A question on November’s ballot asks residents if they support changing the state Constitution to allow recreational use of the drug. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Black Lives Matter Movement”
From Bike Blockers to Street Medics: The Anatomy of an N.Y.C. Protest
By Gotham Rex on September 19, 2020
Some demonstrators in New York have taken on informal but crucial roles over a summer of marches. Here’s how to spot them. Source: New York Times
Rochester Police Chief Resigns After Accusations of Cover-Up in Prude Case
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2020
Rochester’s mayor said the police chief and the entire police command were stepping down, days after the state attorney general said a grand jury would look into the death of Daniel Prude. Source: New York Times
Daniel Prude Case: Grand Jury Will Be Set Up in Rochester Death
By Gotham Rex on September 5, 2020
The decision by New York’s attorney general comes more than five months after Daniel Prude died of suffocation after officers in Rochester, N.Y., placed a hood over his head. Source: New York Times
Daniel Prude’s Death: Police Silence and Accusations of a Cover-Up
By Gotham Rex on September 4, 2020
The police in Rochester, N.Y., treated the death of Mr. Prude as a drug overdose. The case drew scrutiny when footage showed that he had been pinned down and hooded by officers. Source: New York Times
After 90 Years, Columbia Takes Slave Owner’s Name Off a Dorm
By Gotham Rex on August 29, 2020
Samuel Bard was George Washington’s doctor and delivered Alexander Hamilton’s first son. He was also a “pretty significant slave owner.” Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Mayor Election: Do Voters Want Another White Mayor?
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2020
The Black Lives Matter protests and a pandemic may have shifted the political dynamic in favor of progressive candidates of color. Source: New York Times
Daughter of Immigrants to Be 1st Black Woman on N.J. Supreme Court
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2020
Fabiana Pierre-Louis, 39, will also be the only Black judge currently seated on the state’s highest court. Source: New York Times
323,911 Accusations of N.Y.P.D. Misconduct Are Released Online
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2020
The records had been sealed for decades, but last month, New York repealed a law keeping them secret after national protests against police brutality. Source: New York Times
A Season of Grief and Release: 5 Months of the Virus in New York City
By Gotham Rex on August 8, 2020
A photographic timeline of a historic half-year. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Besieges a Protest Leader as He Broadcasts Live
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2020
A helicopter and dozens of officers, some in riot gear, were deployed for an arrest at a Manhattan apartment but withdrew after protesters arrived. Source: New York Times
They Were Arrested During the Protests. Here’s What Happened Next.
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2020
Five New Yorkers describe the night they were arrested while participating in Black Lives Matter demonstrations. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D.’s Use of Unmarked Van in Arrest Draws Parallels to Portland
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2020
Videos of the arrest, shared widely on social media, were met with intense criticism and calls for an explanation from the police. Source: New York Times
Planned Parenthood in N.Y. Disavows Margaret Sanger Over Eugenics
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2020
The group will remove the reproductive-rights pioneer’s name from a Manhattan clinic as it reconsiders her views. Source: New York Times
Someone Tore Down a Union Army Statue in Saratoga Springs. Why?
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2020
The monument in a New York park was dedicated to men who volunteered to fight for the Union during the Civil War. It is unclear who toppled it, and for what reason. Source: New York Times