Kadiatou Diallo, holding a photo of her son Amadou Diallo. Photo: Michael Oreskes ‘Aggressive Policing is Something I Totally Oppose’ “My hope,” the mom said gently, “is that history will not be repeated.” Kadiatou Diallo is talking about that horrifying moment... News 20 Mar 2022 | 03:22
Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg. Photo: Alvin Bragg on Flickr Bragg’s Mea Culpa Tour Elections have consequences. That is a popular refrain in these days of hyper-partisan struggle. But what if few people are... News 22 Jan 2022 | 04:26
Federal authorities say Orange County resident Thomas Webster is pictured on the left in this photo, raising a flag pole with a U.S. Marine flag. Ex-NYPD Officer Charged in Violent Capitol Attack A retired New York Police Department officer and former U.S. Marine from Orange County was deemed a danger to the community... Home 25 Feb 2021 | 08:25
Amy Cooper in a screenshot of birdwatcher Christian Cooper’s video on his Facebook page. Charges Dropped Against Amy Cooper Misdemeanor charges were dropped this week against Amy Cooper, the white woman who called the police on a Black birdwatcher... News 19 Feb 2021 | 11:37
Charlotte Bismuth, author of “Bad Medicine.” Photo: Lindsay May ( Classic Kids) A Prescription for Justice Charlotte Bismuth was only a rookie assistant district attorney in the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the... News 31 Jan 2021 | 04:06
Amy Cooper in a screenshot of Christian Cooper’s video on his Facebook page. A Second 911 Birdwatcher Call The white woman who called the police on a Black birdwatcher in Central Park back in May was arraigned remotely in Manhattan... News 16 Oct 2020 | 06:39
At City Hall on Monday, July 6, Mayor Bill de Blasio said he believed shootings were result of “dislocation” caused by the coronavirus. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) City on Edge Tensions are mounting between activists calling for police reform and NYPD unions and advocates after a holiday weekend of... News 06 Jul 2020 | 11:10
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signs an executive order on June 12 requiring local police agencies, including the NYPD, to reinvent and modernize police strategies based on community input. With Rev. Al Sharpton, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Leader Carl Heastie, Valerie Bell, the mother of Sean Bell; Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner; and Hazel N. Dukes, President of the NAACP New York State Conference. ( Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) Reforming the Police Weeks after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protesters are still taking to the streets demanding police reform... News 15 Jun 2020 | 01:30
