Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Police Misconduct

Ronald Smith's sister Julie Floyd in front of Attorney General Letitia James's office on Monday. James (inset) declined to prosecute the cops who killed Smith last year. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

AG James Won’t Charge Reckless Cops Who Struck and Killed Ronald Smith With a Speeding Police Van

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 23, 2023 | No Comments

"My family is outraged," said Julie Floyd, the sister of victim Ronald Smith. "It's ridiculous what these people can get away with."

NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell (second from left) having a bad day at the office, thanks to a grilling from Council Member Lincoln Restler (inset). Photo: Dave Colon

Top Cop Claims NYPD’s Parking Sins Not ‘A Joke’ To Him (And Confirms He Reads Streetsblog)

By Dave Colon | Apr 24, 2023 | No Comments

Council Member Lincoln Restler was very very dubious about the first claim.

Dept. of Investigation Says Cops Did Harass 311 Callers, Confirming Streetsblog Account

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 30, 2023 | No Comments

City investigators have concluded that members of the NYPD harassed two men who filed 311 complaints about illegal parking and other unsafe road conditions, harassment that Streetsblog revealed in multiple exclusive stories last year.

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Laws ‘Arrest’ the Mobility of Blacks in the U.S.: Study

By Kea Wilson | Mar 29, 2023 | No Comments

Black pedestrians, bicyclists and micromobility users are subjected to a wide array of dangerous laws.

March (Parking) Madness: The Queens Borough Final is No Contest

By Streetsblog | Mar 27, 2023 | No Comments

The two precincts hoping to represent Queens in the Final Four of the 2023 contest are nowhere in the category of loathsomeness that has made the borough famous. But both distinguish themselves for treating their neighbors poorly.

Photos: Noah Martz/Montage: Streetsblog Photoshop Desk

GETTING AWAY WITH IT: License Plate and Placard Abuse is Rarely The Target of NYPD Discipline

By Noah McClain | Mar 16, 2023 | No Comments

When police are not subject to regulation, their vehicles become a powerful symbol of the depth of police impunity.

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