City Council Seeks To Stop ICE Abuse in New York Hospitals
Fernando Martínez for El Diario |
A City Council hearing discussed alleged abuses committed by immigration officers against detained people who are hospitalized in the city.
The Ride
New NYPD Unit Will Crack Down on Drivers Who Fail to Yield — But Nearly Half of Those Tickets Are Still Tossed Out
Jeanmarie Evelly |
In his State of the City speech, Mayor de Blasio announced a new NYPD Vision Zero Unit to crack down on dangerous driving behavior, like failure to yield. But data shows many drivers who get summonses for that offense face no penalties.
Government
New Judge Inducted in Queens Following Upset Primary Win
Javier Castaño for QueensLatino |
To the beat of bomba and plena, Lumarie Maldonado Cruz was inducted into Queens’ Civil Court as the first Latina to become a judge without the blessing of the Queens County Democratic Party.
Economy
¿Es muy pronto para celebrar? Ley que incluiría a trabajadores agrícolas indocumentados pasa al senado
Daniel Parra |
El panorama político que enfrentan los trabajadores agrícolas de Nueva York no es simple.
The Ride
Underground and Underserved: To Be Blind or Deaf and Ride the NYC Subway
Ethan Stark-Miller |
It’s well known the subway system offers little access to those with mobility challenges. But people with blindness, deafness and cognitive disabilities also have a hard time.
The Max & Murphy Show
Max & Murphy: NYPD’s Anti-Gang Efforts Under a Microscope
Jarrett Murphy |
‘This is not a zero-violence city. This is not a zero-crime city. But I think they overstate the problem so they can have an overstated reaction to the problem.’
Justice
Report: Gang Policing Replicates the Harms of Mass Incarceration
Daniel Parra |
In 2012, the NYPD began implementing ‘Operation Crew Cut,’ which doubled the number of officers in their gang unit, and recreated its ‘Criminal Group Database’ to track alleged gang members. Since then, thousands of youths and adults have been arrested accused of gang affiliation.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
‘La policía de pandillas reproduce los daños del encarcelamiento masivo’, según informe
Daniel Parra |
Uno de los puntos más preocupantes que resalta este informe es la falta de una definición de lo que la policía de Nueva York categoriza como pandillas o pequeños grupos de pandilleros.
Homepage Featured
New York State’s Slice of the Rural Jail Building Boom
Jarrett Murphy |
A new report says rural counties, suburban areas and small cities are adding jail capacity even as big cities and state systems shed cells. A handful of upstate counties are part of that trend.
New NYPD Group Formed to Mentor Asian-American Police Officers
Chen Zhang for World Journal |
The Asian American Police Executives Council was formed this month to mentor and encourage Asian-American police officers to take on more leadership positions within the NYPD, according to a report translated from World Journal.
