency Edition
People are always asking us, “Why don’t drivers with hundreds of dollars in parking and dozens of reckless moving violation tickets get taken off the road?" Plus other news.
March 23, 2022
About That Safety Crackdown: NYPD Conducts Yet Another Tiny Enforcement Push
Mayor Adams's sole safe streets announcement so far in his administration — a promise to protect pedestrians with a "relentless" effort by the NYPD — is just the same old fake crackdown.
March 21, 2022
INVESTIGATION: Whatever Happened to that Reckless Driver Who Totaled Brooklyn War Memorial?
Here's a deep dive on one single reckless driver with a singularly bad driving record who caused a single crash in Brooklyn — a story of civic dysfunction and basic lack of follow up.
March 18, 2022
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Boogie Down Brawl Pits the Filthy 48th vs. the Fortress 50th
This is the latest first-round battle in our annual contest, pitting two Bronx commands.
March 10, 2022
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Two Queens Precincts That Could Go All the Way
We've invited the 110th Precinct to take another shot this year, given the surprise we felt after readers denied the precinct a much-deserved a victory in the borough finals last year.
March 9, 2022
