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STAIN ON THE BADGE: State Police Went AWOL During City Patrols — And Supervisor Had No Idea
Troopers based in the city routinely blew off their duties to chill, sleep with their girlfriends and, in one notorious case, drive to a strip club in New Jersey, get drunk and get arrested for assault, Streetsblog has learned.
May 21, 2026
James Giovansanti, Staten Island’s Super-Speeding Cop, Reveals The NYPD’s Inner Conflict Over Rogue Officers
Everyone is discussing what should happen to the Staten Island cop who piled up 547 speeding and red-light tickets in four years.
April 29, 2026
To Protect And Swerve: NYPD Cop Has 547 Speeding Tickets Yet Remains On The Force
James Giovansanti is supposed to protect New Yorkers, but endangers them with impunity.
April 23, 2026
Former NYPD Chief Admits Giving ‘Free Pass’ to City Workers, Right Wing Allies
NYPD officers ignore transgressions by drivers if they happen to be listeners of right-wing radio host Sid Rosenberg, according to former Chief of Department John Chell.
March 25, 2026
Why Did a DMV Supervisor Advise a Cop to Break the Law and Commit License Plate Fraud?
A police officer was fired from his position after following the advice of the Department of Motor Vehicles to turn his personal car into a "ghost vehicle."
September 11, 2023
Op-Ed: More Bus Lanes, Fewer Police Cars!
The violent response to the protests has thrown a harsh light on the city's budget priorities. They must change.
June 3, 2020
Op-Ed: Homeless Will Be ‘Sanitized’ From Subways — But To Where?
Scapegoated again for the system's problems, they will be cast out overnight as the trains shut down. But there are hotel rooms — if the mayor would move.
May 1, 2020
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Cuomo: Stop Criminalizing Poverty with Your ‘Dangerous’ Subway Cop Plan
Gov. Cuomo's obsession with hiring 500 more unaccountable cops to supposedly crack down on fare evasion is now a national embarrassment.
December 17, 2019
