Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Police Misconduct

There's a hiring freeze, but no official cop rollback. Photo: Caitlin Plaut

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Cuomo: Stop Criminalizing Poverty with Your ‘Dangerous’ Subway Cop Plan

By Gersh Kuntzman and Dave Colon | Dec 17, 2019 | No Comments

Gov. Cuomo's obsession with hiring 500 more unaccountable cops to supposedly crack down on fare evasion is now a national embarrassment.

Officers approaching an unresponsive, injured cyclist to ticket him after a crash on Monday. Image: Youtube screenshot

Op-Ed: Ticketing an Unresponsive Cyclist is a New Low for NYPD

By Liam Jeffries | Nov 27, 2019 | No Comments

The NYPD's awful treatment of a Manhattan crash victim underscores why bikers don't trust them.

Cyclist: I Was Nearly Murdered by a Driver — Then Cops Traumatized Me All Over Again

By Streetsblog | Nov 7, 2019 | No Comments

A cautionary (and all-too-common) tale...

Police are now investigating after this cop was caught on camera smashing a teen's bike. Video:
NYCBIKELIFE QDaBiker.

NYPD Probing Cop Who Smashed Teen’s Bike

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 12, 2019 | 19 Comments

Cops are investigating one of their own after he smashed a teen’s bike in the South Bronx on Sunday — an incident that bike advocates say is just the latest example of police harassing cyclists in the name of public safety. A day after Streetsblog published a video of the cop in question damaging the […]

Earlier this year, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill appeared rattled when repeatedly questioned about an officer who used deadly force with his squad car to stop a cyclist (that's his replacement, Dermot Shea, to the Commish's left). Photo: Mayor's Office

O’Neill: Cops Can Use Deadly Force Against Cyclists

By Eve Kessler | Jul 8, 2019 | 109 Comments

A prickly Commissioner James O'Neill defends the cop who used a police SUV to cut off a cyclist in Manhattan.

NYPD: Off-Duty Cop Assaulted E-Bike Rider for ‘Almost Hitting’ His Daughter

By Julianne Cuba | May 1, 2019 | 6 Comments

The cop claimed the biker nearly hit his daughter — almost injuring her and nearly sending her to a hospital.

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