The NYPD’s ‘Self-Enforcement’ Impunity Zones and the Evasion of Accountability
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How the NYPD seizes quasi-official status to break the law.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYPD
Nearly 500 Crossing Guard Positions, Rather than Being Filled, Are Cut By Mayor Adams and NYPD
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The NYPD has cut close to 500 crossing guard positions in a money-saving measure — a move that puts kids at risk on school roadways that were already more dangerous than other city streets.
Thursday’s Headlines: Is This Cop Trying To Kill This Moped Rider?
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A video posted to Reddit yesterday certainly looks like a cop is trying to kill a moped rider on a Queens highway. Plus other news.
Flatbed Trucker Fatally Strikes Pedestrian on 125th Street in East Harlem
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The trucker struck the 53-year-old man near Third Avenue just before 10:40 a.m., and the victim died at the scene, according to the NYPD.
AG James Won’t Charge Reckless Cops Who Struck and Killed Ronald Smith With a Speeding Police Van
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"My family is outraged," said Julie Floyd, the sister of victim Ronald Smith. "It's ridiculous what these people can get away with."
Upper West Side Pedestrian Dies from Injuries Caused by Reckless Van Driver
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The Upper West Side pedestrian struck by a van driver last week in what one cop called "an accident" has died from his wounds, police said on Thursday.