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According to the NYPD, the victim was shot after an argument outside the hotel at 12.20am. The shooter fled the scene in a Jeep with one other man, and is yet to be apprehended.
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On Tuesday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a challenge from a coalition of police and other unions that sought to bar New York City agencies from releasing thousands of previously secret NYPD disciplinary records. The decision could usher in unprecedented public access to the NYPD’s closely-guarded disciplinary records.
While we wait for the unions to announce whether they will appeal the ruling, Gothamist/WNYC has gained access to a small trove of the NYPD’s misconduct findings and disciplinary decisions, giving us a unique window into what the larger release of NYPD records could reveal. The records were released by the Staten Island District Attorney’s Office, in response to a Freedom of Information Law request by the media organization. Prosecutors maintain records on NYPD misconduct because they are required by law to share informa
Five things to watch in the District 24 special
It’s finally here – the first New York City election of 2021 and the first of the ranked-choice voting era – and even if you’ve never heard the word Pomonok, the Council District 24 special election in Eastern Queens could set the tone for this whole season. Here are five burning questions we’ll be looking to answer once the polls close at 9 p.m.
How many voters will rank?
In San Francisco’s first ranked-choice voting election in 2004, nearly a quarter of voters said they only voted for one candidate and didn’t rank – and that was after an $800,000 outreach campaign. Conventional wisdom says that fewer voters ranking would be good news for James Gennaro, the one white candidate, since six of his competitors of South Asian descent might be targeting the same voters. Another question – given the snow and the cold and the lackluster early voting numbers – is how many people will vote at all.