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Broken Windows

NYPD Faces Scrutiny Over How It Determines Who Is a Gang Member

The NYPD's gang database currently has roughly 17,600 individuals.
By Madina Toure
A large immigrant-led coalition held a rally at Washington Square Park against what they say is the city's collaboration with federal immigration authorities on Feb. 11, 2017.

NYPD Is Now Required to Return Personal Property Seized During Arrests More Quickly

Activist say the NYPD confiscates cash, cell phones and other personal property from New Yorkers—a move that hurts low-income residents.
By Madina Toure
Times Square. (Photo by: )

Manhattan DA to End Prosecution of Most Turnstile Jumpers

But the courtesy doesn't extend to NYC's other boroughs.
By Madina Toure
Outgoing NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton.

‘Broken Windows,’ and the Cracks in NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton’s Legacy

By Will Bredderman
Rev. Al Sharpton addresses Police Commissioner Bill Bratton's resignation at the National Action Network.

Sharpton Has ‘Mixed Feelings’ Over Bratton’s Resignation

By Madina Toure
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton with NYPD officers and press.

NYPD IG: No Link Between Quality of Life Enforcement and Lower Crime

By Jillian Jorgensen
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Mayor Bill de Blasio and members of the City Council

NYC Council to End Criminal Penalties for Public Urination, Other Low-Level Offenses

By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Bill de Blasio Says Face-Slashing Epidemic Probably a Result of NYPD Gun Seizures

By Will Bredderman
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner Bill Bratton (Photo: Andrew Burton for Getty Images).

Bill Bratton Calls Bill de Blasio ‘A Centrist’—On Policing, at Least

By Will Bredderman
President Obama and Bill de Blasio at Junior's in Brooklyn (Photo: Mandel Ngan for AFP/Getty Images)

NYC Mayor Rebukes Obama Administration on Homelessness

By Will Bredderman
Members of the NYPD.

Legal Claims Against Cops Down After Decade-Long Climb, Comptroller’s Report Finds

By Will Bredderman
A demonstrator holds one of several signs encouraging people to lobby Mayor Bill de Blasio (Photo: Will Bredderman for Observer).

Indigent Advocates to de Blasio: ‘Hands Off the Homeless’

By Will Bredderman
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton (Photo: Spencer Platt for Getty Images)

Bratton Blames ‘Over-Incarceration’ in 1990s for Black Family Disintegration

By Will Bredderman
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton with Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Andrew Burton for Getty Images)

De Blasio and Bratton Debut ‘Neighborhood Policing’ Plan With Beefed-Up NYPD

By Will Bredderman
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton with Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Andrew Burton for Getty Images)

Bratton Open to Diverting Some Offenders From Criminal Process

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio during a sit-down with NY1. (Screenshot: NY1)

De Blasio Disagrees With Mark-Viverito’s Push to Decriminalize Some Offenses

By Jillian Jorgensen
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Bill Bratton Calls Protests Against Him ‘Actually Entertaining’

By Ross Barkan
Anti-Bratton protesters outside City Hall this morning. (Photo: Ross Barkan/New York Observer)

Protesters Repeatedly Interrupt Bill Bratton’s City Council Testimony

By Ross Barkan
Councilman Mark Levine is sponsoring legislation on HDFC transparency.

With Push for More Desk Appearance Tickets, Council Bill Would Track Racial Data

By Jillian Jorgensen
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. (Photo: NYC Council/William Alatriste)

Melissa Mark-Viverito to Call for Criminal Justice Reform in First State of the City

By Jillian Jorgensen
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton. (Screenshot: NY1)

Bratton Says Broken Windows Critics ‘Don’t Know What the Hell They’re Talking About’

By Jillian Jorgensen

NYPD ‘Buy-and-Bust’ Pot Plan Goes Up in Smoke

By John Bonazzo
Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo. (Photo: NYC Council/William Alatriste)

Brooklyn Councilwoman: Bratton Doesn’t Understand Broken Windows

By Will Bredderman
(Flickr)

NYPD Drops the Curtain on Subway Performers

By Esti Jungreis
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