I loved watching this promo/recruiting video of the NYPD Aviation Unit. It certainly made me want to be up in the skies over Manhattan.
If you watch until the ending, you’ll get to see some rarely-seen footage of the 9/11 attacks from the view of an NYPD helicopter that was over the scene during that day. [via]
Inside the NYPD Aviation Unit
August 5, 2009 @ 11:08 am
Michael Moore on NYPD racism and brutality
June 11, 2009 @ 9:56 am
I’m wondering why I’ve never seen this clip of Michael Moore standing on New York City streets talking about NYPD racism even though this was clearly filmed several years ago. The stunts that are filmed and performed are actually pretty funny, but I can see how you’ll want to pistol-whip Michael Moore after a few minutes if you aren’t a fan of his documentary style.
Scan of NYPD notice reminding officers that photography in NYC is legal
May 18, 2009 @ 2:29 am
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This is gold right here. BB has obtained a scan of an April 2009 notice to all NYPD officers reminding them that taking photos and videos in and around New York City is not illegal. Additionally, the notice reminds officers that they cannot demand to see your pictures without a warrant and they cannot ask you to delete photos or destroy film (although if they DO think you are a terrorist they can seize your camera and view the pictures ONLY AFTER THEY HAVE OBTAINED A WARRANT). Finally, it also reminds NYPD officers that the MTA has deemed photography as a legal act on and around the NYC Subway, Long Island Railroad, and Metro-North rail systems and that officers cannot stop you as long as you are within the boundaries of the MTA code of conduct.
The NYPD reminds itself that it is not illegal to take pictures in New York City
April 15, 2009 @ 11:51 pm
The NYPD is issuing a notice to all police officers to remind them that it is not illegal for people to take pictures of just about anything in New York City.
Finally, the city recognizes the fact that even if you were a terrorist, having pictures of places will not help you plan a better attack on the city.
NYPD rolling out Nissan Altima hybrid patrol cars
March 4, 2009 @ 5:49 pm
The NYPD is unleashing a fleet of 40 brand-new Nissan Altima hybrid vehicles in the next two weeks to be used as official NYPD patrol cars. The Nissan Altima hybrids have the capability to go up to 40mph before a single drop of gas is used. And compared to the measly 16mpg of the current fleet of Ford Crown Victoria’s, the Nissan Altima hybrids will be able to go up to 32mpg in the city, a fairly significant jump in fuel savings which will ultimately help the city save a few dollars.
Of course, the hybrid vehicles won’t go nearly as fast (113mph top speed compared to 165mph top speed of Dodge Charger), but then again, when are NYPD vehicles ever going anywhere near top speed anyway? I think 113mph is pretty fast already and with NYC streets as narrow as they are, I doubt any criminal being chased is going to top that without something terrible happening.
If you’re wondering how you’re gonna spot one on the street, the New York Post has the run-down:
To start, the NYPD has outfitted 18 hybrids as marked patrol cars, bringing the $21,500 base cost to $30,752 per car. Another 20 are unmarked ($25,595 each), and two are disguised as yellow cabs for anticrime work ($28,600 each).
All together, the city has reportedly spent $1.1 million on the new cars and hope it will curb pollution.
NYPD Museum Show 2008
November 26, 2008 @ 10:12 am
1972 Dodge and 1976 Pontiac (Photo: Greg Reynolds)
I didn’t know this, but for the past 8 years, the NYPD has had something called the NYPD Museum Show (not to be confused with the official New York City Police Museum) that basically shows off their long line of antique and current NYPD vehicles. It’s a car show with only NYPD vehicles. This past summer, the 8th annual NYPD Musuem Show was held on June 21st and 22nd and it looks like it would have been a neat thing to visit if I was around at the time.
Greg Reynolds shot some photos for copcar dot com and his pictures certainly make me feel like I am traveling back in time to when these vehicles were actually on the streets.
I can’t seem to find information on when next year’s NYPD Museum Show is, but I really hope they have one and continue their tradition of driving these vehicles out into the streets. If you want to see more photos of old NYPD vehicles, you can visit Greg Reynolds’ list of car shows and search for ‘NYPD’. He’s covered the event for at least several years so there’s a good amount of photos to go through.
Here’s a video of some of the old cars heading towards the museum.
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