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Opinion: The Fraught History of Cops and Bikes

It's a fine idea to get NYPD officers out of their SUV cruisers, onto bikes and into the community — but recent events show that our militarized police have used bikes as an instrument of oppression.

Streetsblog

July 19, 2020

Opinion: The Fraught History of Cops and Bikes

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

Group Seeks Bold NYPD Reforms

Cut the tentacle the NYPD has into various street safety and enforcement efforts, says the group.

Gersh Kuntzman

July 16, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |NYPD

COVID Provides Cure for NYPD Addiction to SUVs

In the fiscal year just ended, the NYPD bought fewer new vehicles — and the fewest SUVs by percentage since the agency started shifting to the bigger, bulkier, more intimidating and more dangerous assault cars during the 2010s.

Gersh Kuntzman

July 13, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |NYPD

Op-Ed: It’s Time to Legalize Public Drinking

Those with fair skin in affluent ZIP codes will continue to drink with their friends in the streets, while minorities will be subject to arbitrary harassment and summonses for doing the same. This needs to stop.

Shabazz Stuart

June 28, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |DOT

Campaign To Remove NYPD From Traffic Enforcement Gains Steam

An influential Manhattan panel voted to return street safety to the DOT. Will Mayor de Blasio heed the call?

Julianne Cuba

June 25, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycle Infrastructure

NYPD Targets BIPOC Cyclists For Biking On Sidewalk

Biking while Black is still a thing in New York City.

Julianne Cuba

June 22, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |DOT

Report: City Must Get NYPD Out of Street Enforcement — For Everyone’s Safety

“It has become abundantly clear that the NYPD’s approach to traffic safety is not working, especially for New Yorkers of color,” said Transportation Alternatives Deputy Director Marco Conner DiAquoi.

Gersh Kuntzman

June 19, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |DOT

‘Progressive’ West Siders Again Call for MORE Policing in Central Park — With Support of Birder Chris Cooper

An Upper West Side community panel has once again called for more NYPD enforcement in Central Park — and this time, it had the support of a prominent victim of the specter of police violence.

Gersh Kuntzman

June 16, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |NYPD

Common Street Thieves: The NYPD’s New Fortresses

NYPD officials have stolen roadways and sidewalks in front of police station houses across the city over the past few weeks. A Streetsblog investigation.

Streetsblog

June 15, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |NYPD

Cartoon: The NYPD is the Wolf in the Fold

This week's cartoon from our national treasure Bill Roundy doesn't need any embellishment.

Streetsblog

June 15, 2020

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