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City Covers Up Failure After Cyclist Death, With Hastily Made Repairs After Months of 311 Complaints
The caved-in pavement on 40th Drive in Elmhurst that knocked 77-year-old Lin Wen-Chiang off his bike late on Thursday night, causing his death, has been hastily patched by city workers — too late, of course, to save him.
February 28, 2022
City Hall Condemns Death Threats to 311 User Who Filed Illegal Parking Complaint to NYPD
The statement followed a Streetsblog story Wednesday about the series of threatening phone calls a Park Slope resident received after he filed a 311 complaint to the NYPD about a truck parked illegally in a bus stop.
February 10, 2022
Death Threats Follow Brooklyn Man’s Illegal Parking Complaints to 311 and the NYPD
The calls were by far the most extreme of any documented by Streetsblog in its investigation of 311.
February 9, 2022
Check Out This Abandoned Car in Harlem!
Slow news day? Why not head to Harlem and check out the burnt-out abandoned vehicle in front of Assembly Member Al Taylor's office?
January 17, 2022
City Investigating NYPD 311 Harassment Allegations After Streetsblog Report
The Department of Investigation said agency staffers were probing allegations that Streetsblog reported two months ago.
December 21, 2021
ANALYSIS: Missing Parking Tickets Raise New Questions About NYPD Handling of 311 Complaints
The NYPD rarely reports ticketing drivers in response to 311 complaints about blocked bike lanes, city data shows. But a new Streetsblog analysis raises doubts whether officers are even writing the tickets that they say they are.
November 24, 2021
Mayor Vows to Investigate Alleged Harassment of 311 Users After Recent Streetsblog Investigation
"Whether [such calls are] coming from a city employee or someplace else, it's not good," the mayor said when asked about the alleged harassment. "What we need to know is what happened in those cases."
October 28, 2021
Amid Multiple Investigations, NYPD Defends Its 311 Response at Council Hearing
City Council members voiced frustration with the NYPD's handling of 311 complaints about illegal parking at a hearing Tuesday, but police officials defended the department's efforts.
October 27, 2021
Council Member Calls For Probe of Alleged 311 Harassment As Colleague Calls Dead-of-Night Calls from Cops ‘Inappropriate’
And meanwhile, Council Member Bob Holden told Streetsblog he has also been the victim of "inappropriate" calls from cops.
October 26, 2021
NYPD Ignores Council Request for Info on Allegedly Fraudulent 311 Responses
Council leaders had asked the NYPD to provide materials related to 14 311 service requests about illegal parking that police officers had marked as resolved despite never responding to the scenes of the infractions, according to council investigators.
October 25, 2021
