Ding Dong! NYPD Commissioner Stops Breaking a Law His Cops Use to Harass Kids
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NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill will have to turn in his no-bell prize.
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NY Police Chief: Sunnyside Bike Lane Terror Attack Was ‘Particularly Nasty’
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Neither NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill nor Mayor de Blasio called last week's thumb tack assault an act of "terror," but both are taking it seriously.
The 10th Precinct’s Grievance-Based Policing Isn’t Making Streets Safer
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The precinct, where drivers have killed four people walking and biking this year, has ticketed more cyclists in 2017 than speeding motorists, drivers who failed to yield, and off-route truck and bus operators combined.
There’s a Better Way to Assess the Effect of Traffic Enforcement Than Counting Tickets
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NYPD has increased tickets for speeding and texting while driving 50 percent so far in 2017 compared to the same period last year, Commissioner James O’Neill testified at a City Council budget hearing last week. Speeding and distracted driving are two of the most common factors in fatal and injurious crashes in NYC, so it stands to reason that this shift in enforcement is reducing the incidence of dangerous driving. But there's no way to actually tell if those summonses are changing driver behavior.
Bratton Resigns. Will James O’Neill Do Better on Street Safety?
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Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announced today that he will leave NYPD next month, after a little more than two and a half years as police chief under Mayor de Blasio. He will be succeeded by James O’Neill, a career officer who currently serves as chief of department, the senior uniformed position within NYPD. On traffic safety, Bratton will […]