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Katz is back! The New York City Board of Elections declared Monday that Queens Borough President Melinda Katz narrowly topped her...
- Jul 29, 2019
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Longtime NYPD member to become fourth female assistant chief
This NYPD chief was practically born to be part of the NYPD, and on Monday she’ll be joining an exclusive club of female assistant...
- Jul 26, 2019
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Is This What Fear Looks Like?
“Yooo they violated them!! They viiiiolated themmm!!!!” So went the commentary of a woman heard on a now-viral cellphone video showing...
- Jul 25, 2019
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Who will stand up for police?
When, over a decade ago, I attended a conference on policing in Istanbul, I rephrased a well-known quote from a famous police scholar...
- Jul 25, 2019
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27 Black Leaders Condemn Dousing of Police
African-American leaders write: “We were appalled at the recent verbal attacks on and water dousing of police officers in Harlem and...
- Jul 24, 2019
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Everything You Don’t Know About Mass Incarceration
Certain must-pass ideological litmus tests have arisen for the 25 declared candidates (so far) seeking the Democratic Party presidential...
- Jul 21, 2019
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Where Law-and-Order Justice Still Reigns in New York City
Three weeks after the Democratic primary for Queens district attorney, where the leading candidates are separated by 16 votes and...
- Jul 20, 2019
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For police, is AI deception technology a 'truth meter' yet?
By Bill Bratton, as seen in The Hill Artificial intelligence (AI) quickly has become a transformative technology impacting many aspects...
- Jul 20, 2019
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Technology Supplier to U.S. Police Agencies Bans Chinese Drones
A supplier of drone technology to dozens of state and local law enforcement and public safety agencies, located in the U.S. and a handful...
- Jul 14, 2019
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Homeless in NYC Subways — and the MTA
By Bill Bratton While Governor Cuomo's instructions to the MTA Board (as seen here in the NY Daily News) to do something about the...
- Jul 10, 2019
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The New Normal
By Bill Bratton New York City is on pace for its lowest murder rate in more than seven decades. NYPD statistics show there were 21 fewer...
- Jul 3, 2019
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What Tiffany Cabán inherits
A great deal of work has already been done to make prosecutions in Queens more progressive Tiffany Cabán, the apparent victor in the...
- Jun 24, 2019
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Bill Bratton says no prosecute policy will usher in ‘return to bad old days’
Boston’s former top cop is predicting a long crime-ridden summer in the city thanks to Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins’...
- Jun 22, 2019
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Careful, Queens: Is the borough prepared for a radical shift in prosecutor’s approach to sex work?
With Rory Lancman dropping out and throwing his support to the Democratic Party’s pick, Melinda Katz, it’s official: 31-year-old public...
- Jun 21, 2019
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God Save Queens
According to data provided by the Queens County District Attorney’s Office, more than one-third of people charged in Queens with either...
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