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Political cartoonist Ted Rall. (Courtesy apbspeakers.com)

‘Cleaned-Up’ Audiotape of Political Cartoonist’s Clash With LAPD Bolsters His Story

The freelance cartoonist fired by the Los Angeles Times after a police recording allegedly revealed inconsistencies in a blog post he wrote about the Los Angeles Police Department’s ticketing crackdown has fired back at the paper.
By Hunter Harris

Melissa Mark-Viverito Set to Hire Former State Senate Contender

Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito is set to hire Jason Otaño, an attorney and former candidate for the state senate and
By Ross Barkan
To be fair, this guy is practically begging the NYPD to mess with him. (Photo: Fling93/Flickr)

‘Quirky’ Precinct Distributes Fake Jaywalking Summonses in Brooklyn

The perpetrators weren't actually being called to court. Instead, they were instructed to appear at "the nearest intersection, in the crosswalk, crossing with the signal."
By Billy Richling
Does "1 am curfew" count when the sun's up again? (Twitter)

Morning Glory: Jogger Ticketed for Crack-of-Dawn Run Through Central Park

By Mimmi Montgomery and Sage Lazzaro
People walk through a cold and snow covered Manhattan following a snow storm that left up to 8 inches of snow in January 2014 (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images).

Watch Your Step: Jaywalking Tickets Up by 800 Percent

By Mimmi Montgomery
Oh, Pop Pop.

NYU Students Invent New York’s Own Computerized Crossing Guard

By Vinnie Mancuso
Today's New York Post cover features the controversial jaywalking incident.

Mayor de Blasio Defends Local NYPD Crackdown on Jaywalking

By Jill Colvin
NYPD officers are ticketing jaywalkers in an effort to decrease pedestrian deaths following de Blasio's Vision Zero plan and the number of weekend tragedies.

Is Jaywalking the New Stop-And-Frisk? De Blasio Pulls a Page From Giuliani’s Playbook

By Danica Ceballos
(Photo: Getty)

Bloomberg Says Cracking Down on Jaywalking Would Be a 'Great Idea'

By Colin Campbell
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