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Judge Extends Restraining Order Limiting Capacity in ICE’s Manhattan Lockup

Federal agents stand outside immigration courtrooms at 26 Federal Plaza.

A federal judge has extended a temporary restraining order that was set to expire this week that dramatically limits the number of people immigration enforcement can hold inside its detention area on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza.  The order — which mandates basic sanitary conditions inside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement  lockup and […]

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Top NYPD Traffic Chief Probed for Alleged Hit-and-Run, Cover-Up

NYPD Traffic Enforcement Director Franklin Sepulveda, at a promotion ceremony, April 24, 2015.

A top NYPD official in charge of transportation is under investigation for an alleged hit and run of a parked car — and then trying to cover it up, THE CITY has learned.  Franklin Sepulveda, the NYPD’s director of traffic, allegedly sideswiped a car near the division’s Midtown headquarters on April 3 and later instructed […]

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Probe NYPD Misuse of Facial Recognition, Legal Aid Urges Inspector General

Zuhdi Ahmed poses for a portrait along Morningside Park.

The Legal Aid Society has asked the city Department of Investigation to look into the NYPD’s use of facial technology and apparent violations of its own internal policies. In a letter sent Monday, lawyers with Legal Aid cited reporting by THE CITY on an incident in which the NYPD circumvented its own restrictions on facial […]

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Mayoral Candidates Will Meet on Debate Stage Twice This Fall

We’ve got a debate schedule for the mayor’s race, New York. The mayoral candidates in the race for City Hall will have two opportunities to take part in an official, televised debate before voters cast their ballot — and THE CITY will join the final event. The city’s Campaign Finance Board announced on Tuesday that […]

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NYPD Officer Convicted of Assault for Macing Handcuffed Man

An NYPD officer was found guilty of third-degree assault and official misconduct for macing a man who was laying handcuffed on the ground and then rubbing the pepper spray into his face. Judge Laura Ward Philip found Philip Fioranelli guilty on the two counts Friday for an incident that took place back in May 2023, […]

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