Ben Feuerherd

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NYPD lawyer says department needs to fix civil ticket process after Gothamist report

By: Ben Feuerherd

NYPD oversight groups like the Department of Investigation have said one key reason for the high number of dismissals is that police officers still hand write 100% of their civil tickets.

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NYC braces for protests, street closures as Netanyahu speaks at the UN

By: Ben Feuerherd

In preparation for the assembly, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said thousands of officers will patrol the area around the U.N. each day.

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NYC councilmember wants to ban tickets for spitting after arrest video circulates

By: Ryan Kost, Ben Feuerherd

The video shows an NYPD officer ticketing a man minutes before the officer grabbed the man by the collar, threw him to the ground and handcuffed him.

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NYPD searching for suspect after fatal stabbing in Queens

By: Ben Feuerherd

Officers responding to a call at the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and 173rd Street around 1 a.m. found 29-year-old Sulimon Ferrier, who had multiple stab wounds to his chest, police said.

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Police identify 2 men wanted for stabbing an off-duty NYPD officer

By: Ben Feuerherd

D’Angelo Caraballo and Sneider Mejia are wanted on several charges, including attempted murder.

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NYPD rushed man shot by ICE to hospital in police SUV, bodycam footage shows

By: Ben Feuerherd

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said ICE officers fired at Oscar Belgal multiple times when he was in a car with his 5-year-old son.

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Company that won $23M NYPD building contract was investigated by LI watchdog

By: Ben Feuerherd

Nassau County's inspector general questioned whether E&A Restoration had the “requisite business integrity” to be responsible for an $85 million contract to build a courthouse in Mineola.

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NYC ambulance response times have grown 41% as life-threatening calls rise

By: Ben Feuerherd

A city comptroller’s report points to ambulance maintenance problems and low pay for EMTs and paramedics as factors contributing to longer waits.

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NYPD officer faces disciplinary trial 10 years after killing Delrawn Small

By: Ben Feuerherd

Officer Wayne Isaacs will go on trial in January on a charge that he used improper force when he shot and killed Delrawn Small in East New York in July 2016

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‘A killer cop lives here’: Brooklyn arrests raise questions about limits of free speech

By: Ben Feuerherd

First Amendment experts say the charges raise serious questions about the right to criticize police.