TD Column

Mamdani’s NYPD Problem

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Jan 20, 2026 The mayor’s decision to reappoint Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch does not bode well for his reform agenda — or his ability to protect New Yorkers from ICE. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Immigration

Criminal-Probe Pretext for NYPD ICE Cooperation Alarms Immigrant Advocates

Gwynne Hogan / THE CITY May 8, 2025 The city's police commissioner says providing Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia’s file to the feds was a “standard” exception to city sanctuary laws. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Film

The Everything Union

Bedatri D. Choudhury / Truthdig Dec 20, 2024 A new documentary goes inside the dramatic origins of the Amazon Labor Union — just in time for holiday shopping decisions. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

NYPD Commissioner Buried Police Brutality Cases

Eric Umansky / ProPublica Jun 29, 2024 New York City’s Police Commissioner Edward Caban has repeatedly used a little-known authority called “retention” to prevent officers accused of misconduct from facing public disciplinary trials. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

NY State Crime

Adam Zyglis May 20, 2024 Dig deeper

Courts & Law

Public NYPD Discipline Records Keep Disappearing

Sergio Hernandez / ProPublica May 9, 2024 The department’s site for tracking officers’ discipline is shockingly unreliable. Cases against officers frequently vanish for days — sometimes weeks — at a time. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Activism

Students Are Horrified by What They’re Seeing — Just as in ’68

Mark Rudd / Waging Nonviolence May 3, 2024 An organizer of the 1968 Columbia University protests on why the message against war, then and now, is the same. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Eric Adams’ Losing Battle Against Unlicensed Weed Dealers

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Dec 13, 2023 Mayor Eric Adams is absolutely furious about the proliferation of unlicensed pot shops. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

What Jordan Neely Tells Us About Class and Race in New York City

The Badside Jul 14, 2023 Five thesis on Daniel Penny's murder of Jordan Neely—and what it says about national politics. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Activism

How to Close Rikers

Janos Marton / Truthdig Jun 29, 2023 The dream of closing Rikers Island is stuck. We need a gameplan to change that. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

The Question No One Is Asking about Jordan Neely’s Death

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig May 11, 2023 Both Neely and Penny were let down by the NYPD. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Do Police Face Less Discipline Than U.S. Soldiers?

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Aug 5, 2019 Officer Daniel Pantaleo has gone all but unpunished for killing Eric Garner. This is what happens when American imperialism comes home. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )