Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Police Misconduct

At Critical Mass, Reverend Al Calls for NYPD Accountability

By Ben Fried | Jun 2, 2008 | 8 Comments

The Reverend Al Sharpton, the family of Sean Bell, and an all-star cast of civil liberties advocates joined cyclists in Union Square last Friday for one of the more anticipated Critical Mass rides in recent memory. The gathering, which filled up the south end of the park, came three weeks after the Reverend led hundreds […]

Open Season on Parking Spots, and Parking Agents

By Brad Aaron | May 16, 2008 | 24 Comments

Which excuse is this guy using? The Daily News today has the sickening story of an off-duty NYPD officer beating an NYPD traffic agent for ticketing his girlfriend’s illegally parked car in the Bronx. The capper: the agent was reportedly cuffed and taken to the precinct, while the cop he says assaulted him has not […]

Opposition Mounts to NYPD Assembly Rules; Rally Tonight

By Brad Aaron | Mar 28, 2008 | 7 Comments

As the City Council takes up legislation to lift NYPD rules against public assembly, cyclists and advocates will hold a rally and press conference before tonight’s Critical Mass ride. From BikeBlog: Critical Mass participants will be joined by a diverse group of videographers, artists, activists and politicians outraged over NYPD regulatory constraints on the civil […]

Mendez Bill Would Overturn NYPD Parade Rules

By Brad Aaron | Mar 27, 2008 | 9 Comments

A cyclist is ticketed during Critical Mass last spring City Council Member Rosie Mendez has introduced a bill to overturn the NYPD’s parade permit rules, which require groups of over 50 to obtain a permit before assembling. Enacted a year ago, the rules were seen as a way for the city to subvert Critical Mass […]

Hit by a Car While Biking? Don’t Waste the NYPD’s Time

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 12, 2008 | 37 Comments

A Streetsblog reader named Jessica sends along yet another story of the NYPD’s failure to treat bike commuters as full-fledged citizens of the City of New York: This evening around 8pm I was biking home down 2nd Avenue in the bike lane. I had a front light, back light, a bell, and was wearing a […]

Is an NYPD Bike Crackdown Underway?

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 6, 2008 | 10 Comments

Even before the NYPD identified a hooded cyclist as the this morning’s likely Times Square bomber, two reports of bike commuters being ticketed and harassed by the police have already hit the Streetsblog inbox. Perhaps it’s just that the weather’s getting nicer and more people happen to be out on bikes but at least one […]

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