The New York City police officer involved in the high-profile 2014 chokehold death of an African-American man has been fired. Daniel Pantaleo was sacked over the death of Eric Garner, whose dying ...

Garner, a 43-year-old African American, was detained for allegedly selling loose cigarettes and died after being placed in a chokehold ... years ago, Eric Garner was choked to death.

Every year, seven NYPD officers and seven civilians team up to create theater, and build bridges. "To Protect, Serve and Understand" started 10 years ago as a reaction to the infamous Eric Garner case ...

It was a shocking act of violence that came on the heels of citywide protests over police brutality in the wake of Eric Garner’s death. Garner had been placed in an prohibited chokehold by an ...