Nation Aug 31 NYPD to adopt guidelines for disciplining officer misconduct The New York Police Department is unveiling a discipline matrix that will guide decisions on officer punishment similarly to how sentencing guidelines are used in criminal cases.
Politics Aug 25 New York wants court to declare mail disruptions unconstitutional Postmaster General Louis DeJoy recently announced that he was suspending new operational changes to mail service amid complaints that they had led to delivery slowdowns.
Nation Aug 21 Judge lifts veil on New York City police discipline records With scores of disciplinary records already online, a federal judge on Friday lifted a temporary restraining order that had barred New York City's police watchdog agency, police department and other entities from making such information public.
Politics Aug 06 WATCH: New York attorney general sues to dissolve NRA New York’s attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over questionable expenditures.
Nation Jul 29 Outrage after NYPD pulls protester into unmarked van The NYPD says Stone was picked up by a warrant squad for allegedly damaging several surveillance cameras. The department said that squad typically uses unmarked vehicles to surprise wanted suspects.
Nation Jul 20 ‘Men’s rights’ lawyer suspected in shooting of New Jersey judge’s family Roy Den Hollander received media attention including appearances on Fox News and Comedy Central for lawsuits challenging perceived infringements of "men's rights."…
Nation Jul 06 Ghislaine Maxwell moved to New York for sex abuse charges Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred to New York to face charges she recruited women and girls for him to sexually abuse.
Nation Jun 25 NYPD officer charged with using banned chokehold A New York City police officer who was suspended after putting a man in what authorities said was a banned chokehold now faces criminal charges. The NYPD says officer David Afanador was arrested Thursday on charges of strangulation and attempted…
Nation Jun 15 NYPD closes controversial anti-crime unit amid calls for reform New York City's police department is disbanding the unit involved in Eric Garner's 2014 chokehold death, Commissioner Dermot Shea said Monday amid a nationwide reckoning for policing in the wake of George Floyd's death last month in Minneapolis.
Nation Jun 08 New York passes bill to unveil police disciplinary records New York lawmakers are poised to overhaul a decades-old law protecting police disciplinary records that has long been among the nation's most secretive.