“The reason that this escalated is because officers insisted on getting identification for a ticket for a noise violation. Broken windows policing tends to increase tension and violence in communities, rather than reducing it,” said The Legal Aid Society's Cynthia Conti-Cook.

The Bronx District Attorney’s Office finally dismissed charges against Johanna Pagan-Alomar, who was brutally assaulted during an arrest last June, reports the New York Daily News.

The Legal Aid Society calls on other prosecutors to follow suit, according to WNYC/Gothamist.

The New York City Law Department failed to comply with Local Law 166, which requires the disclosure of all "actions, claims, complaints, and investigations” regarding civil actions alleging misconduct brought against officers, as reported by the New York Post.

The New York Times reported on a recent decision in the Bronx where a Judge called on other jurists to scrutinize officers’ recounts where this scenario is raised in court.

Anne Oredeko, Supervising Attorney of our Racial Justice Unit, penned an opinion piece in City Limits on the rampant problem of impunity and lack of meaningful discipline at the New York City Police Department.

Earlier this week, an exposé in the New York Daily News revealed Schwartz’s “collars for dollars” scheme that has ensnared several of our clients and other New Yorkers on bogus DWI charges.

Garner’s family and advocates for police accountability have filed a petition in New York Supreme Court seeking justice and transparency.

Officer Schwartz's bogus arrests for DWIs were previously reported by the New York Daily News.

Working with the New York Daily News, The Legal Aid Society exposed the Officer’s “collars for dollars” scheme which has ensnared several of our clients and other New Yorkers on false charges.