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As we prepare to write a new chapter for jails in our City, we must address all factors that contribute to the toxic, unsafe culture within them. Safety is bidirectional and culture is capable of creating cycles that are either vicious or virtuous…
Last week, as millions of New Yorkers celebrated Thanksgiving throughout the City, Carlos Gomez, NYPD’s highest ranking uniformed officer, quietly announced his impending retirement. Gomez, currently Chief of Department, occupies another rarefied…
“In the interest of national security.”
This phrase has been used in recent times as the government’s defense for things such as clandestine operations, spying, and withholding information from the public. But now, with President…