stop and frisk

Dec
06
“Respect Goes Both Ways” Stop & Frisk Forum In East Flatbush Helps Neighbors & NYPD Relate

“Respect Goes Both Ways” Stop & Frisk Forum In East Flatbush Helps Neighbors & NYPD Relate

Stop & Frisk forum at the Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Judges, NYPD, pols, and
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Jan
14
Should Small Amounts Of Marijuana In Public View Be Decriminalized?

Should Small Amounts Of Marijuana In Public View Be Decriminalized?

Newly inaugurated Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson [http://www.brooklynda.org] first announced back in October his intention [http://online.
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Nov
22
Across Southern Brooklyn, Diverse Stances On Stop & Frisk

Across Southern Brooklyn, Diverse Stances On Stop & Frisk

The question of police-community relations is one that continues to pop up even post-mayoral race, during which candidates were so
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Aug
12
How Does This Morning's Stop & Frisk Ruling Affect Our Community?

How Does This Morning's Stop & Frisk Ruling Affect Our Community?

As you’ve probably already heard, federal Judge Shira A. Scheindlin ruled the NYPD’s implementation of stop and frisk
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Feb
05
Over 74% of People Stopped & Frisked in 70th Precinct in 2011 Were Black

Over 74% of People Stopped & Frisked in 70th Precinct in 2011 Were Black

The NYPD has released statistics [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/analysis_and_planning/2011_reasonable_suspicion_encounters.
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Oct
24
Lander Calls for NYPD Watchdog

Lander Calls for NYPD Watchdog

Council Member Brad Lander and Flatbush Council Member Jumaane Williams co-wrote an editorial in the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.
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Sep
07

4,336 Summonses Issued in the 70th Precinct

That’s out of about 350,000 tickets city-wide in 2011, according to a report in The New York World
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Jun
14
Silent March Against Stop & Frisk on Sunday

Silent March Against Stop & Frisk on Sunday

This Sunday, June 17, a silent march against the NYPD’s stop and frisk practice [http://www.silentmarchnyc.org/] will
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