Good Morning, Brooklyn: Tuesday, October 4, 2022
DATABASE ON COMPLAINTS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT: New York City now has the most comprehensive database on law enforcement misconduct records, which the Legal Aid Society unveiled on Monday. Named “Law Enforcement Lookup” or “LELU,” the database includes more than 450,000 misconduct and other records, available for public use, involving New York City Police Department (NYPD) and New York City Department of Correction (DOC) officers.
LELU discloses that more than over 18,000 lawsuits were filed against more than 14,000 NYPD officers between 2013 and June 30, 2022; and that over 190,000 Civilian Complaint Review Board records of allegations made against NYPD officers, including more than 1,000 full-investigation closing reports obtained through FOIL requests and from partner organizations, among other findings.
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SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS: Youth aspiring toward a career in architecture or historic preservation may be interested in a series of Open House events, starting next week and running through November. The Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design will present information on its four-year course sequence with a focus in architectural drafting, design principles, and historic preservation.