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March (Parking) Madness: The Queens Borough Final is No Contest
The two precincts hoping to represent Queens in the Final Four of the 2023 contest are nowhere in the category of loathsomeness that has made the borough famous. But both distinguish themselves for treating their neighbors poorly.
March 27, 2023
GETTING AWAY WITH IT: License Plate and Placard Abuse is Rarely The Target of NYPD Discipline
When police are not subject to regulation, their vehicles become a powerful symbol of the depth of police impunity.
March 16, 2023
Cycle of Rage: One Hand Whitewashes the Other on NYPD Plate Defacing
A field report after Streetsblog seeks disciplinary records on 12 cops who defaced their plates.
March 9, 2023
EXCLU: Driver Who Sicced NYPD on Lawyer Adam White For ‘Criminal Mischief’ on Defaced Plate is Cop-Adjacent
The driver who called police on attorney Adam White after he fixed the obscured license plate on a Chevy SUV in November is cozy with law enforcement, Streetsblog has learned.
February 9, 2023
Cops Cuff Black Man for Riding on the Sidewalk — And Stats Show Just How Commonly They Do That
A Black man was handcuffed and arrested on Thursday night after cops stopped him for biking on the sidewalk in Downtown Brooklyn — and a witness called the incident unnecessary and traumatic given the recent police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis.
February 3, 2023
Are Police Disciplining Cops Who Deface their Plates? Who Knows?!
The NYPD won't reveal if it is taking action to discipline officers who intentionally cover or deface their license plates to avoid speed and red-light enforcement cameras.
February 1, 2023
NYPD Declines to Charge Cop who Threatened Brooklyn State Senator During 2020 Protests
“This ruling is EXACTLY why New Yorkers have zero faith in the system," said state Sen. Zellnor Myrie.
January 31, 2023
Tipster Sues NYPD for Harassment Over 311 Complaints about Illegal Parking
The once anonymous tipster who alleged that members of the NYPD had harassed and threatened him after he reported the cops for illegal parking has now publicly filed a lawsuit in federal court against the NYPD and the city for violating his First Amendment rights.
January 23, 2023
Three Common Types of Bike Laws That Are Overdue for an Overhaul
There is almost no evidence that cycling regulations are making U.S. streets safer, and more than enough evidence that they should be overhauled to prevent disproportionately harmful impacts against people of color, a new study finds.
August 24, 2022
Tipster Says NYPD Threatened Him for Filing Complaints About Illegal Parking
Cops allegedly sent obnoxious text messages to a cyclist last week after he reported illegally parked cars blocking the bike lane and crosswalks in upper Manhattan. Again.
July 21, 2022
