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Ben Feuerherd
Ben Feuerherd covers public safety and policing for WNYC and Gothamist. He previously covered federal courts for The New York Post and The Messenger. His work has also appeared in POLITICO, the Daily Beast and NBC New York. Got a tip? Email [email protected].
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Westchester officials promise all votes will be counted after ballot scanner problems
Officials said the issue resulted from failing to update election programming for the machines.
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Ben Feuerherd
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Brittany Kriegstein
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Stabbing of Brooklyn runner believed to be ‘random attack,’ NYPD says
“ Nobody else would've known that she was running there at that particular time,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told reporters.
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Ben Feuerherd
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NYC Council takes key step toward Mamdani's promised Department of Community Safety
Lawmakers on Friday debate a bill that would create the new department.
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Ben Feuerherd
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‘A killer cop lives here’: Brooklyn arrests raise questions about limits of free speech
First Amendment experts say the charges raise serious questions about the right to criticize police.
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Ben Feuerherd
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NYPD officer faces disciplinary trial 10 years after killing Delrawn Small
Officer Wayne Isaacs will go on trial in January on a charge that he used improper force when he shot and killed Delrawn Small in East New York in July 2016.
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Ben Feuerherd
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NYC ambulance response times have grown 41% as life-threatening calls rise
A city comptroller’s report points to ambulance maintenance problems and low pay for EMTs and paramedics as factors contributing to longer waits.
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Ben Feuerherd
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City gave vendor with checkered past a $23M contract for NYPD bomb squad building
Nassau County's inspector general questioned whether E&A Restoration had the “requisite business integrity” to be responsible for an $85 million contract to build a courthouse in Mineola.
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Ben Feuerherd
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DSA to Mamdani: Fire NYPD commissioner if ICE doesn't leave NYC
The DSA's NYC chapter accused the NYPD of collaborating with ICE and demanded Mayor Mamdani hold Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch responsible.
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Elizabeth Kim
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Brigid Bergin
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Ben Feuerherd
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Attorneys argue man shot by ICE in Marble Hill should be released
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said ICE officers fired at Oscar Belgal multiple times when he was in a car with his 5-year-old son.
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Ben Feuerherd
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Ryan Kost
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Samantha Max
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Arya Sundaram
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Police identify 2 men wanted for stabbing an off-duty NYPD officer
D’Angelo Caraballo and Sneider Mejia are wanted on several charges, including attempted murder.
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Ben Feuerherd
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NYPD searching for suspect after fatal stabbing in Queens
Officers responding to a call at the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and 173rd Street around 1 a.m. found 29-year-old Sulimon Ferrier, who had multiple stab wounds to his chest, police said.
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Ben Feuerherd
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Brooklyn DA brings back warrant-clearing event as quality-of-life tickets surge
The district attorney will host a warrant and ticket clearance event after the NYPD cracked down on quality-of-life infractions.
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Ben Feuerherd
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