New York Police Department
Is the NYPD Trying to Get Better at Policing Itself?
A decade after setting up a special unit to monitor the use of force by cops in Los Angeles, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton is importing the idea to NYC.
How Does the Ferguson Police Department Compare to the NYPD?
When I read the Justice Department report on the police in Ferguson, I literally shook my head twice to make sure that the authors were describing Missouri cops and not the New York Police Department.
Is Patrick Swayze Really the NYPD’s Latest Training Tactic?
The late actor's character from the 1980s movie Road House is reportedly being used to teach New York City cops how to play nice.
An NYPD Officer Was Just Indicted for the Shooting Death of Akai Gurley
Peter Liang is just the fourth New York City cop to be indicted for killing someone since 1999.
People Stopped Killing Each Other in New York City for a Week, Probably Because It's Cold
The welcome streak comes after weeks of tension between the NYPD and Mayor Bill de Blasio.
A Subway Musician Is Suing New York City After His Arrest Video Went Viral
Last year a YouTube video of Andrew Kalleen getting hassled and arrested by NYPD cops got shared all over the internet, and now the busker has decided to fight City Hall.
Can the New Inspector General Really Change the NYPD?
We talked to Philip Eure, the man charged with reforming the country's largest police force.
Is the NYPD 'Slowdown' Over Yet?
A police shooting Monday night shows that city cops are still doing their jobs, but arrest numbers remain low.
Will We Ever Find Out What Happened During the Eric Garner Grand Jury Proceedings?
The New York Civil Liberties Union and the Legal Aid Society are demanding that the Staten Island district attorney release details on how the grand jury decided not to indict NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo for Eric Garner's death.
Alabama Police Killed a 'Sovereign Citizen' Who Was Dropping Off a Stray Animal at a Shelter
On Tuesday, police in Dothan, Alabama, fatally shot a reported member of the loosely-defined "sovereign citizen" movement after he refused to show a government-issued ID to employees at an animal shelter.
The Police Informant Who Caused a Deadly Pot Raid in Florida Has Outed Himself
Some of the more notable SWAT raids of the past decade have been precipitated by anonymous informants. Most of the time, their credibility is something known only to police—assuming they exist in the first place.
Alleged Gun-Planting by Brooklyn Cops Raises New Questions About the Death of Kimani Gray
A report that the NYPD has allegedly planted guns on suspects in Flatbush, Brooklyn, further fuels the mystery surrounding the shooting death of a black teenager at the hands of plainclothes cops there last year.