Voices
NYPD Was Powerless to Stop Brooklyn Shooting — Yet Mayor Calls for Doubling Cops in Subway
They might as well double the number of churro ladies, who did as much to prevent the subway attack as the cops.
Nick Pinto
Nick Pinto is a journalist living in Brooklyn. His work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, the Wall Street Journal, Gothamist, the Village Voice, and elsewhere.
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The War on Immigrants
ICE Settles With Immigrant Rights Leader Who Sued Over First Amendment Violations
Ravi Ragbir said he was targeted for deportation because of protected speech criticizing ICE and the immigration enforcement regime.
At Inquiry Into NYPD Killing of Eric Garner, Judge Lets Bill de Blasio Off the Hook
Instead of accountability for the mayor and police brass, the historic judicial inquiry into the 2014 killing instead focuses on low-level cops.
Protests for Black Lives
NYPD Lawyer Who Oversaw Violent Arrests of Legal Observers Should Be Disciplined, Watchdog Says
It’s the first time the Civilian Complaint Review Board has recommended discipline against an NYPD lawyer for conduct at a protest.
Judge Tried to Send Immunocompromised Homeless Man Accused of Stealing Blankets to Rikers
One court hearing showed how, despite a worsening crisis at Rikers Island, prosecutors and judges keep trying to send people to the notorious jail complex.
Death on Rikers: Isa Abdul Karim Sued Over Previous Jail Mistreatment, Then Landed Back There and Caught Covid
Jailed for a parole violation, Karim, the 11th person to die at the jails this year, suffered violence and neglect on Rikers.
At Rikers Island, Inmates Locked in Showers Without Food and Defecating in Bags
Two years of fearmongering over criminal justice reform led to a humanitarian crisis at the notorious New York City jails.
Protests for Black Lives
Legal Observers Sue the NYPD Over Assault and Detention at Bronx Protest
Police violated the constitutional rights of National Lawyers Guild observers during racial justice protests in Mott Haven, a new lawsuit alleges.
NYPD Reforms Are Failing, Say Plaintiffs Who Won Landmark Stop-and-Frisk Case
In 2013, a federal judge mandated oversight after finding that the NYPD's racially disproportionate use of stop-and-frisk was unconstitutional.
Secret NYPD Document Teaches Cops to Illegally Raid Sealed Records
Police are running roughshod over a half-century-old law preventing access to the sealed arrest records of 3.5 million people.