Sean Bell

Thousands March Down Fifth Avenue in Silence in Protest of Police Brutality on Father's Day

SPANISH HARLEM -- It was the sound of the birds that was most startling. As thousands of protestors marched, in silence, down Fifth Avenue yesterday, it was a strange thing indeed to hear so many New Yorkers not speaking, yelling or blaring music, but to just simply hear birds chirping on a beautif ... More >>

Donna Lieberman, New York Civil Liberties Union Director, on Trayvon Martin

Turmoil and tension over Trayvon Martin continues to escalate across the U.S. -- now greatly inflamed by a leaked police report -- and intense discussion of the teen's death has continued in New York. From Sean Bell to Jateik Reed to Ramarley Graham, the NYPD has long had a very strained relations ... More >>

Cops Less Likely Than Ever To Shoot You

​The Wall Street Journal says city cops aren't "trigger happy" after reviewing a new NYPD report that said police officers were involved in fewer shootings and fired fewer bullets last year since the department started tracking shooting statistics in 1971. So why are police keeping guns in the ... More >>

City Spent Nearly $1B To Settle NYPD Lawsuits

​An Associated Press report finds that the NYPD has spent nearly $964 million since 1999 to settle lawsuits, claiming its taxpayer-subsidized payouts "dwarf" those of other American cities. How does it all break down? Even better: Why are we paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to settle mu ... More >>

New York Post Disappointed That Guy Shot by Cops 21 Times Won't Be Charged With Attempted Murder

​Aw. The New York Post has a "sadz" this afternoon. Someone, quick: reach into your heart and pull out your most tightly-strung heartstrings.

Council Approves 70 New Street Names -- Including Sean Bell Way

The city council has passed a bill renaming a three-block stretch of Liverpool Street in Queens Sean Bell Way, after the young groom-to-be shot dead by police nearby in 2006. Mayor Bloomberg is expected to sign. The bill drew high-profile objections, but this is only the most contentious of the 70 ... More >>

Aborn Winning Race for Most Interesting Endorsements

He may not have a serious chance of winning, but, as the heated Manhattan District Attorney's race charges to a close, we've got to hand it to candidate Richard Aborn for racking up some interesting endorsements throughout the campaign. Today, in what he's billing as a closing argument, Aborn will i ... More >>

Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

​ Twitpic via kbell7. I don't believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention, I believe that one should become a person like other people -- whoops, sorry, wrong diary. Our week was much worse. DC37 went for Bill Thompson. But what did Mayor Bloomberg care -- he had Twitter ... More >>

Tuesday's Headlines: Obama tries to block AIG bonuses

[HARKAVY is now blogging at The Smart Asset]Your Tuesday New York headlines...Obama urges Geithner to block AIG bonuses any way he can.Sagging economy means fewer boob jobs!East River bridge tolls die in the state senate. MTA rescue compromise still being worked out."I looked down and there was an a ... More >>

What's Arabic for 'Mayor'? Ray Kelly's Surprising Under-the-Radar Campaign.

Now for naught?

Fatal Taser Cop Erred, NYPD Says

Fall Preview: Artists Soldier for Democracy at the Park Avenue Armory

The Case of the "Drunk" Cop

Ranking the "A Milli" Freestyles

Want to Work for Mike Bloomberg? What's Your Batting Average?

Softball, campaign promises, and the miserable minority-contracting record of the Bloomberg administration

Status Ain't Hood Does Summer Jam, Again

Voicemail

Status Ain't Hood Interviews Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo

The Sean Bell Protests in the Papers: Peaceful and Orderly

Sharpton to Lead Pray-In Protests Throughout City Today

Brooklyn Man Shot By Cops Faces Sentencing in Scooter Swing

The NYPD 'Weeds' Out Blacks and Latinos

New study outlines racial disparity in NYC's staggering number of pot busts

TABLOIDED: What Color Was the Bomber's Bicycle?

TABLOIDED: Hillary's Comeback

TABLOIDED: The Oscars (and Maybe a Little Hard News)

Frisk Management

How the NYPD's blackly grim stop-and-frisk numbers got whitewashed

Death Takes a Holiday

On Thanksgiving eve, a community mourns alone for yet another victim of a police shooting

22 Will Get You 15

What happened when the persistent pickpocket met the hanging Queens judge

NYPD Blew It

Kelly's new deputy chief of training brings lots of experience, much of it bad

Yo! YouTube Raps

Rap videos have changed dramatically, as any teen or old-school icon will tell you

Letters

Sean Bell Marchers Turned Back at Stock Exchange

Cop Complaints: Is 311 the Culprit?

Cop Site: Where Is Sharpton Now?

Sean Bell Rally: 'Time to Get Hot'

The Wedding That Wasn't