David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
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December 2, 2025
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Police Abuse Watchdog Fired Four Investigators for Speaking Out on NYPD Body-Camera Stall, Lawsuit Charges
Reuven Blau, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jan 26 at 8:01pm ESTby THE CITY Four former investigators at the city’s police watchdog charge they were fired for speaking out against NYPD officials for withholding potentially damning cop body…
Still Can’t Breathe: How NYPD Officers Continue to Use Chokeholds on Civilians
Topher Sanders, ProPublica, and Yoav Gonen, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jan 21 at 5:00am ESTby THE CITY and ProPublica More than six years after the police killing of Eric Garner, officers with substantiated claims of abuse go…
Attorney General James’ NYPD Suit Points Another Finger at Top Cop for Protest Crackdowns
Greg B. Smith, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Jan 14 at 8:40pm ESTby THE CITY Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea were the two biggest names cited by state Attorney General Letitia James in a…
New York City Paid an NBA Star Millions After an NYPD Officer Broke His Leg. The Officer Paid Little Price.
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This story was first published in ProPublica by Mike Hayes for ProPublica Five years ago, NBA guard Thabo Sefolosha was…
“Nobody” Hurt, “Just a Perp,” Say Officers After NYPD Shot and Killed Man in His Own Home
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. by Eric Umansky/ProPublica Twenty months after Kawaski Trawick was shot and…
Calls Increase for NYPD Commissioner to Be Stripped of Absolute Authority Over Officer Discipline
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. by Mollie Simon and Eric Umansky Taking a Hard Look at Police Killings…
The Complaint Files NYPD Unions Don’t Want You to See
THE CITY has obtained more than 250 civilian reports alleging police abuses, from bullying to brutality. Read details from some of the records law enforcement groups are waging a court battle to keep confidential. Josefa Velasquez, Greg B. Smith, and…
NYPD Cops Cash In on Sex Trade Arrests With Little Evidence, While Black and Brown New Yorkers Pay the Price
One summer night in 2015, a community college student was driving home through East New York in Brooklyn when two women on a street corner waved for him to stop. He thought they might need help, so he pulled over…
November, 2019, NYPD Saved A Life On Roosevelt Island
NYPD saves a life on Roosevelt Island today. Swift action and skilled training prevent a threatened suicide jump from taking place. Main Street traffic on Roosevelt Island came to a sudden stop at 8:30 today after a local man perched…
New York City crime missing?
New York City crime… where did it go? In August, it happened again, and the Mayor’s press conference with the Police Commissioner James O’Neill confirmed it. Crime disappears in New York. It’s so routine — and positive — mass media…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor