Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that he came up with a plan to cut or transfer $ 1 billion from the New York Police Department’s $ 6 billion budget and would not guarantee that department staff will not be reduced, even to As shootings increase throughout the city. “I …
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A joint LGBTQ and Black Lives Matter march in Manhattan on Sunday led to clashes with NYPD cops. The crowd of hundreds, some of whom carried banners against police brutality and waved rainbow flags, clashed with officers after arriving at Washington Square Park in West Village from downtown Foley Square. …
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A crowd of revelers threw bottles and insults at police officers who attempted to end their massive street party after reports of gunfire early Sunday, according to videos of witnesses and police sources. An impressive video clip posted on Instagram shows multiple NYPD SUVs with flashing lights receding along Adam …
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About 150 people demonstrated outside the Natural History Museum on Sunday in an effort to save the statue of President Teddy Roosevelt from being removed. Shouts of “Save Teddy!” and “Save our history!” It came from the crowd protesting the Upper West Side institution’s move to remove Roosevelt’s bronze effigy, …
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No one intimidates like Hawk Newsome. Newsome, the most influential leader of the Black Lives Matter in New York, is 6 feet 6 inches and has no trouble moving inches from his face, peeking from behind dark shadows and blowing cigarette smoke. On a recent afternoon in the South Bronx, …
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