Nearly 324,000 complaints against police officers were published online. The Times’s police bureau chief explains what that means. Source: New York Times
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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The records had been sealed for decades, but last month, New York repealed a law keeping them secret after national protests against police brutality.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
18-Year-Old Dies After He Is Stabbed and Set on Fire in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2020
The teenager, Winston Ortiz, was attacked in an apartment building near Yankee Stadium. 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
These Remarks Might Get a Police Chief Fired. Not in New York.
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2020
The police commissioner’s pointed criticism — and the fact that he still has his job — speaks to the mayor’s fraught relationship with the Police Department. 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
Two Teenagers Are Among 8 Killed on Deadly Day in New York City
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2020
The spate of shootings on Sunday came as the city wrestles with a spike in violence unlike anything it has seen in decades. Source: New York Times
Tyrese Haspil Is Charged With Grisly Murder of Tech C.E.O. Fahim Saleh
By Gotham Rex on July 17, 2020
The police said the former employee, who had been fired for stealing $90,000, stabbed and dismembered Fahim Saleh in his Manhattan apartment. Source: New York Times
What We Know About the Killing of Gokada CEO Fahim Saleh
By Gotham Rex on July 17, 2020
Mr. Saleh, a young entrepreneur with international businesses, was found dismembered this week in his luxury condo on the Lower East Side. Source: New York Times
Shootings Have Soared. Is the N.Y.P.D. Pulling Back?
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2020
As shootings go unsolved, some elected officials think that officers are staging a slowdown. But the department says it is stretched thin. Source: New York Times
Top N.Y.P.D. Chief Injured While Making Arrest at a Protest
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2020
Terence A. Monahan, New York’s highest-ranking uniformed chief, was one of several officers who were attacked on the Brooklyn Bridge, officials said. Source: New York Times
Man’s Dismembered Body Is Found in Luxury Manhattan Condo
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2020
An electric saw was found near the man’s torso, law enforcement officials said. Units in the Lower East Side building have sold for more than $2 million. Source: New York Times
1-Year-Old Is Shot and Killed at Brooklyn Cookout
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2020
The child’s death capped another weekend of gun violence in New York City, where shootings in June and July have risen sharply. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Paints ‘Black Lives Matter’ in Front of Trump Tower
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2020
The public art project was the latest battle in a feud between President Trump and Mayor Bill de Blasio. Source: New York Times