Bratton Calls NYPD Reform Proposals
Leave your thoughtsAt a City Council hearing yesterday, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said he opposes all nine proposed police reform bills on…
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Stop and frisk: NYPD’s ‘broken windows’ policing ‘criminalizes’ young black men
Leave your thoughtsKeeshan Harley has been stopped by police since he was 13 – an everyday occurrence for black men in the…
President Obama creates Task Force on 21st Century Policing, STLs Brittany Packnett among members
Leave your thoughtsMayor-allied ed advocates push for detail on community schools
Leave your thoughtsA coalition of education advocacy groups is calling for a better-defined policy from the city Department of Education on its…
Long Island Immigrants, Faith Leaders and Advocates Call for Compassion and Due Process for 2,200 Undocumented Children
Leave your thoughtsLong Island immigrants, faith leaders, and advocates spoke out late last week to call for compassion and due process for…
Cop Watch
Leave your thoughtsAmong the chants and Twitter hashtags radiating from Ferguson, Missouri, and Staten Island, New York—“Hands Up, Don’t Shoot,” “I Can’t…
LI Sees Biggest Influx of Refugee Kids: Advocates say Due Process is Key
Leave your thoughtsIt’s a big number that’s making headlines in New York, but local advocates for immigrants say the flow of unaccompanied…
NYPD’s ‘Broken Windows’ Policing Is the Same Old Stop-and-Frisk
Leave your thoughtsWhen a federal court found the New York Police Department’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy unconstitutional in August 2013, New Yorkers concerned…
Jóvenes latinos promueven importancia del voto
Leave your thoughtsUnos 45 jóvenes de comunidades minoritarias, latinos y afroamericanos, estarán recorriendo los vecindarios de Long Island esta semana, promoviendo la…
Audio: Brooklyn DA Shifts Stance On Pot, But That Won’t Impact NYPD
Leave your thoughtsMarijuana enthusiasts should still think twice before lighting up in the streets of Brooklyn. The borough’s district attorney announced this…