Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about S-Cop-Laws

The police motto is "To protect and serve." But in Downtown Brooklyn, cyclists' motto is "To detect and swerve." Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Hey, Chief Chan, Here’s a Cop Who Drives Like a Sociopath!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 8, 2019 | No Comments

Two weeks after a top commander in the NYPD testified that he addresses placard abuse by officers around department facilities, a bike lane in Downtown Brooklyn remains filled with illegally parked officers' private cars — including one that has 28 moving violation tickets.

When cops park in bike lanes — or illegally — cyclists are forced into traffic. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

As City Builds ‘Green Wave,’ Cops in Downtown Brooklyn Still Fight It

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 23, 2019 | No Comments

A stationhouse on Schermerhorn Street is filled with recklessly driving cops ... who also park in the bike lane that connects two streets in DOT's 'Green Wave'!

Police officers and employees at the 34th Precinct have some of the worst driving records in the city. Photo: Ben Verde

Five More Manhattan Precincts are Filled with S-Cop-Laws

By Gersh Kuntzman and Ben Verde | May 8, 2019 | 7 Comments

Our ongoing investigation into recklessly driving cops continues — with more officers whose cars would be impounded under a Council bill to crack down on repeat offenders.

The mayor obviously had other thoughts on his mind on Tuesday, but he did vow to take action against cops who regularly drive recklessly. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

De Blasio Now Says He is ‘Concerned’ About Reckless Cop Drivers — And Vows to Act

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 9, 2019 | 20 Comments

Our ongoing investigation shows that nearly 40 percent of police employees get multiple moving violation tickets on their personal cars. Mayor de Blasio appears to be taking it seriously.

Police officers' private vehicles in front of the 69th Precinct in Canarsie. Photo: Ben Verde

Canarsie Cops are Some of the Most Reckless NYPD Drivers in Town

By Gersh Kuntzman and Ben Verde | Apr 9, 2019 | 11 Comments

Canarsie residents, beware! Your police officers are some of the most reckless drivers in the city.

We keep writing these stories. And the mayor doesn't take action.

S-COP-LAWS! Officers at Seven More Precincts Are Recidivist Reckless Drivers

By Gersh Kuntzman and Ben Verde | Apr 2, 2019 | 1 Comment

Seven more precincts — and 31 percent of the police officers' personal vehicles had been slapped with multiple moving violations.

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