Theater seems to be responding to demands for diversity. Artists are both delighted and worried about the precarious moment in which the gates have opened. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings”
Why Top Democrats Are Listening to Eric Adams Right Now
By Gotham Rex on July 26, 2021
Some prominent Democrats think their party’s nominee for mayor of New York offers a template for how to address issues of public safety. Source: New York Times
An NYPD Officer Was Provoked While Making Arrests. Now He’s Criminally Charged.
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2021
A New York police sergeant attacked two handcuffed suspects while making arrests, the authorities said. Source: New York Times
Video of Man Tasered on Subway Raises Questions About Policing
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2021
A video of a violent arrest raised questions about balancing a push to enforce laws in the subway against concerns about police abuses. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Has Plans for New York, Beyond Public Safety
By Gotham Rex on July 10, 2021
Mr. Adams, the Democratic mayoral nominee, has stances on policing, transportation and education that suggest a shift from Mayor Bill de Blasio. Source: New York Times
George Floyd Statue in Brooklyn Is Defaced With Hate Group’s Symbol
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2021
The vandalism came just days after the statue was unveiled, and only a day before the officer who killed Mr. Floyd was to be sentenced. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Promises to ‘Show America How to Run a City’
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2021
Mr. Adams, who is leading in the mayoral primary, laid out a middle road between progressive and conservative approaches to policing. Source: New York Times
Rising From Pandemic, New York Seeks a New Mayor to Face Looming Crises
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2021
Eric Adams is considered the front-runner in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, but the race is fluid enough that another candidate may win. Source: New York Times
‘Keep an Eye on This Guy’: Inside Eric Adams’s Complicated Police Career
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2021
Mr. Adams’s police credentials have helped him rise to the top of this year’s mayoral field. But his relationship with the department is complex. Source: New York Times
Maya Wiley Takes Credit for Daniel Pantaleo’s Firing. Is That Justified?
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2021
When she was the head of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, Ms. Wiley was criticized for not being more aggressive in pursuing discipline against officers. Source: New York Times
Ex-Shake Shack Manager Sues N.Y.P.D. Unions Over Bogus Poison Claim
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2021
As tensions between protesters and the police grew last year, three officers said they’d been attacked with tainted milkshakes. They hadn’t. Source: New York Times
Has New York Hit a Progressive Plateau? The Mayor’s Race Is a Key Test.
By Gotham Rex on June 12, 2021
Concerns about crime are dominating the Democratic primary, and the party’s left wing has just started to coalesce. Source: New York Times
A Curfew and Clashes With Police in Washington Square Park
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2021
The confrontation over a new restriction at the Greenwich Village gathering spot has raised tensions over officers’ conduct. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates on Police Reform
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2021
We interviewed the eight leading Democratic candidates for mayor about the biggest issues facing the city. Here’s what they said. Source: New York Times
Pride Said Gay Cops Aren’t Welcome. Then Came the Backlash.
By Gotham Rex on May 28, 2021
Just as L.G.B.T.Q. visibility reached a new peak, splinter groups are re-examining the annual parade. Is Pride too corporate? Should police officers be allowed to march? Is it a revolution, or is it a party? Source: New York Times