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PLEA RELEASE ME: Instagram Ghost Tag Seller Avoids Jail In Deal With AG James
An Instagram ghost plate seller who made streets much less safe got released in a plea bargain.
May 8, 2026
AG James Won’t Charge Cop Who Ran Over And Dragged Sleeping Man in Park While Applying Makeup
Lip service! The top state law-enforcement official won't charge a cop who held an open tube of lip gloss as she drove over and killed a sleeping man in Flushing Meadows Park last year.
April 20, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Mamdani’s Official Swearing In Will Be At Abandoned Original City Hall Subway Station
The mayor-elect will kick off a new era by throwing things back to an older one.
December 29, 2025
AG James Sues Trump Over ‘Strong-Arm’ Tactic of Tying DOT Funds to Immigration Crackdown
The U.S. Department of Transportation is illegally threatening to withhold billions in transportation funding to states that don't "cooperate" with the administration's immigration crackdown, a new suit argues.
May 13, 2025
AG James Won’t Charge Reckless Cops Who Struck and Killed Ronald Smith With a Speeding Police Van
"My family is outraged," said Julie Floyd, the sister of victim Ronald Smith. "It's ridiculous what these people can get away with."
May 23, 2023
Friday’s Headlines: Tish Out Edition
We're really going to miss Tish James in the gubernatorial free-for-all ... if only because her departure will likely encourage Mayor de Blasio to run. Plus all the other news from yesterday.
December 10, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: The NYPD Discipline Problem
A new lawsuit seeks the hiring of a monitor to oversee the NYPD — something both the mayor and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said was unnecessary. Our cartoonist begs to differ.
January 18, 2021
Attorney General Sues NYPD for ‘Excessive Force,’ Cites Misuse of Bikes, Cars
NYPD officers engaged in "excessive" use of force during the protests that followed the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota last year, including brutal and violent use of department-issued bicycles, the lawsuit charges.
January 14, 2021
Campaign To Remove NYPD From Traffic Enforcement Picks Up Endorsement From State’s Top Prosecutor
But on Tuesday, Mayor de Blasio said he's still comfortable with cops doing traffic stops — as long as they're done in a "nondiscriminatory manner."
October 14, 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