Diversity Management, News and Updates
“Collars for dollars” was a common practice among the Transit District 34 officers of the New York Police Department (NYPD). The practice has now resulted in a lawsuit, according to the New York Daily News. Five police officers, now-retired Pierre Maximilien, Sgt. Edwin Raymond and three other officers reportedly filed…
Commotion erupted at a Queens subway station in New York City on Friday as two NYPD officers pinned down and handcuffed a homeless woman. This event is the latest in a string of police overuse of force since more officers have been assigned to subway stations to fight fare evasion…
A New York Police Department (NYPD) report from last quarter shows that out of 291 people who were arrested in the city for marijuana, more than half were Black and only 18 were white. From July to September, Black and Hispanic people made up 90% of low-level marijuana arrests. Out…
New Yorkers hopped the turnstiles at the crowded Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station in Brooklyn on Friday night to protest recent incidents of police violence and a crackdown on fare evasion throughout the city. “No NYPD on the MTA!” Protesters did a mass fare evasion & took over a subway station during…
A video of subway riders parting to either side of a subway car as NYPD officers aim a gun at a suspect sitting with his hands up has gone viral, with many saying it was a case of abuse of force. The two-and-a-half-minute video shared Friday shows subway riders in…
Five years after NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo was accused of killing Eric Garner by using a prohibited chokehold to restrain him, he was fired from the department. But the story continues as Pantaleo filed a wrongful termination lawsuit Wednesday, according to multiple reports. Earlier this year, the Department of Justice…
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Sylvia Ash and retired NYPD officer Joseph Guagliardo have been arrested in connection with a fraud case involving the New York City-based Municipal Credit Union (MCU). Ash was arrested Oct. 11 for destroying evidence and lying to federal investigators during an investigation of MCU. Guagliardo was…
An off-duty NYPD officer Hyun Kim was suspended without pay after he held his gun to a waitress’ head in a boozy Queens karaoke bar incident, according to reports. The incident occurred Oct. 8, and Kim was charged with menacing Oct. 13. Kim, a member of the 115th Precinct, was…
Five years ago, Eric Garner’s last words, “I can’t breathe” became a rallying cry against police brutality for the Black Lives Matter movement. Today, Daniel Pantaleo, the officer responsible for placing Garner in a chokehold that played a role in killing Garner, has been fired. Earlier this month, police administrative…
Eric Garner was killed five years ago, but without real justice, his story remains in the spotlight. New York Police Department spokesman announced Aug. 2 that they had suspended Daniel Pantaleo, the white officer who killed Garner by using an illegal chokehold to restrain him as he yelled “I can’t…