New York
Lawsuit alleges NYPD violated civil rights by entering private buildings
The New York City police department is facing a federal class action lawsuit over the expansion of its controversial stop-and-frisk program into residential buildings largely populated by African Americans and Latinos. On Wednesday the New York Civil Liberties Union, LatinoJustice PRLDEF and The Bronx Defenders set their sights on Operation Clean Halls, an element of [...]
Minority FDNY Firefighters Could Receive More Than $128 Million
Blacks and Latinos affected by discrimination in New York City’s firefighter entrance exams lawsuit could receive more than $128 million in back wages, according to a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis recently said that a hearing would have to be held to determine how much each individual claimant would receive, but the number [...]
Charlie’s Angles: Will Rangel See The End of The Harlem He Helped Build?
It is hard not to pity poor Charlie Rangel. Not because his golden years have been besieged by trouble, some of it his own making, some of it the usual thrust of a hyper-partisan political culture. Not because he is now—and has been for the past several years—hounded by plausible challengers at an age when [...]
The NYPD’s ugly history of racial profiling
Just as, every day, I pray for the safety of my family members who serve in the New York Police Department, now I also have to pray for safety and security of my community from the very agency that is legally bound to protect them. Recently, it has been revealed that New York’s police commissioner [...]
New York police officer pleads guilty in civil rights case
A New York City police officer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal charges that he violated an African-American man’s civil rights by arresting him on false charges. Michael Daragjati, an eight-year veteran of the New York Police Department, was later heard using a racial slur to brag about the arrest by investigators who were recording [...]
