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Five Ways New NYPD Boss Jessica Tisch Can Fix Our Dangerous Streets

If the Sanitation Commissioner wants to use her new position to make city streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists, here's where she can start.

November 21, 2024

Reckless: The 114 Precinct is an Island of High-Speed Chases In Queens 

This year, cops in the 114th Precinct have engaged in 38 high-speed chases on residential streets — among the most in the entire city.

October 28, 2024

Cyclist Killed By Driver Fleeing Cops in Another High-Speed Chase

The NYPD’s latest car chase killed a cyclist in Astoria.

October 23, 2024

Hot Pursuit: NYPD Chases Still Surging Unleashing Danger on City Streets

Drivers seeking to escape the NYPD — and the agency's massive increase in its pursuit of said drivers — continue to surge.

May 29, 2024

Cops May Be Falsely Reporting Their Parking Placards as ‘Lost,’ Records Suggest

New York City cops may be reporting their city-issued parking placards as lost in order to hold on to them even after they’ve expired.

January 15, 2024

The NYPD Doesn’t Want You to Know the Official Policy on Police Chases

The NYPD Patrol Guide has certain pages deleted and the CCRB, the main watchdog, took them down, too. Experts are alarmed.

August 30, 2023

Friday’s Headlines: Chased to Death Edition

A man is dead after an NYPD officer knocked him off his moped as he fled an alleged drug bust. Plus more news.

August 25, 2023

Wednesday’s Headlines: Who Watches the Watchmen Edition

The NYPD's top risk management official is out after criticizing cops' use of vehicular pursuits. Plus more news.

August 23, 2023

SEE IT: Cops Nearly Kill Teen on Moped on Brooklyn Greenway

The NYPD has a history of officers recklessly using their vehicles in chases. On Wednesday, its officers almost killed a moped rider.

June 9, 2023