Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Bird wings are so fucking cool. This bird is very young. 070
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I don't know what else to use Bluesky for. This is Penelope. My favorite pigeon since 2020. 2536
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 09/06/2026An interview with me and the ever insightful Richard Day. citythatworks.substack.com/p/in-the-199...citythatworks.substack.comIn the 1990s, New York brought crime to record lows. Why couldn’t Chicago do the same?An interview with Peter Moskos 030
Reposted by Peter MoskosMohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Israel is carrying out a systematic campaign to demolish and erase Bint Jbeil, my hometown in southern Lebanon — an interview with @tcambanis.bsky.social for his “Order from Ashes” podcast | thecenturyfoundation.podbean.com/e/erasing-bi... 03941
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 01/05/2026The % of shooting victims in NYC who are Black or Hispanic is 96%, and it has varied very little—even as total numbers have changed. This racial disparity exists year after year after year. It’s amazing how few are aware. (Or purposefully ignored it in related public policy and police discussions). 284
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 21/04/2026And I could be AI. Like the not the concept. But the actual photo. It's what phones do now. 020
Reposted by Peter MoskosAndrew Burton @burtonad.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Pete Hegseth: God, I wish I was a hitman in Pulp Fiction. Barack Obama and Zohran Mamdani: Boy, it would be fun to be Mr Rogers. 27018
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I'm quoted in this: www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/27/s...thecity.nycSnow Shovelers Answered the Mayor’s Call, But Payday May Not Arrive Until SpringMamdani’s $30-per-hour rate got lots of people clearing sidewalks, but some workers who shoveled in past storms have yet to see a paycheck. 061
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I was out shoveling show for the city of New York during the blizzards. You're welcome. It was both miserable and very satisfying work from 8pm to 4am. 0121
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Is there any research on if police "legitimacy" in NY increased after all the changes promising that benefit? Starting with the end of excessive SQF, to drug legalization, bail reform & limitations on use of force. (I suspect not, because I think the concept is flawed. But IDK.) 000
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Want more pigeons? I've decided to turn my (previously never used) instagram account into a pigeonfluencer extravaganza. www.instagram.com/nycpigeonflu... 040
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 29/01/2026I'll be on Katie Couric's substack live at 5:30PM eastern (1 hour from now) substack.com/@katiecouric 010
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Me on NPR www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...npr.orgFormer cop talks about what went wrong leading up to fatal Minneapolis shootingNPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Peter Moskos, a John Jay College of Criminal Justice professor and former cop, about what went wrong when a federal agent killed a nurse in Minneapolis. 065
Reposted by Peter MoskosDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 27/01/2026As a reporter, I carried the home phone number of Maryland's chief district judge in my wallet. The Hon. Dennis Sweeney would, on an ask, explain to recalcitrant desk sergeants and shift lieutenants that he would hold them in contempt if they denied the public the face sheet of any shooting report. 4558123
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Is there anybody on bluesky saying it's actually bad (both morally and politically) to go into churches -- even ones with people you really really disagree with -- and interrupt and protest? I haven't looked too hard, granted, but I can't find anybody saying, uh, actually, no, _don't_ do this. 430
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Charts I made of the homicide rate for whites and blacks, going back to 1968. (2025 is an estimate) 110
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 03/01/2026I have a new blog post on murders being down in most cities. It's happening nearly everywhere. It's still not a "trend." qualitypolicing.com/murders-down...qualitypolicing.comMurders down in 2025! Celebrate. It’s hard work, not a “trend” – Quality Policing 061
Reposted by Peter MoskosJeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social · 02/01/2026I've confirmed that San Francisco, Bridgeport, Baltimore, Chicago and Philadelphia hit the lowest levels since before 1970 this year. New Orleans tied 2019 for the lowest since 1970. Still waiting on data from the other cities but likely to check out. 23213
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 01/01/2026"Peter Moskos’s Back from the Brink is both oral history and urban epic." 2026 starts strong! "Urban epic" sure has a nice ring to it. From Michael Fortner's review of "Back from the Brink," just out today in the Washington Monthly. Positive _and_ insightful! washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/01/h...washingtonmonthly.comHow New York City Got SafeBack from the Brink is a historical reconstruction of the New York crime decline, told from inside the institutions responsible for safety. 062
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Why yes, for those who prefer to listen, my book "Back from the Brink" *is* available on audio. And yes, it does make a great Christmas present for yourself and your loved ones. And all for the low low price of $21.49! Or buy a ten pack for just $214.90 and give them out like candy. amzn.to/3MONwfWamzn.toBack from the Brink: Inside the NYPD and New York City's Extraordinary 1990s Crime Drop 040
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 17/12/2025If you like ambient sound or any sound, check this out: mynoise.net It's a great website. (It's so great it's in the acknowledgement of my book "Back from the Brink." I honestly don't think I could have focused enough to write it without "Japanese Garden")mynoise.netBackground Noises • Ambient Sounds • Relaxing Music | myNoise ®myNoise sets the standard for online background noise machines and interactive soundscapes. 020
Reposted by Peter MoskosJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Almost half of the non-European population of New Zealand is Maori. There's no way to pretend that this kind of racial thinking in that context is anything but exterminationist. 1123669
