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Arrests for two lower-level weed charges have been expunged and the records sealed, but if you want those records destroyed altogether, there’s a form to fill out.

ByJarrett Murphy 4Comments

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Aug 2019

Opinion

Opinion: NYC Must Act Now to Safeguard Children When Their Parent is Arrested

The national uproar to the recent ICE raids in Mississippi cast a bright light on an issue that stretches well beyond immigration: the practice of arresting parents without adequate regard…

ByElizabeth Gaynes

ByDaniel Dromm 0Comments

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Aug 2019

Justice

Crime and Punishment Have Both Plummeted in Bushwick

In the 83rd precinct that covers Bushwick, there were 77 murders in 1990, 44 in 1993 and 20 as recently as 2004. Last year, there were eight. This year the…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Jan 2019

Investigations Justice

Does Less Policing = More Fare Beating on New York City Subways?

The MTA says turnstile jumping exploded when the NYPD pulled back on subway arrests. But critics doubt the numbers.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Apr 2018

In Depth Justice

UrbaNerd: As NYPD Arrests Fewer, Other Police Agencies Bust More in NYC

What’s the practical impact of all these troopers—and, for that matter, the other police forces that patrol the bridges, tunnels, airports and train lines—on the city’s criminal justice system?

ByJarrett Murphy 4Comments

15

Feb 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Don’t Pin NYPD Pot Arrests on Community Complaints

The de Blasio administration sometimes argues that its enforcement of low-level crimes like marijuana possession is driven by calls to 311. But there’s little indication that arrest numbers and call…

ByTheodore Hamm 0Comments

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Oct 2017

In Depth Justice

Data Drop: Misdemeanor Arrests in New York City, 2013-2017

How have patterns in low-level busts changed since Bill de Blasio became mayor?

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

16

Oct 2017

Justice

Bill de Blasio’s Police Reform Agenda has Achieved Much and Disappointed Many

Through human tragedy and political crisis, the mayor has delivered on specific reform promises and kept crime low. But he has fallen short of the sweeping change advocates hoped he…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Apr 2017

Opinion

CityViews: Lots of Talk About Closing Rikers, Not Enough About Shutting ‘Broken Windows’

Amidst the splash created by Mayor de Blasio’s pledge to close Rikers, it’s somewhat surprising that there hasn’t been more attention to the future of broken-windows policing.

ByTheodore Hamm 1Comment

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Nov 2015

In Depth

UrbaNerd: Big Drop in Misdemeanor Busts in NYC

There have been 26,000 fewer misdemeanor arrests in 2015 compared to the same period last year, with drug crimes and turnstile jumping among the crimes that have seen the biggest…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

New York Courts Accepting Requests to Destroy Marijuana Arrest Records

Opinion: NYC Must Act Now to Safeguard Children When Their Parent is Arrested

Crime and Punishment Have Both Plummeted in Bushwick

Does Less Policing = More Fare Beating on New York City Subways?

UrbaNerd: As NYPD Arrests Fewer, Other Police Agencies Bust More in NYC

CityViews: Don’t Pin NYPD Pot Arrests on Community Complaints

Data Drop: Misdemeanor Arrests in New York City, 2013-2017

Bill de Blasio’s Police Reform Agenda has Achieved Much and Disappointed Many

CityViews: Lots of Talk About Closing Rikers, Not Enough About Shutting ‘Broken Windows’

UrbaNerd: Big Drop in Misdemeanor Busts in NYC

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