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Friday’s Headlines: Steve Levin Takes on the Placard Class Edition
Placard perps are on notice (you know, like the time before and the time before that). Plus all the other news.
August 14, 2020
ANOTHER RETREAT: De Blasio Fails to Rein in Recklessly Driving Police Officers
In the end, de Blasio defined police deviancy down.
July 27, 2020
Mayor Insists Someone is Fighting Placard Abuse, Despite Cutting Two Dedicated Units
People who reported illegally parked placard-bearing cars to 311 on Sunday were surprised to get this message back: "This complaint does not fall under the police department's jurisdiction."
July 21, 2020
SEE IT! Street Riders NYC Build the Black Lives Matter Movement in Queens
Our Streetsfilm colleague Clarence Eckerson Jr. joined Street Riders NYC on their latest protest ride, this time taking thousands of cyclists through Queens.
July 19, 2020
Opinion: ‘Defund NYPD’ Campaign Exposes Divide in Black and Latino Leadership
Establishment figures — especially elected officials — are looking askance at younger organizers. But the new guard has built real community cred — and has its pulse on the issues.
July 10, 2020
Mayor Says He’ll Ask When NYPD Plans to Give Back Public Streets
Reminder: It is unclear whether the NYPD is even allowed to commandeer streets in the manner that it has.
July 9, 2020
Thursday’s Headlines: Letitia James Calls for NYPD Reform Edition
The state attorney general says the NYPD needs to be reformed. Meanwhile, the NYPD is still fighting to be able to arrest people aggressively. Plus all the other news.
July 9, 2020
Bonus Roundy Cartoon: The NYPD is Lying to Us About Chokehold Bill
Editorial cartoonist Bill Roundy is sick of the NYPD's accepted narratives and convenient lies.
July 8, 2020
SEE IT! The Street Riders’ Latest Mass Cycle Protest — ‘Independence NOT’
Streetfilms' auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. participated — and documented — Saturday night's latest Street Riders NYC ride, dubbed "Independence Not," to highlight the pernicious history of America's tainted Fourth of July holiday.
July 5, 2020
Mayor to Streetsblog: No, I Have Not Fired Any Bad Cops Yet
Mayor de Blasio on Thursday said that no bad cops had yet been fired since he promised, almost exactly a month ago to fire "anybody who should not be a police officer."
July 2, 2020
