Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYPD

Everyone jaywalks but mostly only Blacks and Latinos are charged. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Queens Pol: Decriminalize ‘Jaywalking’ Now To Eliminate NYPD Racial Bias

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 15, 2020 | No Comments

Jaywalking isn't a crime! So says Queens Council Member Costa Constantinides, who wants to make it legal to cross against a light.

A gaggle (or is it a murder?) of NYPD officers not wearing masks at a recent protest. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Mask-Wearing MTA Chief Backs Mask-Averse NYPD As Mask-Mandate Enforcers

By Dave Colon | Sep 14, 2020 | No Comments

And MTA CEO Pat Foye also dodged a question about the police department's well-documented racial bias.

Caption: Delroy Durant in a family photo. Source: Facebook

Cyclist Dies in Prospect Park Under Murky Circumstances

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 12, 2020 | No Comments

A cyclist died on Labor Day in a crash inside Prospect Park — with cops saying the rider merely lost control of his bike on a steep downhill, but a family friend disputing the official preliminary account.

An Excellent Bus Service bus turns through the same intersection on Tuesday. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Cops Stand by as Buses Block Bike Lane at Deadly Brooklyn Intersection

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 9, 2020 | No Comments

The Williamsburg corner where a cyclist was killed on Monday is the very picture of a Vision Zero 'policy failure.'

Cops on the scene after a cyclist was struck in a hit-and-run in the Bronx early Friday. Video: Citizen

Hit-and-Run Driver Sends Bronx Cyclist to Hospital Amid Injury Surge

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 4, 2020 | No Comments

Recent police enforcement actions haven't helped a borough short on protected bike lanes.

Barricades and a so-called NYPD checkpoint outside the 17th Precinct. Photo: Jake Schmidt

Friday’s Headlines: Pushing Back at the PD Edition

By Eve Kessler | Sep 4, 2020 | No Comments

Wednesday may have been a turning point in the battle against the NYPD barricades.

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