Bill Bratton Archives - Harlem World Magazine

NYPD Claims Pot Arrests Are Based on 911 Calls

This week, the New York City Council held a joint hearing to discuss the city's cannabis enforcement policies after activists decried an increasing number of minorities being arrested for pot possession, despite state and city policies decriminalizing low-level possession.Continue reading

Harlem Man Busted With Knife Claims False Arrest

Don't believe your eyes — a Harlem man who was caught on video fighting with cops who'd spotted him carrying a knife is suing the city claiming he was falsely arrested. Continue reading

NYPD Police Commissioner Bill Bratton To Resign

In a stunning move, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton will reportedly resign Tuesday, and be replaced by Chief of Department James O'Neill.Continue reading

Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil, As City Backs Off Police Reforms

In a victory for Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, the City Council is backing off reform measures that would have required cops to identify themselves to suspects they stop while also informing them of their right to refuse being searched.Continue reading

Activists Gather To Discuss Gun Violence Solutions In Harlem

The group 100 Black Men of New York held what it calls a broad-based emergency summit to address gun violence, equal justice and the recent police shootings in Minnesota, Louisiana and Texas.Continue reading

Council Leader Makes Impassioned Argument For Criminal-Justice Overhaul

The leader of the City Council issued an emphatic call for the end of the Rikers Island jail complex and changes for the "highly, highly punitive" criminal-justice system Thursday, blasting naysayers for spreading "misinformation."Continue reading

Harlem Council Leader Argues For Criminal-Justice Overhaul

Access The Same Crime Stats The NYPD Uses

The NY Post reports that City officials on Tuesday unveiled a new digital version of Compstat that will give the public ‘”unprecedented”’ access to the most current NYPD crime statistics from Harlem to Hollis.Continue reading

NYPD Finds Gun Used To Kill Officer In Harlem

Divers searching the Harlem River recovered a gun “consistent” with the weapon that was used to kill a police officer during a foot chase in Harlem on Tuesday, the New York Police Department said on Sunday.Continue reading

Harlem Junior Tennis Star And Ex-Tennis Pro James Blake Wrongly Arrested

Internal affairs detectives are investigating claims by former tennis professional James Blake that he was thrown to the ground and then handcuffed while mistakenly being arrested Wednesday at a hotel, police said.

NYPD Officer Arrest Man In Harlem (video)

The NYPD officer is under investigation after his attempted arrest turns into boxing match on the streets of Harlem. The plainclothes NYPD officer was filmed fighting Saykou George (name has not been confirmed) during the day on Wednesday, July 2nd.Continue reading