Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about ‘Jaywalking’

Everyone jaywalks but mostly only Blacks and Latinos are charged. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

OPINION: Here’s Why We Should Decriminalize ‘Jaywalking’

By Costa Constantinides | Sep 17, 2020 | No Comments

Legislation to eliminate the crime of "jaywalking" — a very term that speaks to the worst excesses of car culture — is necessary now as we seek to rethink the breadth of the NYPD’s responsibilities.

Queens Pol: Decriminalize ‘Jaywalking’ Now To Eliminate NYPD Racial Bias

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 15, 2020 | No Comments

Jaywalking isn't a crime! So says Queens Council Member Costa Constantinides, who wants to make it legal to cross against a light.

NYPD Targets Black and Brown Cyclists For Biking On The Sidewalk

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 22, 2020 | No Comments

Biking while Black is still a thing in New York City.

A cop in the East Village kneeled on a man arrested for alleged social-distancing violations. Video showed that the officer punched the man while tackling him. Photo: Daquan Owens

Council: NYPD Must Stop Discriminatory Social Distancing Enforcement

By Julianne Cuba | May 24, 2020 | No Comments

“We are seeing the emergence of stop and frisk 2.0," said one Council Member.

Pedestrians of all races cross against traffic lights — but only blacks and Hispanics are the only ones punished. Photo: Bess Adler

NYPD’s Racial Bias in ‘Jaywalking’ Tickets Continues into 2020

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 7, 2020 | No Comments

All but one ticket written in the first quarter of the year went to blacks or Hispanics, city data show.

Mayor de Blasio promised a new NYPD unit to help keep streets safe. No one believes him. Photo: Ed Reed:Mayoral Photography Office

Advocates: We Don’t Need New NYPD ‘Vision Zero Unit’ — We Need Safer Streets and Better Trained Cops

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 7, 2020 | No Comments

The new unit is supposed to crack down on reckless drivers, but given the NYPD's record of racial bias, overpolicing, and lack of understanding, few are optimistic.

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