Christian CovingtonOversight’s OversightTardy, but still single-minded of purpose, the NYPD testified last week before a City Council committee (after failing to show up to the…Dec 23, 2023Dec 23, 2023
Christian CovingtonEric Adams Is A Joke, Part OneLast week’s reports that the New York Police Department (NYPD) was set to overshoot its overtime budget for the current fiscal year by…Apr 3, 2023Apr 3, 2023
Christian CovingtonSeeing the ForestI know, I know, sometimes I can drone on and on about police accountability, but only because it is a complex subject requiring a myriad…Nov 24, 2018Nov 24, 2018
Christian CovingtonSignposts Lack DirectionI once before have offered my respect to New York’s civil service newspaper, the Chief-Leader, for it’s willingness to present the…Nov 17, 2018Nov 17, 2018
Christian CovingtonFlight to SaIf insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, what I wonder could be one’s state of…Nov 11, 2018Nov 11, 2018
Christian CovingtonRoads to HellLike Lauren Bacall in “To Have and Have Not,” while the tone in last week’s post may have been objectionable, I really meant it when I…Nov 10, 2018Nov 10, 2018
Christian CovingtonThe Return of the SpectreI’m back! Not that my absence for a year really mattered, as nothing at all has changed in the world of New York policing: we still have a…Nov 9, 2018Nov 9, 2018
Christian CovingtonStreets With No Name?“This promotion is an affront to women and confirms what women know too well, that the NYPD doesn’t take rape seriously enough,” declared…Dec 3, 2017Dec 3, 2017
Christian CovingtonAt a Crossroads“The participant makes an assertion of oppression, and a claim for fair treatment; the designator makes the accusation that the participant…Nov 26, 2017Nov 26, 2017
Christian CovingtonWorst of All, Bah None“City Hall under Mayor de Blasio has grown notorious for the unnecessarily generous cash settlements it doles out to plaintiffs (and their…Nov 19, 2017Nov 19, 2017