Tag: police
How we mapped NYPD summonses across the city: Part II
In which we navigate the multiple databases used by New York City courts and update our summonses map to include data from community courts in Brooklyn and Manhattan ⧸ Full Story
A tort time bomb
As a record number of lawsuits against the city's police move into litigation, the price tag is $150 million a year and growing. Where will it stop? ⧸ Full Story
Is ‘stop and frisk’ based on official policy?
Yesterday U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin granted class-action status to a lawsuit condemning the NYPD’s stop and frisk practices. Her decision comes in a 2008 suit filed by four men claiming their fourth amendment constitutional rights were compromised by the NYPD, and allows thousands more plaintiffs to take part in the legal challenge. The… ⧸ Full Story
Safety in numbers: Authors of book assailing police stats say it’s for the NYPD’s own good
Authors John Eterno and Eli Silverman scrutinize COMPSTAT and raise sharp questions about its accuracy ⧸ Full Story
Bedford-Stuyvesant report: Police stops haunt residents under suspicion
At an event to resolve unpaid summonses, Brooklyn residents attest to the toll of police interrogations ⧸ Full Story
Despite drops, number of stop-and-frisks headed toward record high
Fewer than 6 percent of those stopped this summer were arrested ⧸ Full Story
Parade police overtime costs float above Occupy Wall Street’s
Macy's Thanksgiving festivities cost the NYPD $192,000 last year ⧸ Full Story