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STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION: NYPD Ends Frozen Zone on Central Park West
The mayor sometimes really does listen to our questions at his morning press conference!
November 11, 2020
A Round and a Roundy: Cops’ Real Motive for Stealing that Playground
Cops stole a playground from kids. There must be a good reason, right?
November 11, 2020
Mayor: ‘Yeah, I Really Should Ask the NYPD Why it Seals Off Streets for No Good Reason’
Mayor de Blasio says he'll ask police officials — who work for him — why they are continuing to seal off Central Park West despite no indication of violence or specific threats against a Trump-branded hotel on Columbus Circle.
November 10, 2020
BREAKING: Cops Close Off Central Park West Near Trump-Branded Hotel
Streetsblog had asked the NYPD for comment after a reader tweeted a picture of the police activity earlier on Monday.
November 9, 2020
Pols to Mayor: Cops Are Weaponizing Bikes. End this Now.
Cops must stop using their bikes as weapons to violently prevent protestors from peacefully marching in the streets, a coalition of local pols are demanding.
November 9, 2020
Drunk Driver Arrested After Killing Moped Rider in The Bronx: Cops
A fatal crash just a few months after another fatal crash at the same intersection.
November 7, 2020
EYES ON THE STREET: Broken Bike-Lane Enforcement on Sixth Avenue
For a cyclist forced into traffic, Dylan said it all in "Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues": "The cops don't need you and, man, they expect the same."
November 6, 2020
Cops Seize Brooklyn Playground — Again — For Private Parking Lot, Threaten to Arrest Reporter for Trespassing
The Parks Department promised to evict the police so kids could play in the open air, but, well, cops...
November 6, 2020
HOLD THE PHONE! New NYPD Transportation Bureau Chief is Saying the Right Things
Could it be that the NYPD's new Transportation Bureau chief gets it?
November 5, 2020
AFTERNOON HEADLINES: NYPD Seizes Broad Authority Over Free Speech in Late Election Day Move
Late on Election Day, the NYPD announced it might create frozen zones in Manhattan in hopes of preventing violence. But by whom?
November 3, 2020
