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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
Outrage Builds over Watered-Down ‘Citizen Reporting’ Bill
Street safety activists are livid that a promising bill to encourage greater ticketing of drivers who dangerously park in bike and bus lanes has been watered down to remove key provisions, including a financial incentive for the person reporting the illegal parking, while also adding in new burdens on would-be complainants.
March 7, 2023
‘The Mayor Wants This’: City Boots Vendors From Brooklyn Bridge — EXCLUSIVE
The city booted vendors from the Brooklyn Bridge walkway and has started deploying regular police patrols to stop them from setting back up on the busy pedestrian path — and the removal orders came straight from Mayor Adams, sellers told Streetsblog.
January 22, 2023
NYPD Cop Left Creepy Voicemail for 311 User After Illegal Parking Complaint, CCRB Finds
The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board has recommended disciplinary charges against a city police officer for crank calling a Brooklyn man who filed 311 complaints about illegal parking – and for misleading investigators about the episode.
August 29, 2022
City is Slowly Rolling Out New Tech to Stop Gov’t Workers from Speeding
Mayor Adams announces a way to get drivers of city-owned cars to slow down. But the pilot program will start in just 50 cars — 0.2 percent of the fleet.
August 12, 2022
ACTIVISTS GET ACTION: City Pledges to Redesign Manhattan’s Third Avenue This Year
"We are looking very closely," said a DOT official. "I can't promise a specific time, but I think we may be able to present a proposal maybe even later this year."
July 27, 2022
NYPD’s Racial Bias in Ticketing Cyclists Continued Last Year
The NYPD’s history of disproportionately ticketing cyclists of color continued in 2021, new data show.
January 4, 2022
