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Adams: ‘We have to push back on sci-fi aspect of drones’
Despite privacy and civil rights concerns, the mayor and city safety officials doubled down on use of the surveillance tech ahead of the West Indian Day parade.
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Advocates rally for ‘How Many Stops’ act
The bill comes amidst a 40% increase in police misconduct
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NYPD doesn’t need to be more detailed in tech transparency, official says
“I'm more concerned about public safety and keeping people safe and being true to the spirit of the law,” Ruben Beltran said, when asked about criticisms of POST Act compliance.
Politics
Good cop, bad cop: NYPD commissioner’s twin brother was kicked off police force, jailed for being negligent landlord
The brothers now own houses across the street from one another in suburban Rockland County.
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Protesters call on Caban to fire officers in slaying of Kawaski Trawick
A march from City Hall to police headquarters demanded action from newly appointed Commissioner Eddie Caban
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Edward Caban was just promoted to NYPD commissioner. He’ll get a $579 raise.
With more work and now being on the hook for whatever struggles the department may face, he won’t be earning a lot more money.
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Opinion: The NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices are still here but under a new name
A new report sheds light on the New York City Police Department’s overpolicing of Black and Latino communities, and passing the How Many Stops Act could bring transparency into the NYPD’s daily activities and help prevent future loss of life.
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5 things to know about the NYPD’s new police commissioner Edward Caban
He’s the first Latino police commissioner in the city’s history. He’s always been with the NYPD, and his record isn’t completely clean.
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Edward Caban named NYPD’s first Latino commissioner
A department veteran and Eric Adams loyalist takes over for Keechant Sewell, who stepped down after reportedly being micromanaged by the administration
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Under Adams and Sewell, advocates allege rollback in police accountability
The city’s police watchdog said that Sewell has disagreed with or declined to pursue their recommended discipline for substantiated complaints of misconduct in most cases.
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Opinion: The NYPD's Inspector General has lost its potency
Recently finding no harms created by a controversial gang database shows how much this office has been compromised from doing its job of police oversight.
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The NYPD isn’t the only overspender on overtime. Just the biggest.
Mayor Adams complained people care too much about police department overtime. There’s a reason.
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NYPD may be violating police surveillance transparency law
The Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD said that the department’s interpretation of the law is ‘contrary to the intent of the POST Act.’
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Police union President Pat Lynch plans to step down
The long serving leader of the PBA has been a critic of police reform.
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Robot police dogs are back, under Eric Adams
The mayor is reintroducing ‘Digidogs,’ among other new technologies for the NYPD
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City reaches contract with police union, amid budget cuts
The NYPD budget is always closely watched.
Policy
City Council bills would require NYPD to document every street stop
The NYPD says documenting the stops would be ‘onerous’ and take too long.
Policy
The NYPD is way over its overtime budget. Does the department even care?
The New York City Police Department’s commitment to curbing OT spending was met with skepticism at a City Council hearing.
Politics
Why can’t the City Council get the NYPD to show up at a hearing?
Several lawmakers have called for the City Council to use its subpoena power to compel the NYPD to testify following their no-show at a recent hearing.
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