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‘Progressive’ West Siders Again Call for MORE Policing in Central Park — With Support of Birder Chris Cooper
An Upper West Side community panel has once again called for more NYPD enforcement in Central Park — and this time, it had the support of a prominent victim of the specter of police violence.
June 16, 2020
Trek Bicycles Declines To Divest From NYPD Despite ‘Abhorrent’ Use of Bikes Against Protesters
The company that sells bicycles to the NYPD has refused activists' demands that it divest from its relationship with a brutal department.
June 10, 2020
Trottenberg: NYPD is Still a Valued Partner for DOT
The Department of Transportation Commissioner would not commit on Monday to reducing or eliminating her agency's partnership with the police department.
June 9, 2020
Justice for George Floyd/Defund the NYPD: A Full Saturday of Protests
Streetsblog covered the events of the day, starting with a march from Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn to City Hall.
June 6, 2020
Friday’s Headlines: Stick a Fork in This Mayor, He’s Done Edition
It is simply a fact of the calendar that Mayor de Blasio will remain in office for another year and a half. The events of the last week prove he's done. Plus the other news.
June 5, 2020
‘It’s Not Your Bike Anymore’: Police Swipe Bikes at Black Lives Matter March
Cops aggressively swiped protestors’ and reporters’ bikes during a peaceful protest Wednesday night in Brooklyn — which is illegal.
June 4, 2020
IT’S ON: Manhattan Below 96th to Be Car-Free During Curfew (Not How Activists Wanted It, Though)
The city's curfew — which Mayor de Blasio extended today by three hours and multiple days — now includes a ban on vehicular traffic in Manhattan below 96th Street, the NYPD just announced.
June 2, 2020
Op-Ed: Let People March In the Streets
We must recognize the ad-hoc nature of the urban streetscape. Yes, our avenues can move bicycles, busses, trucks, cars and pedestrians but they can also propel our democracy.
June 1, 2020
BREAKING: Mayor Admits He Failed to Properly Express Outrage to Cops Using Squad Cars as Battering Rams
It took more than a day and a half, but Mayor de Blasio finally and clearly condemned the actions of several police officers who drove their squad cars into crowds of protesters.
June 1, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: Show of Force Edition
It was a terrible weekend for New York and its mayor. Plus all the other news.
June 1, 2020
