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Bodega Owners Call On NYCC For Protection From Violence

Bodega owners are calling on the New York City Council to protect their businesses from violence. WFUV's Nora Thomas has more.

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Police Unions Slam NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill

Police unions are continuing to criticize NYPD Police Commissioner James O'Neill's handling of the officers involved in the incident surrounding Er

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NYPD Commissioner Apologizes for Police Role in Stonewall Riots

Organizers of this years Pride celebration and Council Speaker Corey Johnson had called for the police to apologize for the raid at Stonewall on

In this June 12, 2016 file photo, a couple embraces outside the Stonewall Inn in New York. On Thursday, June 6, 2019, Commissioner James O'Neill apologized for the 1969 police raid at the Stonewall Inn, which catalyzed the modern LGBT rights movement. O'Neill said Thursday that "the actions taken by the NYPD were wrong" at the gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village. He called the actions and laws of the time discriminatory and said, "For that, I apologize."

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Amid War on Gangs, NYPD’s Controversial Database Draws Critics

Bronx Connections: The Gang Impact (Part 3 of 5)

Social media has been helpful in identifying people with gang affiliations. But it's having unintended consequences for some youth.
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