‘Horrifying’: NYPD footage shows speedy escalation of Ozone Park police shooting that left teen dead

‘Horrifying’:  NYPD footage shows speedy escalation of Ozone Park police shooting that left teen dead

Less than three minutes after arriving at an Ozone Park home around a month ago, two police officers shot and killed a teen having an apparent mental health crisis as his brother and mother watched, newly released body-worn camera footage shows.

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Opinion: Police stops in NYC are at their highest level since 2015. The NYPD doesn’t want us to know just how high

Opinion: Police stops in NYC are at their highest level since 2015. The NYPD doesn’t want us to know just how high

As public defenders, we know that even low-level encounters impact New Yorkers’ core constitutional “right to be left alone.” Under the law, we have the right to refuse to answer questions or simply to leave these encounters. In reality, few people feel empowered to walk away from an armed police officer questioning them. 

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Adult Survivors Act cases brought against Slick Rick, DOC, nonprofit leader in Queens

Adult Survivors Act cases brought against Slick Rick, DOC, nonprofit leader in Queens

Doctors, police officers, a serial killer, scores of correctional officers, a trailblazing rapper, a prominent restauranteur and a dozen others were accused of sexual abuse in Queens last week as the window to file claims under the state’s Adult Survivors Act came to a close.

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