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Analysis: NYPD’s ‘Precision Policing’ of ‘Jaywalking’ Doesn’t Add Up

Jaywalking enforcement does not track with road violence data, as cops claim.

November 15, 2024

Modified ‘Jaywalking’ Repeal Passes Council

Walk this way, the Council says. But will the mayor sign it?

September 26, 2024

Council Balks on Legalizing ‘Jaywalking’

Walkin' here still isn't legal.

September 12, 2024

Wednesday’s Headlines: Will ‘Jaywalking’ Still Be Illegal Edition

We thought the City Council was planning to order cops to holster that summons book, but now it's unclear. Plus other news.

September 11, 2024

Wednesday’s Headlines: Adams Blames the Victim Edition

Mayor Adams blames pedestrian victims for their own deaths. Plus more news.

July 24, 2024

Friday’s Headlines: Department of Victim Blaming Edition

Traffic deaths in the city are on pace to reach their highest number since at least 2013 — and DOT is reportedly blaming "jaywalking." Plus more news.

July 12, 2024

City Wants To Keep ‘Jaywalking’ Illegal For Pedestrians’ Own Good

In the City that Always Jaywalks, officials want to keep ticketing people for it.

June 26, 2024

Brooklyn Pol: NYPD’s Enforcement of ‘Jaywalking’ is a ‘Racial Injustice’

The NYPD is "unfairly targeting Black and Hispanic individuals," says a Brooklyn Council member, who wants to change that.

June 25, 2024

ON THE BIAS: NYPD’s ‘Walking While Black’ Ticketing Continues

NYPD officers wrote 467 summonses for crossing mid-block or against the light — and 92 percent went to Blacks or Latinos. The NYPD declined to comment.

May 22, 2024

Opinion: Why We Should Stop Using the Word ‘Micromobility’

When we hear any word with the prefix “micro,” we intuitively understand that it refers to something not just small, but smaller than the norm.

June 12, 2023