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Ben Feuerherd

Articles by Ben Feuerherd


Ben Feuerherd covers public safety and policing for WNYC and Gothamist. He previously covered federal courts for The New York Post and The Messenger. His work has also appeared in POLITICO, the Daily Beast and NBC New York. Got a tip? Email [email protected].

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced last week that 1,000 tickets will be sold to New York City residents for just $50.


The police department will also split the Bronx into two separate borough commands.


The shooting was the subject of several investigations, including one by the state attorney general’s office.


The civil suit argues Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch should not have rejected a departmental judge’s recommendation.


The policies that Brownsville safety workers want to spread citywide include gun safety and drug testing.


The officer, Capt. James Wilson, was captured criticizing the mayor while on the scene of an anti-immigration enforcement protest in Bushwick on Saturday night.


Dr. Ayesha Delany-Brumsey previously served in a top behavioral health role during former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration.


Immigration advocates and local officials also condemned the action and praised the effort by New Yorkers to disrupt ICE.


The bill, dubbed the ASIMOV Act, is a nod to science fiction author Isaac Asimov.


Timothy Brown asserts in legal papers that the officers violated his rights when they beat him and arrested him in the BK Wine Depot in Gowanus earlier this month.


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