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Coronavirus, News

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Says Police Will No Longer Enforce Mask-Wearing Order

Surely there is a reasonable medium between brutalizing black people for not properly adhering to COVID-19 related measures and courteously handing out masks to white people who are decidedly not observing social distancing rules? The NYPD hasn’t seemed to find that medium yet, but New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is now suggesting that…

By

Ishena Robinson

Published

May 15, 2020
Coronavirus, News

Stop and Frisk, but in a Pandemic: Data Confirms Black New Yorkers Targeted for Social Distancing Violations at Higher Rates

After a series of violent arrest videos went viral this week, the NYPD finally released citywide data on social distancing arrests on Thursday night. “Police officers made at least 120 arrests and issued nearly 500 summonses for social-distancing violations between March 16 and May 5,” the New York Times reports. “Citywide, black people make up…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

May 8, 2020