Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYPD

The scene of the crash, looking north up Rockaway Avenue. The Godfrey's van is making the same turn as the Sanitation driver made when he struck the moped rider. Photo: Jesse Coburn.

Sanitation Driver Hits and Kills Moped Rider at Dangerous Brooklyn Intersection

By Gersh Kuntzman and Jesse Coburn | Jan 26, 2022 | No Comments

A Sanitation truck driver struck and killed a man on a motorized scooter or moped on Tuesday night in an industrial part of Brooklyn after making an apparently dangerous, though legal, turn.

Officers Wilbert Mora (left) and Jason Rivera. Photos: NYPD

Wednesday’s Headlines: Second Officer Dies After Harlem Shooting Edition

By Streetsblog | Jan 26, 2022 | No Comments

The big story yesterday was the death of Officer Wilbert Mora, four days after his partner, Officer Jason Rivera, had died in the same shooting by man whose mother had called cops saying he had threatened her. Plus other news.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE? Experts Discuss Subway Crime, Death, Homelessness

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 26, 2022 | No Comments

"There will be a humanitarian crisis until we pay to solve it," said one activist.

A poster on Citizen captured the scene moments after the noon killing of an Upper West Side pedestrian. Photo: Citizen

UPDATE: Two Pedestrians Killed in Manhattan Crosswalks

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 24, 2022 | No Comments

Two pedestrians are dead after drivers mowed them both down in the crosswalk on the Upper East and West sides of Manhattan early Monday, according to police, but only one of the drivers was charged despite Mayor Adams's promise last week that the NYPD would begin a new crackdown on drivers who fail to yield.

This is only part of PBA President Pat Lynch's driving record.

SPEED DEMON: PBA President Pat Lynch is Driven Around Really Fast!

By Liam Quigley | Jan 24, 2022 | No Comments

The 2021 Chevy Suburban in which the police union president was chauffeured has a staggering 29 school-zone speeding violations since 2016, the most recent on Jan. 6 in Queens, according to city data.

Mayor, meet press. Photo: NYC Mayor's Office

Thursday’s Headlines: Eric Adams Rashomon Edition

By Eve Kessler | Jan 20, 2022 | No Comments

Reporters try to unravel the mayor's utterances on transit. Plus other news.

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