Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Is police money the new real estate money?
There are more and more sources of campaign cash that are frowned upon for progressive candidates.
New York City
Politics
Protests continue to rock New York and lawmakers respond
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Criminal Justice
Policy
Criminal justice reforms return as a defining political issue in Albany
Legislative lessons learned during the pandemic are now helping state lawmakers pass police reform.
New York City
Policy
How NYPD officers are blocking accountability
Covered badge numbers, body cameras turned off and a state law impede transparency.
Bill de Blasio
Politics
Did Bill de Blasio’s political career just end?
The NYC mayor isn’t going to resign – but the last week will hurt his legacy.
New York City
Policy
What role should police play in New York’s mental health response?
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating a mental health crisis, and recent turmoil amid protests against police brutality may make it more acute.
New York City
Politics
Meet the men who scared de Blasio away from police reform
The average New Yorker may not know anything about unions representing NYPD officers, but they are arguably as responsible for the current state of New York City policing as Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea.
Criminal Justice
Policy
NYPD officers eschew masks during protests
The large gatherings of cops and protesters could exacerbate the coronavirus threat.
NYPD
Politics
George Floyd protesters, NYPD clash in Brooklyn
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced there will be an independent review into the protests.
Bill de Blasio
Politics
De Blasio’s double standard on police brutality
The NYC mayor thinks Minneapolis should do what New York didn’t.
Bill de Blasio
Policy
New York City’s non-strategy to furloughing workers
There are political and practical impediments to immediately and temporarily trimming the New York City payroll – and perhaps tactical reasons for the de Blasio administration not to do so.
NYPD
Politics
Can the NYPD keep people apart without arrests?
Social distancing regulations raise new challenges for police and old questions of racially disparate enforcement.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Budget proposal in play would end cash bail
A state budget proposal to end cash bail in New York, but it would allow judges to assess a defendants' dangerousness.
Technology
Policy
NYPD releases facial recognition policy to mixed reviews
In an effort to increase transparency the NYPD released public guidelines on facial recognition usage.
NYPD
Politics
Will the NYPD officers involved in aggressive arrest be penalized?
The video shocked viewers, but it’s doubtful they’ll face consequences.
NYPD
Politics
Watchdog calls on NYPD to tag body camera locations
The company that makes the cameras already offers the feature – the police just don’t use it.
NYPD
Personality
Dermot Shea: Bill de Blasio’s Republican
The new NYPD commissioner talks stop and frisk, diversity in the department’s leadership and voting for president in 2016.
NYPD
Politics
Are NYPD officers really all ‘under siege’?
The stats don’t reflect a spike in violence against cops.
Donald Trump
Politics