Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Civil Rights

Civil Rights Group Calls on High Court to Protect Cyclists’ Constitutional Rights

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 17, 2022 | No Comments

The New York Civil Liberties Union wants cyclists to be treated like drivers — meaning a higher standard for search and seizure.

This is near where Luke Ohlson claims he was brutally arrested by NYPD officers last year. His suit has just been filed. Photo: Google

Cyclist Sues NYPD for Brutality After Excessive Force Takedown Near Williamsburg Bridge

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 10, 2020 | No Comments

Cops abused a Brooklyn cyclist with excessive force after the rider briefly pedaled the wrong way in a bike lane, causing serious injuries that linger to this day, the cyclist said in a bombshell suit.

Police arrested a Pomona resident, Kevin Miller, after he tried to run down protestors at a Black Lives Matter rally in Whitestone, Queens. Source: Facebook

Déjà Vu: Another Man Plows Into ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters With His Car In Queens

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 9, 2020 | No Comments

Another driver who plowed into demonstrators in Whitestone gets kid-glove treatment from cops.

This was the scene on Third Street at Prospect Park West at around 4:15 p.m. on Monday — an injured cyclist who is long gone by the time cops show up. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

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CYCLE OF RAGE: Crash Response Reveals that Cops Are Just So Badly Trained

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 15, 2020 | No Comments

More evidence that police officers are poorly trained and disinclined to see drivers as a culprit in the criminal or civil offense of injuring or killing someone with a motor vehicle.

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The Case for Decriminalizing Fare Evasion

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 22, 2018 | No Comments

Nobody gets thrown in jail for not paying a highway toll or a parking meter. But for some reason people who break transit fare rules are subject to criminal penalties.

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