Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams distributes PPE to Bed-Stuy EMS volunteers. – Brooklyn, New York/USA April 25, 2020 (Shutterstock) Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president who’s thinking about running for mayor next year, spent 22 years in the NYPD before going into politics, retiring as a captain in 2006. During that time, he founded an […]
Protesters gathered in downtown Kissimmee to show support for George Floyd. George Floyd died after a confrontation while in police custody. – Kissimmee, Florida – June 2, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Adam K. Raymon, NY Mag Two and a half months before Minneapolis police killed George Floyd in broad daylight, Louisville police killed Breonna Taylor in […]
Black Lives Matter protest on to denounce killing of George Floyd of Minneapolis on White House president Donald Trump – WASHINGTON D.C., USA – MAY 31, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Jonathan Chait, NY Mag Last October, Minneapolis Police Union president Bob Kroll appeared at a Trump rally. Clad in his red “Cops for Trump” T-shirt, Kroll […]
Hundreds took to the streets of Manhattan protesting against police brutality after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. – New York City, New York/USA May 30, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Josefa Velasquez, Greg B. Smith and Yoav Gonen, THE CITY State lawmakers in New York are inching closer to repealing a […]