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‘Let communities pick NYPD precinct heads’: Brooklyn BP Eric Adams

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams thinks there’s one way to immediately deescalate tensions between police and the communities they serve — let residents have a say in picking precinct commanding officers, he told the Post. “Right now there’s a history of having abusive commanders placed in communities where there are pre-existing tensions,” Adams said, explaining...

 

NYPD cop charged with shoving female protester freed without bail

An NYPD cop was formally charged with shoving a female protester to the pavement at a George Floyd demonstration in Brooklyn. Vincent D’Andraia, dressed in a suit and tie, stuck to monosyllabic answers as he faced charges in Brooklyn Criminal Court including third-degree assault and third-degree menacing. He was released without bail at a Tuesday...

 

Whale capsizes boat off NJ coast with two people on board

Next time, these guys are going to need a bigger boat. A whale caused a huge splash at the Jersey Shore this week when it jumped up out of the water and hit a small sportfishing vessel — causing it to capsize and forcing its two occupants to swim to shore. The epic whale tale...

 

PBA president Patrick Lynch calls George Floyd death ‘murder’

In a rare move, the fiery head of the city’s largest police union called the death of George Floyd at the hands of cops “murder” — as he raged against anti-cop rhetoric at a press conference on Randall’s Island attended by hundreds of police officers Tuesday. “Not one woman or man that has a shield...

 

Sean Penn makes appearance at Andrew Cuomo briefing

Sean Penn is the latest actor to make a guest appearance at Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s daily coronavirus press briefings. The “Milk” actor, through his nonprofit organization Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE), has opened up 11 coronavirus testing sites in hot spot, under-served New York City communities, said Cuomo Tuesday who noted there are now more...

 

De Blasio says daughter Chiara confronted him about his ‘white privilege’

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday his biracial daughter has previously confronted him about his “white privilege.” “She would talk to me about my own white privilege … she’s usually right,” de Blasio said of his 25-year-old daughter, Chiara, during a TIME 100 Talks virtual event focusing on how leaders are responding to the overlapping...

 

NY Rep. Eliot Engel in ‘hot water’ amid fierce Bronx primary fight, say Democrats

New York Rep. Eliot Engel’s re-election bid is going from bad to worse, with Democrats now conceding the veteran lawmaker is in serious trouble ahead of the Empire State primary later this month. After a string of disastrous headlines, Democratic Party sources this week told The Post the 16-term Bronx-Westchester congressman is in “hot water”...

 

NYPD reassigns hundreds of cops to ‘Summer All Out’ program

The NYPD is going all out in its Summer All Out program, ordering about 350 cops – including from the Internal Affairs Bureau and other specialty units – to flood the streets in efforts to prevent a rise in crime and violence. A memo issued Monday from the Personnel Orders Division to the various commands...

 

NYPD officer caught shoving female protester charged with assault

The NYPD officer caught shoving a female protester on video has been charged with assault, the Brooklyn DA’s Office said Tuesday. Vincent D’Andraia is charged with third-degree assault, fourth-degree criminal mischief, second-degree harassment and third-degree menacing over the May 29 incident near the Barclays Center. In the now viral video, he can be heard calling...

 

Suspects posed as cops in $150K Manhattan jewelry store heist

Two suspects robbed a jewelry store of more than $150,000 in a broad-daylight heist over the weekend while impersonating NYPD cops amid George Floyd protests raging in the city, federal prosecutors said Monday. Ismael Igartau of Queens and Jose Rodriguez of the Bronx, both 59, were buzzed into a jewelry store on 92nd Street at...

 

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