William J. Bratton
Is Real Police Reform Ever Coming to New York City?
New York remains the epicenter of the "Black Lives Matter" movement, but will it amount to anything?
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.
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.
New York City’s Biggest Marijuana Problem Is the Police
For decades, NYPD have been busting people for small amounts of weed not because of any state law, but because they were rewarded every time they made an arrest.
Do We Have a Right to Know Why We're Being Searched by Police?
New York City is mulling a "right to know" law after a summer defined by police brutality across America.
Why Does a Campus Police Department Have Jurisdiction Over 65,000 Chicago Residents?
The University of Chicago Police Department, one of the largest private security forces in America, is under fire for alleged racial profiling. And its officers are even more protected from accountability than normal cops.
New York City Is Finally Softening Its Stance on Pot
After decades of arresting people for having weed on the streets of New York, the NYPD is ready to change its tune. But don't get TOO excited—we're a long way from legal marijuana.
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?
Why Is the NYPD Waging a Shadow Drone War?
In this post-9/11 era of national security state excesses, the largest police department in America is freaking out over the possibility of weaponized drone attacks by developing its own drone program.
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?