Rethinking Police: How Camden, NJ, Reimagined Its Force
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — To Scott Thomson, changing the culture of policing in America is a relatively simple process.
It’s just not an easy one.
Thomson led a tumultuous police d...
New York City Council Proposes $1 Billion Cut To NYPD
NEW YORK (NEWSMAX) — The New York City Council is proposing to cut an unprecedented $1 billion from the NYPD's budget for the coming fiscal year as calls grow to defund the police ...
NYC Mayor Calls In Sick, Cancels Day Of Events
NEW YORK (VINnews) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio canceled all events on his schedule Monday, marking the first time the city's leader will not hold a briefing on the coronav...
Cuomo Threatens to Shut Down Manhattan, Hamptons Over Social Distancing
NEW YORK (Newsmax) - New Yorkers may be heading back into quarantine.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday threatened to shut down Manhattan and the Hamptons over social distancing compl...
Video: Trump Defends Gingerly Walk Down West Point Ramp
WEST POINT, NY (Newsmax) - Critics have sought change of how the president acts, particularly on social media. Now, they are attacking how he walks.
President Donald Trump, on h...
Commissioner of Health : No Overnight Summer Camps For Kids In NY This Year
NEW YORK (VINnews) - New York state's health commissioner says overnight summer camps will not be allowed to operate over coronavirus concerns.
Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Z...
Orthodox Jews Sue Cuomo And de Blasio Over ‘Blatant Double-Standard’
NEW YORK (VINnews) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Letitia James, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio are all allegedly employing a "blatant double standard" by w...
New York Governor Signs Police Accountability Legislation
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law on Friday a sweeping package of police accountability measures that received new backing following protests of George...
A Different Kind Of Protest Movement: Orthodox Children Rally To Open New York Summer Camps
BROOKLYN, NY (JTA) - Protesters have been a daily sight in Brooklyn over the last few weeks. But the protesters blocking traffic Thursday on the streets of the New York City boroug...
EMS Workers Sue NYC Over Punishment For Media Interviews
NEW YORK (AP) — Four New York City ambulance workers who gave media interviews about their work on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic sued the city on Thursday, saying the...
NYPD Lieutenant Apologizes For Taking A Knee With George Floyd Protesters
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A Manhattan NYPD lieutenant has expressed shame and remorse for kneeling alongside George Floyd protestors in an email sent to his colleagues.
In a June 3 e...
Police: Man Carrying 3 Explosives Arrested At NY Hosptial
STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — A man who was dressed in tactical gear was found with three explosive device in his backpack at a Long Island hospital and has been arrested on weapons and...
Buffalo Adops Policing Changes After Protester Is Hurt
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo will replace its police Emergency Response Team with a new “Public Protection Unit” following the suspension and arrest of two ERT members seen on vide...
Meet the Jewish Day School Teacher Who Wagered $18 on ‘Jeopardy!’ and Won $50,000
NEW YORK (JTA) - Astute viewers could find plenty of signs during the recent “Jeopardy!” Teachers Tournament that one leading contestant had some Jewish bona fides.
There was th...
UJA-federation Of New York Announces 54 Layoffs As CEO Forgoes Pay
NEW YORK (JTA) - In the past few months, UJA-Federation of New York has awarded millions of dollars in emergency grants to help organizations survive the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now...
Stocks End Mostly Lower, Even As Nasdaq Tops 10,000 Points
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks closed a choppy day on Wall Street with broad losses Wednesday, despite fresh assurances from the Federal Reserve that it would keep interest rates low throu...
New York Passes Bill To Unveil Police Discipline Records
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state lawmakers repealed a decades-old law Tuesday that has kept law enforcement officers’ disciplinary records secret, spurred by the national uproar ...
OP-ED: Governor Cuomo: Please Allow Sleepaway Camps To Open
NEW YORK (VINnews/Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer) — Although my wife and I are proud residents of the great New York City urban wonder, we realize that our children desperately need a chan...
VIDEO: NYPD Officer On Modified Duty For Opening Car Door On Protester
BROOKLYN, NY (VINnews) - An NYPD officer has been placed on modified duty after a video circulating on social media shows him drive by demonstrators on Classon Ave in Brooklyn and ...
NYPD Officer Charged With Assault After He Was Recorded Knocking Down A Protester In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer who was caught on video violently shoving a woman to the ground during a recent protest over the death of George Floyd is facing crim...