Eric Adams unveils $111.6B NYC budget; restores $515M for schools, two NYPD classes
Mayor Adams unveiled a $111.6 billion executive budget for FY 2025 with increased school funding and more cops, but fell short on library funding. [ more ]
Police face looming staffing crisis with one in five officers planning to quit
More than one in five officers are planning to resign in the next two years due to poor pay, declining mental health, and low morale.
Factors contributing to the staffing crisis in policing include officers feeling like scapegoats for societal issues, facing violence, and being involved in highly publicized scandals. [ more ]
New York City police have to track the race of people they stop. Will others follow suit?
New York City has mandated that police officers track the race of people they stop for questioning, in an effort to curtail racial disparities in policing.
The City Council passed the How Many Stops Act, requiring officers to report details of low-level investigative encounters, in an effort to provide a clearer picture of police work and address underreported racial profiling.
The new law could inspire other local governments to implement similar changes and data collection measures to diminish racial disparities in policing. [ more ]
How the Surveillance of Immigrants Remade American Policing
Former President Donald Trump has vowed the largest deportation operation in U.S. history, including targeting people based on their political ideologies.
The United States has built a system of surveillance over the last century that could facilitate mass deportations.
The approach of monitoring and collecting information about immigrants stems from changes in policing and surveillance technology in the late 19th century. [ more ]
NYPD Response To Brooklyn Synagogue Tunnel Exposes Racial Double Standard Of Policing, Critics Say
The discovery of an unsanctioned tunnel under a synagogue in Brooklyn has sparked controversy and allegations of a racial double standard in policing.
Video footage shows a violent interaction between police and rioters at the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters, with several arrests made.
Critics argue that the peaceful response by police in this incident contrasts with their use of force against Black and brown suspects in other situations. [ more ]