The civilian oversight group made the recommendations after reviewing hundreds of complaints against police tactics during the racial justice protests following the murder of George Floyd. Source: New York Times
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Police Officer Is Shot in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on May 11, 2022
The New York Police Department said the officer had been shot in the arm as he and a partner chased a man. They returned fire, striking the suspect in the head, officials said. Source: New York Times
Shawn Williams, Falsely Accused of a Murder in Brooklyn, Wins $10.5 Million
By Gotham Rex on May 5, 2022
Shawn Williams, falsely accused of a 1993 murder in Brooklyn, won the largest settlement so far thanks to the alleged misconduct of a once-renowned homicide detective. Source: New York Times
Fatal Shooting of Deliveryman Stuns a Queens Neighborhood
By Gotham Rex on May 1, 2022
Zhiwen Yan, who delivered Chinese food in Forest Hills, had a signature greeting for customers: “Hello, my friend!” He was killed on his scooter at a stoplight. Source: New York Times
New York Honors 4 Who Spotted Brooklyn Shooting Suspect
By Gotham Rex on April 20, 2022
The mayor and police commissioner honored the tipsters who alerted the police after seeing Frank R. James, who was then arrested in the Brooklyn subway shooting. Source: New York Times
Inside the N.Y.P.D. Manhunt for the Brooklyn Subway Shooter
By Gotham Rex on April 16, 2022
Witnesses, video, police accounts and court records depict a troubled man’s carefully planned attack, and the lucky breaks he seized to melt back into the city. Source: New York Times
Subway Attack Proves City’s Resilience Again: ‘We Don’t Have a Choice’
By Gotham Rex on April 16, 2022
The fabled toughness of New York’s residents has helped them power through trauma and tragedy. The shooting this week is another test. Source: New York Times
Manhunt Ends but Questions Linger After Arrest in Subway Attack
By Gotham Rex on April 13, 2022
The motive in the shootings has yet to be established. Source: New York Times
Faulty Subway Cameras in Brooklyn Shooting Were Flagged Days Earlier
By Gotham Rex on April 13, 2022
Maintenance workers on Sunday inspected the cameras at the 36th Street station in Brooklyn, where a gunman wounded 10 and left 13 injured, and discovered a connection problem. Source: New York Times
Frank James’s Sister Says ‘He’s Been on His Own His Whole Life.’
By Gotham Rex on April 13, 2022
Frank R. James, whom the police are seeking in connection with the subway attack on Tuesday, was born in the Bronx but spent his life moving from city to city, his sister said. Source: New York Times
‘Closest one to him was me,’ said one of the victims of the shooting.
By Gotham Rex on April 13, 2022
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Videos Show a Familiar New York Morning Erupting Into Chaos
By Gotham Rex on April 12, 2022
The attack on an N train on Tuesday brought to life a horror that the city had long avoided: a mass shooting on the subway. Source: New York Times
Panic in Sunset Park: Gunman Who Shot 10 in Subway Station at Large
By Gotham Rex on April 12, 2022
At least 23 were injured, five critically, in an attack at the 36th Street stop in Sunset Park after a man released two smoke grenades and started shooting. Source: New York Times
A Rise in Murders Upends a Sense of Progress in Brooklyn’s East Flatbush
By Gotham Rex on April 12, 2022
The killing of a 12-year-old boy in the neighborhood captured how a spike in shootings during the pandemic is complicating recovery in less affluent neighborhoods. Source: New York Times
As Police Make Arrests in One Bronx Shooting, Teen Is Slain in Another
By Gotham Rex on April 8, 2022
A 16-year-old girl was killed and two other teenagers she was with outside a high school were shot on Friday, the police said. Source: New York Times