Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about 311

Mayor Bill de Blasio in January. Photo: Ed Reed / Mayor's Office

Mayor Vows to Investigate Alleged Harassment of 311 Users After Recent Streetsblog Investigation

By Jesse Coburn | Oct 28, 2021 | No Comments

"Whether [such calls are] coming from a city employee or someplace else, it's not good," the mayor said when asked about the alleged harassment. "What we need to know is what happened in those cases."

NYPD officials, including Deputy Chief Isa Abbassi, (far right) testified on Tuesday.

Amid Multiple Investigations, NYPD Defends Its 311 Response at Council Hearing

By Jesse Coburn | Oct 27, 2021 | No Comments

City Council members voiced frustration with the NYPD's handling of 311 complaints about illegal parking at a hearing Tuesday, but police officials defended the department's efforts.

Council Member Calls For Probe of Alleged 311 Harassment

By Jesse Coburn | Oct 26, 2021 | No Comments

And meanwhile, Council Member Bob Holden told Streetsblog he has also been the victim of "inappropriate" calls from cops.

NYPD Ignores Council Request for Info on Allegedly Fraudulent 311 Responses

By Jesse Coburn | Oct 25, 2021 | No Comments

Council leaders had asked the NYPD to provide materials related to 14 311 service requests about illegal parking that police officers had marked as resolved despite never responding to the scenes of the infractions, according to council investigators.