Muslims Protest Police Stop and Frisk Policies
Muslim New Yorkers spoke out against racial profiling during the second session of the stop-and-frisk trial.
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After Protest Arrest, Back in Court 13 Times – And Counting
Friday, March 15, 2013
New York City activist Christina Gonzalez talks about the sacrifices that go along with fighting for change, during her thirteenth scheduled hearing (for the same arrest), at Brooklyn's Kings County Criminal Court.
VIDEO: Stop-and-Frisk: Racist and Unconstitutional?
Friday, March 15, 2013
Last month, the NYPD released the Stop-and-Frisk statistics report for the year 2011, which underscored a broad public controversy about the NYPD’s “stop-and-frisk” policy and charges of racial profiling. The data showed that African American [...]
East Flatbush Protest Over Police Shooting of Teen Turns Violent
Thursday, March 14, 2013
What was supposed to be a peaceful vigil turned into a full-fledged riot Wednesday night along Church Av. in East Flatbush, as protesters clashed with the police in a march to the 67th precinct. Police [...]
Demonstrators March Against Stop and Frisk
Sunday, February 24, 2013
On February 10th, Latoya Dixon, a 29-year-old, African American Muslim woman, was on her way to pick up her husband from work. When she got out of her car, she was stopped by a [...]
Brooklyn Fares Worst in Stop and Frisk Incidents, Says New Report
Friday, February 8, 2013
Earlier this week a New York City Police Department report confirmed something many people in Brooklyn already know: the police department’s stop and frisk policy is alive and well in Brooklyn. According to the report, more people were stopped in two Brooklyn precincts, covering East New York, Brownsville and Crown Heights --- than anywhere else in the city last year.
Correction Officers’ Group Gets Behind Gun Control Candidates
Friday, August 24, 2012
The association has donated $40,000 in this election cycle to politicians active on the issue.
The Guns of Brooklyn
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Brooklyn has the rest of New York City outgunned. Law enforcement data indicates that the borough has a disproportionately large number of the city’s guns. It’s a tough statistic to nail down, says Rory [...]
Eric Adams on the ‘Abuse’ of Stop-and-Frisk
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Is the New York Police Department misusing its stop-and-frisk-policy? New York State Senator Eric L. Adams, a retired police captain who was elected to the state senate in 2006, thinks so.
Friday, March 29, 2013
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