The shooting at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine took place just after a carol service ended. Source: New York Times
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Lawrence Byrne, Former Lawyer for New York Police, Dies at 61
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2020
His younger brother, a police officer, was assassinated by a drug gang at 22, a key moment in the city’s crack epidemic of the 1980s. Source: New York Times
6 Injured When Driver Rams Into Protest Against ICE in Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2020
A black car hit several people marching in Manhattan in support of immigrant detainees on a hunger strike. Source: New York Times
Crime Wave Hits Bodegas, Threatening a Lifeline in the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2020
Bodegas have seen a 63 percent rise in shootings and a threefold increase in burglaries. Six people have been killed in or just outside the stores. Source: New York Times
Why Some Young New Yorkers Carry Guns
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2020
Police struggling to stem a rising wave of shootings in New York City are confronting a deep-seated subculture that glorifies guns. Source: New York Times
Police Shooting in the Bronx: At Least 2 U.S. Marshals Shot
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2020
The marshals’ conditions were not immediately known after the shooting in the Wakefield neighborhood, officials said. One suspect was also wounded. Source: New York Times
Police Body Cameras Cited as ‘Powerful Tool’ Against Stop-and-Frisk Abuses
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2020
City police officers who were assigned body cameras documented more stops than officers who did not wear the devices during a yearlong pilot program. Source: New York Times
2 Officers Are Wounded and Man Is Killed in Queens Shootout, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2020
The officers were investigating a domestic violence allegation when the victim’s husband opened fire, wounding both of them, the police said. Neither injury was life threatening. Source: New York Times
1 Woman Is Killed and 6 Others Are Wounded in Brooklyn Mass Shooting
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2020
Two people opened fire at a party in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, the police said. The incident reflected a stark rise in shootings in the city. Source: New York Times
A Pattern of Leniency Toward Officers Accused of Misconduct
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2020
A New York Times analysis found that the Police Department routinely reduced or ignored a review board’s recommendations for disciplining officers. Source: New York Times
A Watchdog Accused Officers of Serious Misconduct. Few Were Punished.
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2020
An analysis by The New York Times found that the N.Y.P.D. has reduced or rejected recommendations for stiff discipline of officers in about 71 percent of 6,900 serious misconduct charges. Source: New York Times
A Woman Is Stabbed, and Two 15-Year-Olds Are Charged With Murder
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2020
Nyla Bond, 20, became friendly with one of the teenagers last year. Now she is dead, and questions swirl around the motive for the killing. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Will No Longer Force Women to Remove Hijabs for Mug Shots
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2020
The Police Department agreed to change its policy and allow religious people to be photographed in head coverings so long as their faces were left unobstructed. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Anti-Harassment Official Accused of Racist Rants
By Gotham Rex on November 5, 2020
The official was relieved of his command after City Council investigators amassed evidence that he posted vitriolic messages online under the name “Clouseau.” Source: New York Times
Officer Who Pressed a Knee Into Bystander’s Neck Leaves N.Y.P.D.
By Gotham Rex on October 28, 2020
A police officer facing charges for his conduct during a social-distancing arrest has retired. The incident caused an uproar over racial disparities in such arrests. Source: New York Times