Tag: New York Police Department

Mayor Eric Adams (D-New York City) has been caught making misrepresentations about his life. Why does he hide his truth from the public ? Office of U.S. House Speaker/Public Domain

Feds are mum about potential for security compromise as the executive in charge of their largest law enforcement partner may be subject to blackmail

The U.S. Attorney’s Office won’t address reports that Mayor Eric Adams is concealing personal conduct that may reflect on his character.

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U.S. Attorney Damian Williams became the fifth head of the Manhattan Federal prosecutors' office in as many years, following a period of unstable turnover in the office and a sense of a loss of faith in the U.S. Dept. of Justice. U.S. Attorney's Office/SDNY/Public Domain

Letter From New York : Ethical questions stemming from the Bill de Blasio-Eric Adams transition at City Hall serve up a first test for U.S. Attorney Damian Williams

Damian Williams was sworn in as the new U.S. Attorney to great fanfare. He has been forced to confront ethical questions related to the Bill de Blasio-Eric Adams transition at New York City Hall.

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Gov. Kathleen Hochul at an 7 Oct. 2021 legislative signing addressing drug-overdoses. Gov. Hochul says the right things about transparency, but it's still very hard work for the public to access public records from the Government. Gov. Kathleen Hochul's YouTube Channel/Fair Use

20 Agencies account for over 66 per cent. of FOIL Appeals, according to NYS Committee on Open Government report

Just 20 Government Agencies in New York State are responsible for over 66 per cent. of FOIL Appeals, Committee on Open Government data show.

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The refusal by U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss to step down is blocking the rise of the first Black nominated to head SDNY. U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (YouTube/Fair Use)

Audrey Strauss still mum about stepping down, as Biden White House under increasing pressure to name reformers as U.S. Attorneys

Audrey Strauss remains mum about stepping down, even as the Biden White House comes under increasing pressure to appoint reforms as U.S. Attorneys.

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The U.S. Attorney's Office remained silent after Mayor Bill de Blasio both announced the restoration of COVID-19 testing data and questioned its accuracy, contributing to a sense of a loss of confidence in Government. Mayor Bill de Blasio's Official YouTube Channel/Fair Use

U.S. Attorney’s Office mum after missing COVID-19 testing data was restored without explanation by Mayor Bill de Blasio

The U.S. Attorney’s Office remained silent after Mayor Bill de Blasio both announced the restoration of COVID-19 testing data and questioned its accuracy, contributing to a sense of a loss of confidence in Government.

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Photographs included in the Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief show abuses by the New York Police Department and examples of injuries suffered by some of the participants in the George Floyd-inspired anti-racism and anti-police brutality protests of 2020. Office of the New York State Attorney General (Fair Use)

Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss mum as State Attorney General Letitia James seizes moral authority to sue the NYPD over Constitutional rights violations

Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss is in hiding following having been trashed in Letitia James’ Federal lawsuit for apparently countenancing NYPD’s Constitutional rights abuses.

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Shopkeepers in Jackson Heights, Queens, prepared on 5 June 2020 for potential riots by boarding-up small businesses operating alongst 37th Ave. in Queens. Despite irrational fears, looters have a right to assemble. Progress New York/File Photograph

EDITORIAL : Looters have a right to assemble, too

The NYPD appear to target activists by imposing “burdens” based on ideology, for example on looters. But looters have a right to assemble, since First Amendment rights are not qualified by ideology.

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The New York City Department of Investigation has released a report that is critical of the NYPD's actions that led to Constitutional rights violations during the George Floyd protests. NYCDOI (Fair Use)

After NYC Department of Investigation issues blistering report about NYPD Constitutional rights violations, Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss remains mum about police accountability

Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss remains mum after DOI issued a critical report about Consitutional rights violations by NYPD during George Floyd protests.

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The police were the subject of complaints of using harsh arrest tactics against anti-facism protesters, whilst making no arrests of pro-Trump supporters during disruptive demonstrations on Sunday. Source : Marni Halasa

Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss won’t say how long she will continue to ignore videos allegedly showing NYPD police brutality and Constitutional rights violations

Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss won’t say how much longer she will ignore videos allegedly showing NYPD brutality and misconduct.

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