Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYPD

Why Not Just Force Cops to Live in the City Like Civilians? Mayor Has No Answer

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 12, 2020 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio said on Wednesday that he still opposes a residency requirement for NYPD officers even though forced residency for the police department's civilian workforce has kept virtually all of that lower-paid workforce living within the five boroughs.

On Wednesday, police officers' personal vehicles still filled the M10 bus stop, one day after Mayor de Blasio and the NYPD said the situation would change. Photo: Adam Light

BUSINESS AS USUAL: Mayor, NYPD Promised To Evict Cops from Harlem Bus Stop — But Nothing Has Changed

By Gersh Kuntzman and Adam Light | Aug 12, 2020 | No Comments

Is this really so difficult?

The NYPD’s (Non-Existent) Placard Crackdown — By the (Astonishingly Low) Numbers

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 11, 2020 | No Comments

From July 1, 2019 to July 1, 2020, the NYPD and the DOT issued just 2,444 placard abuse summonses — the equivalent of fewer than seven tickets a day across the entire city.

Monday’s Headlines: Dermot Shea’s Police State Edition

By Streetsblog | Aug 10, 2020 | No Comments

The NYPD has to be reined in. Friday's debacle should convince even the cowardly official in the corner office at City Hall.

Residents of Harlem have to "hail" a bus on Frederick Douglass Boulevard. Photo: Adam Light

‘Vicious Cycle of Stupidity’ as Cops Clog Up Frederick Douglass Boulevard

By Adam Light | Aug 10, 2020 | No Comments

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to .... be cops.

Mayor: Cops Who Speed in their Private Cars May Be Speeding ‘In the Line of Duty’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 10, 2020 | No Comments

"A certain percentage of the time it's in the line of duty or people are rushing to a job," the mayor believes.

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