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No BackSpace: Clinton and Trump vs. the Truth—Stop & Frisk Isn’t Over
Josmar Trujillo |
Stop and frisk in the city isn’t over. But you might not know it if you watched national headlines last week.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Video: Police Reform from the Debate Stage to New York City Hall
Jarrett Murphy |
A former NYPD sergeant, a civil liberties lawyer and a social-justice advocate break down the discussion of stop-and-frisk during the presidential debate and discuss the state of reform efforts close to home.
Opinion
No BackSpace: The Case for Abolishing the Police
Josmar Trujillo |
Most New York City activists want to mend the NYPD. But the author and others want to end it instead.
Investigations
An Illegal Gun on the Streets is no Slam Dunk in Court
Jarrett Murphy |
Hoping to make gun charges result in convictions earlier and more often, New York City is pursuing another experiment with specialized gun courts. But making illegal weapons charges stick is harder than it sounds.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Bratton’s Departure Means De Blasio Owns NYC Policing Policy Outright
Jarrett Murphy |
It always seemed like the veteran lawman co-signed the mayor’s original lease on the NYPD. Now de Blasio is sole possessor.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: We Need the NYPD out of Vision Zero
Keegan Stephan |
An op-ed: “It is long past time for everyone to admit that the NYPD is incompatible with safe streets. They cannot be reformed in any meaningful way. Wherever possible, their enforcement should be eliminated.”
City Council
NYPD Critics Hope to Reassert Oversight Power with ‘Right to Record’ Proposal
Roshan Abraham |
The draft law emerged amid anger by many Councilmembers that a different suite of NYPD reforms was tabled by their speaker.
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No BackSpace: Civilian Complaint Review Board Staggers On
Josmar Trujillo |
The mayor tabs a civil-rights lawyer to head the Civilian Complaint Review Board. The police unions cry out. The sequence suggests bold change is afoot. The record suggests otherwise, this author says.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
NYPD Brass Indicted: ‘De Blasio’ Donor Was Pulling Strings During Bloomberg Days
Jarrett Murphy |
That doesn’t mean–by a long shot–that the previous mayor is to blame, or that the current mayor isn’t. But it does suggest that the alleged NYPD corruption is not merely a symptom of the return of a “transactional mayor.”
Opinion
No Backspace: NYPD Raids Won’t Solve NYCHA’s Violence Problem
Josmar Trujillo |
The huge gang raid last week made big headlines. But when the dust settles, it’ll do little to make residents safer while raising questions about how fair it is to connect dozens of teens to amorphous “crews.”
