Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Police Misconduct

NYPD Won’t Acknowledge Eyewitness Accounts in Death of Greenpoint Mom

By Graham T. Beck | May 29, 2009 | No Comments

Manhattan Avenue minutes after the deadly crash. (Image: Greenpoint Gazette) The NYPD continues to dispute eyewitness accounts of the events that preceded the vehicle-on-pedestrian collision that took the life of Violetta Kryzak, a 38-year-old mother and Greenpoint resident. Despite the statements of three separate eyewitnesses stationed several blocks from one another who claim that at […]

Eyes on the Street: Madison Square Ped Space Invaded

By Brad Aaron | May 11, 2009 | 22 Comments

"Have placard-bearing drivers begun their own reclaiming of reclaimed public space?" That is the question posed by Streetsblogger ddartley, who last week snapped these photos of a city government vehicle parked in the new Madison Square pedestrian plaza. He got just close enough to spot the placard behind the windshield when: This guy wearing some […]

Off-Duty Cops Reported Driving on Pelham Bay Park Trails

By Brad Aaron | Oct 31, 2008 | 10 Comments

A troubling reader tip from the Bronx: Off-duty police officers have been using the Pelham Bay Park walking/running trails in order to avoid traffic. They barrel through the park at a high rate of speed. Twice I was almost run over while jogging, and once I was cursed at when I put my hands up. […]

Breaking: Police Ticketing Cyclists Exiting Williamsburg Bridge

By Brad Aaron | Oct 9, 2008 | 17 Comments

Looks like NYPD is at it again. This just in from T.A.: I just received a call from a very angry member informing me that there are three groups of cops at the Manhattan exit of the Williamsburg Bridge who are pulling over and summonsing every cyclist exiting the bridge. If anyone happens to be headed that direction a) be […]

Charges Dropped Against Mass Cyclist Assaulted by Cop

By Brad Aaron | Sep 8, 2008 | 7 Comments

On Friday, charges were officially dismissed against Christopher Long, the Critical Mass cyclist who was slammed to the ground by NYPD Officer Patrick Pogan in July. After he was knocked off his bike, Long was charged with attempted assault, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. The official account of the incident, which was witnessed by dozens […]

Cop Assaults Critical Mass Rider. Charges Filed Against Cyclist.

By Ben Fried | Jul 28, 2008 | 72 Comments

Words fail when watching this clip of an NYPD officer forcibly knocking a Critical Mass rider to the pavement last Friday. The assault was caught on video by a bystander in Times Square. Compounding the injustice, reports Gothamist, is what happened next: A representative for TIMES UP! tells us that the cyclist in this video […]

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