Avenue B Open Street Group to NYPD: ‘We Got This’
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Sawhorses don't do anything if the NYPD forgets to put them out.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYPD
Monday’s Headlines: The Worst People in the World Edition
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Just when you thought there was a glimmer of hope for humanity, the people of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights went and snuffed it out again. Plus all the other news of the day.
COVID Pandemic Provides Temporary Cure for NYPD Addiction to SUVs
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In the fiscal year just ended, the NYPD bought fewer new vehicles — and the fewest SUVs by percentage since the agency started shifting to the bigger, bulkier, more intimidating and more dangerous assault cars during the 2010s.
De Blasio Cuts Two Placard Abuse Units That Did Nothing, Saying, ‘But Wait ’til Next Year!’
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This year's budget battle also reminded us that the de Blasio administration has literally done nothing to crack down on placard abuse, despite many announcements.
Opinion: ‘Defund NYPD’ Campaign Exposes Divide in Black and Latino Leadership
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Establishment figures — especially elected officials — are looking askance at younger organizers. But the new guard has built real community cred — and has its pulse on the issues.
Mayor Says He’ll Ask When NYPD Plans to Give Back Public Streets
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Reminder: It is unclear whether the NYPD is even allowed to commandeer streets in the manner that it has.