Late Summer Scene: Police Service Area #2, Crown Heights
Another day, another drama: a policewoman tries to ease the anguish of an arrestee’s family.
Cops & Courts
Calls for Leniency in Case of Occupy Wall Street Activist
More than two years after the movement began, a woman awaits sentencing
VIDEO: A Second Chance
A group of formerly incarcerated young men find hope in a food truck business
Playing Cops and Robbers
An accused police impersonator faces the real law
Arsonist Targets Three Churches in Brooklyn
Three churches suffer fires—and the culprit is still at large
City Employees Nailed For a Phony Jobs Scheme
Three city officials dismissed after judge found they had inflated job placement stats
NYPD on Patrol Will Soon Carry Powerful Overdose Antidote Kits
A new $5 million federal program will help fund the cost
Madame Justice, con permiso
Due to the city’s diverse population, court interpreters face challenges of dialects and cultural differences
Can’t Get Rights But Can Get a Voice
Young parolees and ex-cons step on stage to tell their stories to make reentry into their community smoother.
Meat Cleaver-Wielding Killer Faces Trial for a Third Time
A 45-year-old schizophrenic admits to killing a psychiatrist in 2008, but his lawyers argue he is not liable.
Cannibal Cop Case Back in Court
Jury selection opens for two men accused of conspiring to kill and eat women
De Blasio Motorcade Caught Breaking Traffic Laws
A local TV team filmed De Blasio’s limo speeding through stop signs—and the flap isn’t going away quietly.
Brooklyn Politician Solicited Bribes, Says Federal Agent
A special agent testified that Assemblyman William Boyland, Jr. asked for $250,000 in exchange for using his power
Inside the State’s Only Courtroom Classroom
A special program educates young adults with rap sheets, helping them avoid jail sentences.
Tenants Try to Navigate the Bronx Housing Court Maze
Almost 2,000 people go through the Bronx Housing Court each day to fight evictions and landlord repossessions, more than in any other borough.