More Pols — And The Mayor, Too — Demand Answers from NYPD on ‘Jaywalking While Black’
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Mayor de Blasio on Tuesday said he agreed with the Council's concerns and wants all enforcement to be "fair."
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about ‘Jaywalking’
STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION: Council Will Probe NYPD’s Biased ‘Jaywalking’ Enforcement
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The City Council will investigate whether the NYPD is conducting racially biased harassment of blacks and Latinos, who received 90 percent of all "jaywalking" tickets issued by cops last year.
A Round and a Roundy: ‘Jaywalking While Black’ Reveals the Worst About Cops
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We all do it, but, as only blacks and Hispanics get caught for it.
‘Jaywalking While Black’: Final 2019 Numbers Show Race-Based NYPD Crackdown Continues
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The NYPD said it simply writes tickets when cops see something dangerous (unless it's done by white people, apparently).
Pols to NYPD: Stop Racist ‘Jaywalking’ Tickets
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New York City's political establishment has spoken: The NYPD must end its racist enforcement of "jaywalking."
NYPD Targets Blacks and Latinos for ‘Jaywalking’ Tickets
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The NYPD has found another way to harass people of color: jaywalking tickets.