Nuisance Abatement

Marking the first reforms to Nuisance Abatement practice since the 1970s.

"You never see the white bar owner from the Meatpacking District in [court]. It's always some bodega owner from Uptown."

Police falsely claimed it was a crack spot. Now they're getting sued.

Using an obscure law Bill Bratton once called "probably the most powerful civil tool available to the police."