Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYPD

Thursday’s Headlines: Letitia James Calls for NYPD Reform Edition

By Streetsblog | Jul 9, 2020 | No Comments

The state attorney general says the NYPD needs to be reformed. Meanwhile, the NYPD is still fighting to be able to arrest people aggressively. Plus all the other news.

Christopher Columbus is being guarded. Photo: Adam Light

Protection Racket: Columbus Has Friends at 1 Police Plaza

By Gersh Kuntzman and Adam Light | Jul 8, 2020 | No Comments

This is not the kind of bust cops usually deal with.

Bonus Roundy Cartoon: The NYPD is Lying to Us About Chokehold Bill

By Streetsblog | Jul 8, 2020 | No Comments

Editorial cartoonist Bill Roundy is sick of the NYPD's accepted narratives and convenient lies.

NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan on Monday.

Tuesday’s Headlines: Terence Monahan Must Go Edition

By Streetsblog | Jul 7, 2020 | No Comments

The NYPD's chief of department said some seriously inflammatory stuff yesterday. But he can't be fired because ... de Blasio.

Mayor de Blasio with the NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea — together before COVID. File photo: NYC Mayor's Office

Op-Ed: A ‘Modest Proposal’: City Council Control of the NYPD

By Ed Ravin | Jul 7, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor will never cross his police commissioner. What if we gave the cops a different boss?

Your tax dollars at work: two officers from the 114th Precinct in Queens guard a Christopher Columbus statue around the clock. Photo: Adam Light

A MONUMENT TO WASTE: The NYPD Has Two Cops Protecting a Columbus Statue 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week

By Adam Light | Jul 7, 2020 | No Comments

Two officers from the 114th Precinct are guarding a statue of Christopher Columbus all day and all night.

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