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City Pays $150K to Settle Suit Over Cops Who Harassed Man Who Reported Police Parking Misconduct
Justin Sherwood and his lawyer will pocket $152,000 to settle his federal civil rights suit against the city and several officers who harassed him following his 311 calls.
September 28, 2023
Dept. of Investigation Says Cops DID Harass 311 Callers, Confirming Streetsblog Account
City investigators have concluded that members of the NYPD harassed two men who filed 311 complaints about illegal parking and other unsafe road conditions, harassment that Streetsblog revealed in multiple exclusive stories last year.
March 30, 2023
Tipster Sues NYPD for Harassment Over 311 Complaints about Illegal Parking
The once anonymous tipster who alleged that members of the NYPD had harassed and threatened him after he reported the cops for illegal parking has now publicly filed a lawsuit in federal court against the NYPD and the city for violating his First Amendment rights.
January 23, 2023
Captain of 78th Precinct Defends Arrest of Famed Bike Lawyer For Fixing Defaced Plate
You're damned if you do, you're damned if you ... do.
November 30, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: Message Received Edition
Somebody was trying to send our old man editor a message the other day — plus all the other news.
September 16, 2022
NYPD Cop Left Creepy Voicemail for 311 User After Illegal Parking Complaint, CCRB Finds
The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board has recommended disciplinary charges against a city police officer for crank calling a Brooklyn man who filed 311 complaints about illegal parking – and for misleading investigators about the episode.
August 29, 2022
NYPD To Brooklyn Man: Your 311 Illegal Parking Complaints Are ‘Wasting Our Time’
"I'm informing you that we are not responding to your calls," an officer in the 88th Precinct told the Fort Greene resident over the phone last week in response to the resident's 311 complaints about illegal parking. "You are wasting our time ... with these silly jobs."
August 24, 2022
Tipster Says NYPD Threatened Him for Filing Complaints About Illegal Parking
Cops allegedly sent obnoxious text messages to a cyclist last week after he reported illegally parked cars blocking the bike lane and crosswalks in upper Manhattan. Again.
July 21, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: Our Cup Runneth Over Edition
Our reporter Jesse Coburn's investigation into the NYPD's mishandling of 311 calls has won an Investigative Reporting award from the Silurians Press Club! Plus other news.
June 7, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: Trouble in Mayberry Edition
Our old man editor has a kinda funny story about his experience with 311 yesterday. Plus all the other news.
March 1, 2022
