Police & Fire Archives – Politics NY

Incarcerated New Yorkers deserve their right to vote, Public Advocate Williams says

By Dean Moses

‘It’s just unbelievable that happened’: De Blasio weighs in on Daunte Wright shooting

By Ariama C. Long

Queens

Queens community calls for moves to defund the police following death of Daunte Wright in Minnesota

By Jenna Bagcal

Queens

Queens officials join Jackson Heights tenants displaced by fire to call for ‘dignified, compassionate’ return to their homes

By Angélica Acevedo

Major crimes in NYC jumped 2.4% during March on heels of murder, auto theft spikes: NYPD

By Robert Pozarycki

‘We have been invisible for way too long’: Hundreds stand up against anti-Asian hate at Chinatown rally

By Gabriele Holtermann

De Blasio signs on for more diversity in the NYPD

By Ariama C. Long

De Blasio thanks state pols for correcting ‘mistakes of the past’ in pot legalization

By Ariama C. Long

Four police reform bills get NYC Council approval, with de Blasio’s NYPD overhaul debated

By Robert Pozarycki

City Council set to pull NYC press credential duties away from the NYPD

By Robert Pozarycki

Seeking the ‘Cure’: NYC expands anti-violence programs while embracing expansive police reform

By Ariama C. Long

Queens

Queens Assemblywoman hosts town hall addressing public safety concerns and rise in criminal activity in district

By Carlotta Mohamed

Appeal for peace: Hundreds hold vigil at Union Square seeking justice for Asian hate crime victims

By Gabriele Holtermann

Mayor announces new Emergency Management Commish after Criswell

By Ariama C. Long

City Government

De Blasio appeals for more resources to help combat domestic violence in New York City

By Ariama C. Long

Brooklyn

Seven NYC Congress members call for Cuomo to resign over sex harassment scandal

By Robert Pozarycki

Three is enough: Manhattan DA Vance says ‘No mas’ on fourth term

By Robert Pozarycki

Plans to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks begin to take shape in NYC

By Robert Pozarycki

People of color made up 94% of NYPD marijuana busts, data says

By Mark Hallum

Courts

Solitary ending at NYC jails, but incarcerated at Rikers need more COVID-19 vaccines

By Ariama C. Long

De Blasio reveals ‘comprehensive plan’ to end racial injustice, boost diversity at NYPD

By Robert Pozarycki

Queens

Republican District Leader, a Glen Oaks resident, arrested for alleged involvement in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

By Jenna Bagcal

Courts

De Blasio ready to release officer’s disciplinary records at the court’s say

By Ariama C. Long

High time or no time: Marijuana legalization faces make-or-break moment in New York

AMNY Staff

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