Stop and Frisk Policy - New York City Police Department

Arva Rice was asked to resign after she criticized police handling of a fatal shooting investigation and requested more money and power to investigate misconduct.

Ana Ley covers mass transit and commuters in New York City. In an interview, she discussed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to beef up security on the city’s subway.

Gov. Kathy Hochul would not say how long she planned to keep hundreds of soldiers and state police officers in the subway system.

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s subway safety plan was meant to show how Democrats can take action on crime, but the response illustrated how the issue divides her party.

The 421a program expired in 2022. Developers and many officials say it was crucial in getting rental apartments built, but replacing it is politically challenging.

The New York City Council overrode the mayor’s veto of two bills that would expand documentation of police stops and end solitary confinement.

Yusef Salaam, one of the Central Park Five, said the officer who stopped him should have explained why. Some officials said Mr. Salaam had used his position to avoid a ticket.

A former lieutenant in a Harlem drug gang, he earned two academic degrees in prison and became an advocate for parolees and convicts.

The New York City Council is likely to override the mayor’s vetoes despite his objections and fervent campaign to have the bills rescinded.

The stark symbol wielded in the Capitol riot was always more complicated than it seemed.