NYPD Caused All Bystander Wounds in Empire State Building Shootout

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 25, 2012 The New York Police Department has acknowledged that all nine people wounded in the Empire State Building shootout Friday were hit with bullets fired by its officers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Death at the Empire State Building

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 24, 2012 A 53-year-old apparel designer shot and killed his former boss on a sidewalk outside the Empire State Building in New York City on Friday morning before he was confronted and shot dead by police officers. Nine others were wounded. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NYPD Spying on Muslims Led to No Terror Cases

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 22, 2012 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg points to the NYPD’s covert counterterrorism program as a model for the rest of the country. But according to a deposition given by the department’s intelligence commander earlier this summer and unsealed on Monday, police eavesdropping on conversations between Muslims has led to no terror investigations. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Big Brother Gets Established in NYC

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 9, 2012 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly on Wednesday revealed that for the last six months the city has been monitoring its residents via a network of roughly 3,000 closed circuit television cameras that feed into NYPD headquarters. The technology is termed the “Domain Awareness System.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How the NYPD Overstated Its Counterterrorism Record

By Justin Elliott, ProPublica Jul 11, 2012 Has the NYPD, celebrated as the nation’s top counterterrorism cops, really helped thwart 14 "full-blown terrorist attacks”? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Muslim Group Challenges NYPD Surveillance With Lawsuit

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 7, 2012 Revelations about the NYPD’s surveillance of Muslims across the Northeast has prompted eight Americans in a Muslim advocacy group to file a suit demanding the department stop its monitoring and intelligence gathering program. “Democracy Now!” speaks with Glenn Katon (above), the group’s legal adviser. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did the NYPD’s Spying on Muslims Violate the Law?

By Justin Elliott, ProPublica Mar 1, 2012 ProPublica interviews co-director of the Liberty and National Security Program at NYU School of Law Faiza Patel to explore whether New York police crossed the line. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

NYPD Snooping on Muslims Contradicts Bloomberg Claims

By Justin Elliott, ProPublica Feb 23, 2012 An AP report detailing NYPD surveillance of a New Jersey Muslim community conflicts with Mayor Michael Bloomberg's claims about how police operate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The NYPD Against Muslim-Americans

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2012 New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s involvement in a blatantly anti-Muslim film used to train cadets has leaders of Muslim-American groups calling for his resignation. Debbie Almontaser, who chairs the Muslim Consultative Network, documents some of the NYPD’s acts of aggression against the Muslim community. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )