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Police Union’s Surprise Weapon in Its Legal Battle to Block Protest Policing Reform? The Mayor

The Police Benevolent Association pushback against the 2020 George Floyd protests settlement has its day in court.

Migrants Are Still Cold and Hungry and City Hall Still Isn’t Doing Much About It

As local groups and politicians try to solve the problem, City Hall is sitting on its hands.

Manhattan’s Chinatown Is Getting a ‘Welcome Arch.’ Why?

"If you look at other Chinatowns, arches become sad markers of a once vibrant and thriving community. In some ways, it becomes a tombstone for dying Chinatowns."

NYPD Pulls Over the One Guy They Maybe Don’t Want to Pull Over Right Now

A messy NYPD traffic stop comes just as Mayor Eric Adams tries to prevent the City Council from overriding his veto, plus more links to start your week.

NYC’s Biggest Police Union Has Made a Huge Mess of the 2020 Protest Settlement

A court hearing Monday will help determine whether the Police Benevolent Association can play spoiler to reforms the NYPD has already agreed to.

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