Advocates and South Asian community members are calling for police not to respond to 911 mental health calls, after the NYPD shot 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty in his home
Court records and interviews with victims show that New York Police Department officers use force on people already restrained, which some experts characterize as “torture”
Betar US’s former head claimed in an interview with Prism that the group works with the Trump administration and police to identify protesters. Student organizers say Betar’s actions, including distributing “pagers,” are making students feel unsafe
As city officials cracked down on anti-genocide protesters, Adams and top NYPD officers attended several events hosted by the Israel Heritage Foundation. One officer even showed up in his police uniform
New accounts of police mismanagement at Columbia University have emerged in the days after arrests
Activists hope to spread awareness about the relationship between Cop City and the GILEE program
Fighting racial capitalism and white supremacy is key to closing the “hope gap” between wanting and achieving reparations and abolition
The city has long been a testing ground for surveillance tools as a mechanism for social control
With a lengthy waitlist and no clear pathway toward obtaining licenses and permits, vendors are advocating for the overhaul of an outdated system
Trying to police away hate has proven to be ineffective and a waste of community resources
As advocates demand that news media reckon with how they have furthered anti-Black violence, entertainment media can’t ignore its guilt in doing the same
Despite being overseen by a different government department and promised opportunities to gain permits, unlicensed New York City vendors have not received a break from city enforcement
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