New York Police Department
Let's Please Not Have an Anti-Anti-Cop Backlash
The execution-style murder of two Brooklyn cops this weekend is an outrageous tragedy, but it shouldn't detract from the broader fight to reform America's police.
New York City Is on Edge After Saturday's Police 'Assassination'
Local cops, already known not to be huge fans of NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, are now openly disrespecting him after two of their own were executed by a lone gunman in Brooklyn.
I Went to a Pro-NYPD Rally Last Night and It Got Ugly
On a cold Friday night in New York, about 50 people gathered to show their support for Gotham's finest, but it wasn't long before counter-protesters angry about police brutality arrived.
This NYPD Shooting Might Actually Have Been Justified
When cops or their supporters ask what an officer should do in a situation where someone appears to be armed, they should look at this confrontation in a Brooklyn synagogue.
What Anonymous Cops Are Saying Online About the Eric Garner Grand Jury
Here's a sampling of how cops in online police forums are responding to the latest non-indictment of a killer officer.
Eric Garner Protests Raged On Thursday in New York City
Hundreds were arrested but the protests remained mostly peaceful even as the tone veered from "Hands up, don't shoot!" to "Hands up, shoot back!" by night's end.
A Queens 'Cop of the Year' Got Caught Trying to Buy Ten Kilos of Coke in South Florida
The police in Sunrise, Florida, are notorious for luring criminals into their jurisdiction to nab their assets, and it looks like NYPD cop Phil LeRoy is their latest victim.
New York Exploded in Protests for Eric Garner Last Night
People flooded the streets in response to the Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict the cop who placed Garner in the choke hold the led to his death last July.
Is Ferguson-Style Unrest Coming to New York City?
The NYPD did some recon in Missouri last week ahead of its own grand jury decision on police violence, expected any day now.
A Judge Says the NYPD Has to Open Up About Its Spying on Muslims
The notoriously secretive department might get a badly-needed dose of transparency when it comes to its counterterrorism operations.
Is the NYPD Actually Changing Its Weed Policy?
The mayor's office is hinting at big changes in how NYC cops will deal with ganja. Are we buying it?
Is New York’s Latest Graffiti Crackdown Backfiring?
Crime rates are low and the new mayor is an outspoken progressive, so why is the NYPD going after graffiti artists like it's 1994?