An oversight board had recommended that Jeffrey Maddrey, the chief of department, be punished for interfering with an arrest. Commissioner Edward Caban dismissed the case. Source: New York Times
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Woman Accusing Eric Adams of Assault Wrote About It Years Ago, Filing Says
By Gotham Rex on August 19, 2024
A former Transit Police Department colleague of the mayor said she told seven people years ago that he had sexually assaulted her in 1993, according to new court filings. Source: New York Times
Man Is Arrested in Queens Stabbing Spree, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on January 18, 2024
The man was charged with attempted murder after a citywide manhunt. The authorities said he randomly attacked people with a hunting knife. Source: New York Times
Joseph Esposito, Longtime N.Y.P.D. Chief, Is Dead at 73
By Gotham Rex on January 18, 2024
For more than 12 years, he oversaw the city’s response to some of its most challenging disasters. He later led New York’s emergency management agency. Source: New York Times
George Floyd Protesters to Receive $13 Million From New York
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2023
The city settled a major class-action lawsuit that said unlawful police tactics had violated the rights of more than 1,000 people who protested after Mr. Floyd’s killing. Source: New York Times
Police Officers May No Longer Hold People to Check for Warrants
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2022
A settlement filed Friday will bar N.Y.P.D. officers from detaining people at length as they check databases for reasons to arrest them. Source: New York Times
‘Nightmare’ Warehouse Fire Erases Evidence in Many Unsolved Cases
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2022
Lawyers say evidence in cold cases and bids for exoneration disappeared or was ruined when a Police Department storage facility in Brooklyn went up in flames. Source: New York Times
Why Police Officers Are Leaving: Low Pay, Overwork and High Costs
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2022
The New York Police Department is being raided by other departments across the country, for good reason. Also, Governor Hochul gets to pick the state’s top judge. Source: New York Times
Fire Erupts at an NYPD Evidence Center in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2022
A three-alarm fire led to the collapse of a portion of a warehouse compound in Red Hook. Much of the evidence kept there may be destroyed, according to officials. Source: New York Times
Subway Station Clerks To Step Out From Booths Into New Role
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2022
The M.T.A. workers, who once sold tokens to transit riders, will now provide roaming customer service in subway stations. Source: New York Times
Police Seek 18-Year-Old Man After Teen Girl Is Fatally Stabbed in Harlem
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
Saniyah Lawrence, 16, was found in an apartment, mortally wounded after an argument. She was one of a series of teenage homicide victims this year. Source: New York Times
When a Violent Race Riot in Washington Square Park Roiled New York City
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2022
Four decades ago, a bat-wielding mob raged through Washington Square Park, leaving dozens injured and one dead. The violence lasted only 10 minutes, but the repercussions persist today. Source: New York Times
NYPD Officers Leave in Droves for Better Pay in Smaller Towns
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2022
This year has seen the highest number of resignations in two decades. Source: New York Times
NY Man Is Accused of 3 Shootings, 2 Fatal, in 24-Hour Crime Spree
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2022
A 17-year-old girl and a 21-year-old man were killed, and a 96-year-old bystander was wounded, in three separate attacks in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Source: New York Times
NYC’s Mental Health Plan Raises Questions for Police Officers
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams wants police officers on the front lines, but critics say they are not trained to get people off the streets, and could endanger everyone involved. Source: New York Times