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

NYPD Commissioner: No Link Between Stop and Frisk Reduction and Shootings

"I don't think criminals feel comfortable walking around the city armed with firearms," Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said.
By Will Bredderman
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton.

Bill Bratton Punches Back at Comptroller and City Council

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton offered an aggressive defense of his police department this morning—ripping the city comptroller for calling city crime statistics "politicized," and pushing back against the City Council.
By Jillian Jorgensen
Councilman Mark Levine, left, and Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson join activists to call for the passage of Intro 214 (Twitter: Mark Levine).

Councilwoman to Resume Push for Police Reform Proposals

Vanessa Gibson said the Council would again take up the 'Right to Know Act' and the anti-chokehold bill, despite Mayor Bill de Blasio's opposition.
By Will Bredderman
NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman, right, speaks on the 'Right to Know' Act alongside Councilmen Ritchie Torres, Antonio Reynoso and Brad Lander.

Progressives Push ‘Consent’ as Antidote to Racial Bias in Drug Stops

By Will Bredderman
Jumaane Williams announces the inception of the National Network Against Gun Violence (Photo: Will Bredderman)

Jumaane Williams to Media: Don’t Link Stop-and-Frisk to Shooting Spike

By Will Bredderman

City Council Overrides Mayor’s Veto of NYPD Reform Bills

By Jill Colvin
Councilman Jumaane Williams.

Police Reform Advocates say Bloomberg Misrepresenting Bills’ Threats

By Ross Barkan
Jumaane Williams, one of the bills' lead sponsors. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYPD Inspector General and Racial Profiling Bills Will Be Forced to Vote

By Jill Colvin
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