Harlem Councilwoman Kristin Richardson Jordan, who has equated the policing system to slavery, is now considering how to deliver her message in a district mourning for two officers. Source: New York Times
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After Shootings, Eric Adams Rushes to Release Safety Plan
By Gotham Rex on January 23, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams, who won New Yorkers’ votes by campaigning on a need for improved public safety, is facing a growing crisis over gun violence. Source: New York Times
How a Calm Call for Help Led 2 N.Y.P.D. Officers Into a Hail of Gunfire
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2022
The latest deadly episode to rattle the city began with a routine domestic disturbance call and ended with one officer dead and another in critical condition. Source: New York Times
Keechant Sewell, a Queens Native, Comes 'Full Circle' to Head N.Y.P.D.
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2021
Keechant Sewell, chief of detectives in Nassau County, will become the city’s 45th police commissioner after she impressed Eric Adams with “emotional intelligence.” Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Commissioner and First Deputy File for Retirement
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2021
Commissioner Dermot Shea and his first deputy, Benjamin Tucker, each served in the Police Department for more than two decades. Source: New York Times
3 Officers Used Excessive Force in Arrest of Black Teen, U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2021
The officers were charged with violating the teenager’s civil rights when they stomped on his head in New Jersey in 2018. Source: New York Times
Ed Mullins, Ex-Police Union Chief, Retires as Discipline Is Announced
By Gotham Rex on November 5, 2021
Mr. Mullins’s retirement, after a 40-year Police Department career, took effect the same day he was fined for messages posted on Twitter. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Was Charged Without Coordination With Albany D.A., Sheriff Says
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2021
The district attorney has not committed to prosecuting the former governor, and experts called the sheriff’s decision to proceed independently unusual. Source: New York Times
Biggest New York City Police Union Sues Over Vaccine Mandate
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2021
The Police Benevolent Association of New York said it opposed a vaccine mandate for police officers that does not allow the option of being tested weekly instead of being vaccinated. Source: New York Times
Woman Becomes a Cop After Being Shot by Her Jail Guard Boyfriend
By Gotham Rex on October 13, 2021
Katrina Brownlee was abused, shot and left for dead. Told she’d never walk again, she went on to have a 20-year career with the N.Y.P.D. Source: New York Times
Officers Who Pledge Loyalty to Oath Keepers Should Be Fired, Mayor Says
By Gotham Rex on October 1, 2021
A report that active-duty New York City police officers had associated with the militia group prompts a denunciation from City Hall. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams, Once a Political Outsider, Conquers the Inside Game
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2021
Mr. Adams won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City by portraying himself as a working-class politician who understood the concerns of average New Yorkers. Source: New York Times
What Does Eric Adams, Working-Class Champion, Mean for the Democrats?
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2021
Mr. Adams, who ran a campaign focused on appealing to blue-collar Black and Latino voters, said America does not want “fancy candidates.” 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
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