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Edits to Wikipedia pages on Bell, Garner, Diallo traced to 1 Police Plaza
By Kelly Weill http://flickr.com/photo/35034362831@N01/2456817669 Computers operating on the New York Police Department’s computer network at its 1 Police Plaza headquarters have been used to alter Wikipedia pages containing details of alleged police brutality, a review by Capital has revealed. … Continue reading
New York City Council overrides Mayor Bloomberg’s vetoes, passes bills to rein in aggressive policing
By Erin Durkin The City Council’s election-year confrontation with Mayor Bloomberg over the NYPD reached a climax Thursday with two votes to rein in overly aggressive policing. The Council voted 34-15 for a bill that would give people more options … Continue reading
Memo to police: No, you’re not making us feel safe!
By Brittney Cooper Since a federal judge ruled last week that the NYPD’s use of stop-and-frisk techniques was unconstitutional, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and police commissioner Ray Kelly have staunchly defended this law enforcement tactic, continuing to credit the practice with … Continue reading
Race, Lead, and Juvenile Crime
By Kevin Drum I know, I know: I’m a broken record on the subject of lead exposure in kids and crime rates 20 years later. But there’s lately been a renewed focus on black crime and black incarceration rates, as … Continue reading
Ending Stop-and-Frisk, Keeping the Racism
By Mychal Denzel Smith On Monday, US district court judge Shira Scheindlin dealt a serious, but non-lethal blow to the New York City police policy known as “stop-and-frisk.” After weeks of testimony and evidence presented in the case of Floyd v. City … Continue reading
NYPD Agrees To Purge Names Of Those Stopped And Frisked
By Nicole Flatow The New York Police Department will erase hundreds of thousands of names and addresses it has collected of those stopped and frisked, in a settlement announced Wednesday. Some NYPD data on stop-and-frisks is useful for tracking the breadth of … Continue reading
Five Real Issues Facing The People Of New York City That Dont Involve Anthony Weiners Sex Life
By Rebecca Leber Ever since reports emerged linking former Congressman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner (D) to another sex scandal, news media have opted to heavily recycle stories about Weiner’s sex life. One story printed in the … Continue reading
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