New York City
Politics
You don’t need to worry about the 'Pantaleo effect'
The PBA says officers have held back on arrests, but that doesn’t mean crime will go up.
New York City
Policy
Five years of Eric Garner and Daniel Pantaleo proceedings
New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill has fired Officer Daniel Pantaleo for his use of a banned chokehold while arresting Eric Garner during a fatal encounter. City & State updated its timeline of the major developments in the legal postscript to Garner’s life and death.
New York City
Politics
Nike scores licensing agreement to use coveted NYC logos
The deal may be a slam dunk, but local vendors have often been sued for using city icons.
New York City
Politics
Pantaleo fired from NYPD five years after Garner’s death
De Blasio: ‘Today we have finally seen justice done.’
New York City
Politics
Ninth cop suicide generates fury toward ThriveNYC
News broke that the organization cancelled an event for cops the same day an officer took his own life.
New York City
Personality
Shaun King is still salty about Cabán’s loss
A Q&A with the Black Lives Matter activist on his foray into NYC politics.
New York City
Opinion
Bill de Blasio, it’s time to give up
Hey, Bill… It’s time we had a little talk about your presidential run. The campaign trail has been pretty rough so far, so maybe it’s time for you to reconsider your run – and come back home, writes City & State’s Amanda Luz Henning Santiago.
New York State
Politics
Why are white supremacists targeting New York?
Diversity and media coverage make a prime target for attention-seeking racists.
New York City
Policy
Bill de Blasio’s rough start to the week
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was greeted with headlines on Sunday and Monday accusing him of ethically questionable fundraising and misuse of his security detail. Here’s what they said and how government accountability experts responded.
NYPD
Politics
Judge says fire Pantaleo, de Blasio’s debate and Cabán goes to court
NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo's firing was recommended by a Judge for the death of Eric Garner, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had a disappointing second debate and Tiffany Cabán heads to court over the Queens DA recount in This Week's Headlines.
NYPD
Policy
O’Neill: NYPD not locking anyone up on facial recognition hit
NYPD Commissioner James O;Neil is trying to quell concerns about the polic force's use of facial recognition technology following a recent New York Times report.
New York City
Politics
O’Neill: Pantaleo verdict coming in August
The police commissioner also slammed the new criminal justice laws.
New York City
Opinion
Banning serial harassers from the subway is misguided
New York City Councilman Chaim M. Deutsch proposed banning serial gropers from the subway. Deutsch’s intentions are noble but a lifetime ban is infeasible and intermediary steps should be taken to stem sexual harassment, writes Sarah M. Kaufman of the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation.
New York State
Opinion
How animal rights is about humans, too
Why the ASPCA wants to keep pets and people together.
New York City
Politics
Why does the NYPD keep getting doused with water?
A guide to the summer’s most politically explosive Ice Bucket Challenge.
New York City
Policy
Media turns Garner fury on de Blasio and O’Neill
Five takes on the federal decision not to press civil rights charges.
New York City
Policy
Inadequate traffic enforcement is undermining Vision Zero
After years of decline, New York City’s traffic deaths have ticked upwards so far this year and bicycle advocates point to misplaced priorities in the NYPD’s traffic enforcement as a leading culprit.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy