Criminal justice

Defunding the NYPD could mean more well rounded solutions to addressing homelessness.

Criminal Justice

Where could redirected police funding go?

Advocates have pushed for the money to go toward youth initiatives, mental health outreach and more.

By KAY DERVISHI

Policy

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Chairperson at Black Lives Matter New York Hawk Newsome at a protest at Times Square on June 7, 2020.

Criminal Justice

Police reform activists and experts react to 50-a repeal

Advocates explain why having more transparency is important in the movement to end police brutality.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

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New York State Senators Jamaal Bailey, Brian Benjamin, and Zellnor Myrie holding the senate bill that repeals section 50-A.

Criminal Justice

The remaining obstacles to police transparency

Repealing 50-a may make police records public, but lengthy record requests could stand in the way of actually seeing them.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Policy

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NYPD at a protest at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn on June 8, 2020.

Criminal Justice

The police reforms passed by New York state

A total of 11 bills made their way through the state Senate and Assembly.

By ZACH WILLIAMS

Policy

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The Buffalo Police Department following protestors on June 4, 2020.

Criminal Justice

A black Buffalo cop stopped another officer’s chokehold. She was fired.

Will Cariol Horne finally see justice 12 years after losing her job?

By AMANDA LUZ HENNING SANTIAGO

Policy

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A protestor's sign in Harlem on June 7, 2020 listing the names of lives lost due to police brutality.

When do NYPD officers face consequences for alleged brutality?

Pantaleo was fired for his role in the death of Eric Garner. Other NYPD officers in similar cases have faced a range of punishments.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Policy

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Black Lives Matter protestors at Columbus Circle on June 6, 2020.

Ask the Experts

Activists and civil rights leaders on how to reform policing

Experts weigh in on policy changes to combat police brutality and systemic racism.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

News & Politics

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State Senator Zellnor Myrie was pepper-sprayed in Brooklyn last Friday by the NYPD. Myrie introduced legislation earlier this year to change the NYPD disciplinary process.

Criminal Justice

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.

By ZACH WILLIAMS

Policy

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As protests over the murder of George Floyd rage on, the NYPD are increasing the risk for both protestors and themselves but not wearing masks.

Criminal Justice

NYPD officers eschew masks during protests

The large gatherings of cops and protesters could exacerbate the coronavirus threat.

By AMANDA LUZ HENNING SANTIAGO

Policy

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Criminal Justice

Why arrests plummeted during New York’s COVID-19 peak

It wasn’t only because people are staying at home.

By DAN CLARK

Policy

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