Eric Garner

NYPD

De Blasio Touts Pact to Fire NYPD Cops for Chokeholds as THE CITY and ProPublica Spotlight Officers Who Kept Jobs

Jan. 21, 2021, 6:23 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:52 a.m.

Under new agreement between the NYPD and its civilian watchdog, most police officers found to have used the illegal, potentially deadly maneuver will be terminated — a tougher penalty than first proposed.

NYPD

Still Can’t Breathe: How NYPD Officers Continue to Use Chokeholds on Civilians

Jan. 21, 2021, 5:00 a.m.May 30, 2024, 1:24 p.m.

More than six years after the police killing of Eric Garner, officers with substantiated claims of abuse go without any meaningful punishment.

George Floyd Protests

What Eric Garner’s Mother Told George Floyd’s Family: ‘You Cannot Let This Go’

June 1, 2020, 9:18 p.m.June 2, 2020, 10:06 p.m.

Gwen Carr, whose son’s own video-recorded cries of “I can’t breathe” sparked demonstrations five years ago, also slammed Mayor de Blasio’s handling of police brutality protests.

Eric Garner

In Garner’s Staten Island, Locals Say ‘It’s About Time’ on Cop Verdict

Aug. 2, 2019, 7:59 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

On Staten Island’s Bay Street, where Eric Garner died, an NYPD judge’s recommendation that Officer Daniel Pantaleo be fired was met with relief.

Eric Garner

Mayor’s Garner-Inspired Cop Discipline Overhaul Questioned

July 22, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

De Blasio’s plan to speed up internal NYPD probes could jeopardize criminal cases, say some lawyers and prosecutors — including the acting Queens DA.

People

The Garner Family’s Quest for Justice, in Photos

July 17, 2019, 12:45 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

On the fifth anniversary of Eric Garner’s death at the hands of a NYPD officer, here are images of a family’s struggle that resonated beyond New York.