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City is Slowly Rolling Out New Tech to Stop Gov’t Workers from Speeding
Mayor Adams announces a way to get drivers of city-owned cars to slow down. But the pilot program will start in just 50 cars — 0.2 percent of the fleet.
August 12, 2022
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: A Manhattan Battle of Two Notorious Precincts
This is the eighth and final first-round battle in our annual March (Parking) Madness contest may just feature an eventual winner of this contest, as both the 28th and the 33rd precincts slap the face of their respective communities.
March 17, 2022
SPEED DEMON: PBA President Pat Lynch is Driven Around Really Fast!
The 2021 Chevy Suburban in which the police union president was chauffeured has a staggering 29 school-zone speeding violations since 2016, the most recent on Jan. 6 in Queens, according to city data.
January 24, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Cops are Undermining Safety on Columbus Ave.
Cops in the 20th Precinct are leaving their private vehicles in a left-turn lane created by the Department of Transportation to make a busy Upper West Side intersection safer — the latest example of the DOT's so-called "Vision Zero partners" not caring about Vision Zero designs.
August 17, 2021
Cops Seize Brooklyn Playground — Again — For Private Parking Lot, Threaten to Arrest Reporter for Trespassing
The Parks Department promised to evict the police so kids could play in the open air, but, well, cops...
November 6, 2020
Mayor: Cops Who Speed in their Private Cars May Be Speeding ‘In the Line of Duty’
"A certain percentage of the time it's in the line of duty or people are rushing to a job," the mayor believes.
August 10, 2020
ANOTHER RETREAT: De Blasio Fails to Rein in Recklessly Driving Police Officers
In the end, de Blasio defined police deviancy down.
July 27, 2020
Recklessly Driving Brooklyn Cop Has Gotten 12 More Speeding Tickets Since Last Year
Some cops never learn — and never get taught a lesson by their superiors.
July 20, 2020
Eyes on the Street: A Quiet Bronx Block Where Reckless NYPD Drivers Store their Cars
Reckless police drivers aren't only parked at stationhouses.
February 26, 2020
Hey, Mr. Mayor, That Reckless Brooklyn Cop is Still at It!
There's a cop at the 70th Precinct in Brooklyn who going to kill someone — and we've warned the mayor about him or her already.
December 23, 2019
