Justice
Chief Pichardo’s Resignation a Blow to Latinos in the NYPD
Fernando Martínez for El Diario |
He was seen as a pioneer and possible future commissioner in an agency where Latinos comprise an increasingly large part of the ranks.
Voices of New York
Youth Arrests Decrease in NYC but Racial Disparities Persist
Fernando Martínez for El Diario |
A study finds that the Raise the Age policy shift has had an impact, but the pool of kids being arrested has grown even more Black and Latino, El Diario reports.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: When Families Protest, Kids Learn
Jeremy Greenfield |
‘Protests are collectives of practitioners, connected by common cause and interest. As such, they are fertile grounds for learning.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Why We Organize For Police-Free Schools
Leah Moise |
‘I have come to see police, surveillance and harsh punitive measures in schools as a way to disproportionately target vulnerable students, primarily Black and Latino, and not to protect and support us as many suggest.’
Voices of New York
Protesters Demand Justice for Chinese Senior Set on Fire in Brooklyn
April Xu for Sing Tao Daily |
More than a hundred protesters gathered at Washington Square Park on Aug. 15, demanding justice for the 90-year-old Chinese woman who was set on fire in Brooklyn last month.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: BLM Protests Are Pivotal in Fight for Racial Justice, Despite NYPD Defunding Fumble
Nara Roberta Silva |
‘The protesters’ central demand—to cut at least $1 billion from the NYPD’s budget—was not met, although Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Corey Johnson insist on claiming otherwise. But as a social movement scholar, I can say that such a setback doesn’t invalidate the fact that meaningful social change only happens from the bottom up.’
car theft
NYC’s Rise in Auto Thefts Puzzles Experts
Holly DeMuth |
Since the beginning of the year, rates of reported car thefts in New York City have climbed by 60 percent—the biggest increase of any of the seven major felonies tracked by the NYPD
crime
Public Advocate Says Cops & ‘Cure Violence’ are Both Part of the Solution to Shootings
Anika Chowdhury and Jarrett Murphy |
Jumaane Williams blames the rise in bloodshed not on criminal-justice reform or a slowed court system but on the devastation wrought by COVID-19.
biking
Reporting Citi Bike Theft Can be a Tough Ride
Holly DeMuth |
After a man stole one New Yorker’s CitiBike, the company told her to work with the cops, the cops told her to work with the company, and a $1,200 charge hung over her head.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Cops are Using Fear to Fight Reform
Marie Ndiaye |
‘The NYPD—with a heavy assist from the media—is utilizing tried-and-true tactics to kneecap the defund movement and other accountability measures like making chokeholds illegal.’
