Eric Umansky, ProPublica, Author at THE CITY

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ProPublica Detailed Mayor Adams’ Embrace of an Abuse-Ridden NYPD Unit. Now Lawmakers and Advocates Demand Change.

March 31, 2025, 5:00 a.m.March 28, 2025, 6:00 p.m.

In the wake of ProPublica’s expose of the Community Response Team, critics are calling for the unit to be disbanded. New York City’s police commissioner may also be reducing the team’s role.

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How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses

March 11, 2025, 6:00 a.m.March 10, 2025, 7:17 p.m.

After NYPD officials warned about a unit’s aggressive policing, the mayor boosted the team led by his allies. “The unit effectively reported directly to City Hall,” a former police official said.

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Video Showed an Officer Trying to Stop His Partner From Killing a Man. Now We Know Police Investigators Never Even Asked About the Footage.

May 11, 2023, 10:04 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:05 a.m.

We obtained the NYPD’s full investigation into the killing of Kawaski Trawick, including documents and audio of interviews with the officers. The records provide a rare window into how exactly a police department examines its own after a shooting.

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Over 700 Complaints About NYPD Officers Abusing Protesters, Then Silence

March 10, 2021, 5:00 a.m.March 10, 2021, 9:37 a.m.

Emails show New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board leaders discouraged staff from confronting the NYPD about a lack of cooperation on abuse investigations. The agency declined to disclose how many officers are facing misconduct charges.

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‘Nobody’ Hurt, ‘Just a Perp,’ Say Officers After NYPD Shot and Killed Man in His Own Home

Jan. 4, 2021, 5:52 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:47 a.m.

The comments were captured in body-worn camera footage the NYPD recently disclosed, 20 months after Kawaski Trawick was shot in his apartment while holding a bread knife.

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It Wasn’t the First Time the NYPD Killed Someone in Crisis. For Kawaski Trawick, It Only Took 112 Seconds.

Dec. 4, 2020, 7:20 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:46 a.m.

Trawick was alone in his apartment when an officer pushed open the door. He was holding a bread knife and a stick. “Why are you in my home?” he asked. He never got an answer.

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The NYPD Is Withholding Evidence From Investigations Into Police Abuse

Aug. 17, 2020, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 18, 2020, 11:53 a.m.

The NYPD has regularly failed to turn over key records and videos to police abuse investigators at New York’s Civilian Complaint Review Board. “This just seems like contempt,” said the now-retired judge who ordered the NYPD to use body cameras.

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The NYPD Files: Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

July 26, 2020, 8:25 p.m.July 26, 2020, 8:33 p.m.

ProPublica obtained these police records from New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board. NYPD unions are suing to halt the city from making the data public.

Eric Umansky, ProPublica

ProPublica Detailed Mayor Adams’ Embrace of an Abuse-Ridden NYPD Unit. Now Lawmakers and Advocates Demand Change.

How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses

Video Showed an Officer Trying to Stop His Partner From Killing a Man. Now We Know Police Investigators Never Even Asked About the Footage.

Over 700 Complaints About NYPD Officers Abusing Protesters, Then Silence

‘Nobody’ Hurt, ‘Just a Perp,’ Say Officers After NYPD Shot and Killed Man in His Own Home

It Wasn’t the First Time the NYPD Killed Someone in Crisis. For Kawaski Trawick, It Only Took 112 Seconds.

The NYPD Is Withholding Evidence From Investigations Into Police Abuse

The NYPD Files: Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

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