Dec 27 Thousands gather for funeral of slain NYPD officer By Elisabeth Ponsot Tens of thousands of mourners gathered on Saturday for the funeral of New York City Police Department officer Rafael Ramos, who was killed along with his partner on Dec. 20 by a man targeting the police. Continue reading
Dec 13 Marches to protest police killings planned in DC, New York By Associated Press Protesters plan to converge on the nation's capital on Saturday to help bring attention to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police and call for legislative action. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 3:32 Protests, largely peaceful, continue over killings by police – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 04 NYC Congressman says outdated ‘broken windows’ policing a factor in Eric Garner death By Quinn Bowman In light of the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who died after being put in a chokehold by a police officer, some officials are rethinking the “broken windows” policy. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch NYC Mayor de Blasio announces retraining of NYPD officers By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 04 NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announces retraining of NYPD officers By Justin Scuiletti New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is scheduled to speak momentarily. Watch live here… Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch Watch NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio speak on Eric Garner decision By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 03 NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks on Eric Garner decision By Justin Scuiletti New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke Wednesday on a New York grand jury’s decision not to indict NYPD police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of unarmed, 43-year-old Eric Garner. Continue reading
Dec 03 No indictment for police officer involved in NYC chokehold death of Eric Garner By Colleen Shalby A grand Jury in New York City will not indict police officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of unarmed 43-year-old Eric Garner. Continue reading
Nov 29 New York teens will have new say in city’s government By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press A new law lets 16- and 17-year-olds apply to serve on community boards, the panels that function as the front lines of local government in the nation's biggest city. Continue reading