Staten Island
How Eric Garner's Family Is Coping with Their Loss One Year Later
On the anniversary of one of the most notorious police killings in recent memory, Eric Garner's family looks back at a year of grief and activism.
Staten Island Cops Freaked Out Over Photos of People with Guns Who Were Probably Just Paintballers
The borough was on edge after a retired NYPD officer took a photo of people in a parking lot with what looked like an assault rifle.
Ferguson Witness Dorian Johnson Got Arrested After Filing a Lawsuit Against the Police
He was arrested in an altercation with St. Louis cops hours after suing the city of Ferguson for inflicting emotional distress on him the day he watched Michael Brown die.
Nine Months After He Filmed Eric Garner's Killing, the Cops Are Trying to Put Ramsey Orta Behind Bars
The 23-year-old and his family have been harassed and arrested by NYPD officers—treatment they say is retaliation for Orta's documentation of their misconduct.
A Judge Decided the Eric Garner Grand Jury Proceedings Should Stay Secret
State Supreme Court Justice William E. Garnett was unpersuaded by arguments that the public has a right to know how the grand jury came to its decision not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo.
Cry-Baby of the Week: Someone Cut a Woman's Brake Line Because She Took Their Parking Space
Also this week: A woman allegedly threatened to blow up her daughter's school because she failed an exam.
People Stopped Killing Each Other in New York City for a Week, Probably Because It's Cold
The welcome streak comes after weeks of tension between the NYPD and Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Can the New Inspector General Really Change the NYPD?
We talked to Philip Eure, the man charged with reforming the country's largest police force.
Will We Ever Find Out What Happened During the Eric Garner Grand Jury Proceedings?
The New York Civil Liberties Union and the Legal Aid Society are demanding that the Staten Island district attorney release details on how the grand jury decided not to indict NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo for Eric Garner's death.
I Went to a Pro-NYPD Rally Last Night and It Got Ugly
On a cold Friday night in New York, about 50 people gathered to show their support for Gotham's finest, but it wasn't long before counter-protesters angry about police brutality arrived.
Half of America Thinks We Live in a Post-Racial Society — The Other Half, Not So Much
New polls suggest public opinion on race in America is split almost down the middle, with most of the divide concerning whether race is really an issue at all.
Is Real Police Reform Ever Coming to New York City?
New York remains the epicenter of the "Black Lives Matter" movement, but will it amount to anything?