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Rocked by Protests, De Blasio Finally Announces Slate of NYPD Reforms
Mayor de Blasio announced a slate of reforms whose seriousness will only be known in the days and weeks to come.
June 7, 2020
Queens District Attorney Charges Queens Man Who Tried To Run Over ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters With Attempted Murder
Frank Cavalluzzi "was a human rage machine," the Daily News reported.
June 5, 2020
BRUTAL MATH: The NYPD’s $6B Budget Must Be Cut, Advocates and Lawmakers Say
Activists — and perhaps soon, some politicians — are focusing on cutting the $6-billion NYPD budget by $1 billion, and redistributed in a way that better benefits long-suffering communities and reduces police brutality.
June 4, 2020
‘It’s Not Your Bike Anymore’: Police Swipe Bikes at Black Lives Matter March
Cops aggressively swiped protestors’ and reporters’ bikes during a peaceful protest Wednesday night in Brooklyn — which is illegal.
June 4, 2020
White Privilege on the Upper West Side: Board Condemns Police Brutality — Then Calls for More Cops!
A community board in the predominantly white Upper West Side says it supports the Black Lives Matter movement — then calls for more enforcement by the NYPD, which disproportionately targets blacks.
June 4, 2020
ANALYSIS: Growing SUV Carnage Shows Need for Tougher Policies
Rising crash injuries and basically flat traffic deaths point to the shortcomings of Vision Zero. And data from Crashmapper shows the dangers of SUVs.
June 4, 2020
Mayor Refuses To Explain Citi Bike Shutdown As Bike-Share Curfew Now Starts at 6 P.M.
What it Hizzoner — or the top cop? Whoever is to blame, thousands of essential workers have lost another way of getting around during the curfew, which starts at 8 p.m.
June 3, 2020
SEE IT! Racist Tries To Kill ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protestors With His Car
An incensed racist with knives strapped to his arms tried to mow down people at a small Black Lives Matter protest in Queens Tuesday — and the madman was caught on multiple videos.
June 3, 2020
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Black New Yorkers Talk About Their Fear in Public Space
Many are walking the walk — but only minorities are feeling the fear.
June 2, 2020
IT’S ON: Manhattan Below 96th to Be Car-Free During Curfew (Not How Activists Wanted It, Though)
The city's curfew — which Mayor de Blasio extended today by three hours and multiple days — now includes a ban on vehicular traffic in Manhattan below 96th Street, the NYPD just announced.
June 2, 2020
