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Mayor Adams vetoes police reporting bill in another showdown with City Council
The Council is expected to vote to override the veto next month.
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Elizabeth Kim
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10 years ago, she ruled the NYPD was wrong on stop-and-frisk. Now she worries it's coming back.
Now retired from the federal bench, Shira Scheindlin says the controversial policing tool was wrong then and still ineffective.
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Tiffany Hanssen
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Joseph Capriglione
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NYPD unit tasked with preventing gun violence illegally stops people at high rates, report finds
More than 97% of people the teams encountered in a random sample of stops were Black or HIspanic, federal monitors found.
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Giulia Heyward
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Samantha Max
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Federal monitor sounds alarm over NYPD refusal to release cop records on bias
The official said over 100 cases ‘sit idly’ as the city drags its feet; she’s considering asking a judge to intervene.
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Samantha Max
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NYPD data: Few weapons turned up in more than 15,000 pedestrian stops in 2022
New police data highlights stop and frisk trends during Mayor Eric Adams’ first year in office.
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Samantha Max
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New York City police have stopped and questioned more people this year than last, as Mayor Adams cracks down on crime.
We went to a class in Red Hook teaching young people their rights if they are stopped.
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Isidoro Rodriguez
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An upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a NY case could mean more handguns in public places
The court will decide whether the 2nd Amendment guarantees all Americans the right to carry concealed firearms outside the home for self-defense.
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Arun Venugopal
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Herb Pinder
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Federal monitor: NYPD is not reporting all stop and frisk cases
The number of overall stops conducted by the NYPD reached its peak in 2011, hitting nearly 685,000. That number fell to 9,112 in 2021, a decline of 98.7%. But 29% of all stops were not properly documented.
By
Arun Venugopal
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NYPD’s First Woman Commissioner Faces Applause And Skepticism
Although her selection was history-making, Keechant Sewell will face some hefty obstacles.
By
Elizabeth Kim
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Jake Offenhartz
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Charles Lane
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NYPD Could Have Two Federal Monitors At The Same Time. But That Won't Bring Quick Reforms.
If the first court-ordered monitor is a guide, it could be a long, tedious process before any real change in how the NYPD handles protests.
By
Yasmeen Khan
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