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Great book review of "Back from the Brink" (my book) by Richard Day in "A City that Works": "A dark, funny and insightful oral history covering the inner workings of the department. It’s also deeply inspiring. It’s hard to recommend highly enough." citythatworks.substack.com/p/book-revie...citythatworks.substack.comBook review: Back from the BrinkMore lessons from New York 020
Reposted by Peter MoskosMohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 03/12/2025I wrote for @theguardian.com on Trump using the National Guard shooting to demonize Afghans refugees — and how the US has yet to reckon with the blowback caused by its foreign invasions and war on terror | www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 085
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Cool. Look who is tops on the "Urban Optimist Holiday Gift Guide"? My book! Back from the Brink. It does indeed make a great stocking stuffer. Buy it right now, before you forget! amzn.to/48wt2j5 p.s. It's good for pessimists, too! www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the... 021
Reposted by Peter MoskosKarolina Muchova Fan Club @muchovafanclub.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Chicago has the worst mayor in the US. He had a brief respite cosplaying as a resistance hero while Bovino was here; now he is back to his usual insanity. Why would you limit the number of people SPENDING MONEY ON SMALL BUSINESSES? @mayorofchicago.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/business/202...chicago.suntimes.comChristkindlmarket crowd limit creates uncertainty for vendorsUnder a new city restriction, the Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza will now be limited to 1,553 visitors at a time — less than half the 3,494 people allowed under the COVID-19 capacity rules set in 20... 142
Reposted by Peter Moskoskimcwashington.bsky.social @kimcwashington.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Wow Peter, this was a gift! Whenever I would tell people that Tony was responsible for the 1st reduction they would look at me sideways and then he came back and did it again and I was likemedia.tenor.coma woman with a surprised look on her faceALT: a woman with a surprised look on her face 111
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 27/11/2025My newly rediscovered 2017 phone call with Baltimore Police legend Tony Barksdale. On how to police down violence and save lives. That was all he cared about. And he succeeded. Rest in peace. qualitypolicing.com/qpp-63-tony-...qualitypolicing.comQPP 63: Tony Barksdale – Quality Policing 193
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Miss baseball? Watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPfL...youtube.comHot mics and hidden angles from the ALCS, a breakdownYouTube video by Jomboy Media 030
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Bill Bratton came in to speak to my master's program today. Three legends and me. John Miller, Bill Bratton, Chauncey Parker. This was a good class. 040
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 16/11/2025"Rates of imprisonment have grown dramatically in the last 40 years." What a fabulously hilarious progressive spin on their own data/chart which shows NY incarceration rates in massive decline over the past 30 years! www.prisonpolicy.org/profiles/NY.... 061
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 16/11/2025For those who insist poverty is the driving force behind crime and violence, please answer me this: From 1990 to 2000, NYC saw a 20.5% increase in people living in poverty (a 10% increase in rate). 283,994 more people! How did murders simultaneously drop by two-thirds in 1990s NYC? 1100
Reposted by Peter MoskosDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 15/11/2025A slogan has ONE FUCKING JOB. Epic fail. Also Abolish Prisons. Goddam pratfall. Oh, and every time someone arrives on a thread to explain to me that it doesn't mean defund the entire agency, or abolish all incarceration, two others chime in to say yes, it does mean that. So more failure. 1335
Reposted by Peter MoskosDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 06/11/2025ACAB and Defund The Police -- the two most destructive messaging efforts from sloganeers who don't actually want to fix a fucking thing and will, at every opportunity, alienate the entire electorate from actual police reform for the sheer pleasure of their own self-regarding purities. Eat a dick. 2871484
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Your occasional reminder that in NYC the vast majority of criminal cases are not prosecuted. In the Bronx just 22% of felony and 12% of misdemeanor arrests result in a conviction. (Outside NYC, in the rest of the state, the figures are 67% and 52%, respectively.) qualitypolicing.com/same-city-di... 001
Reposted by Peter MoskosDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Yes, your honor, we received and sold stolen goods, but if there was no market for such we wouldn't have done so. Our customers are to blame. We live in a golden age of shamelessness and grift. 1134386
Reposted by Peter MoskosSky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 14/11/2025weird how vance keeps saying this! 416320
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 14/11/2025I discuss NY Bail Reform with the authors of 5 reports on bail reform. If you care about bail reform (or think it works perfectly or it's all bad) it behooves you to listen to this Quality Policing Podcast episode. It's a deep hour-long dive. qualitypolicing.com/qpp-62-bail-...qualitypolicing.comQPP 62: Bail Reform – Quality Policing 221
Reposted by Peter MoskosMusa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 12/11/2025“There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n... 23411174
Reposted by Peter MoskosNolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 07/11/2025I guess you can't sell the parking meters twice 3421
Reposted by Peter MoskosKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 06/11/2025I legit can’t figure out the play on these FAA flight cancellations. Who’s the White House trying to pressure. And who do they think people are gonna get mad at when Thanksgiving goes down the drain? 3223512515
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 07/11/2025So sad. Tony was a great guy. And his leadership saved so many lives. Only 53. www.thebanner.com/obituaries/a...thebanner.comAnthony Barksdale, deputy mayor, diesAnthony Barksdale, Baltimore City’s deputy mayor for public safety and a former deputy police commissioner, died Thursday. He was 53. 1121
Reposted by Peter MoskosNolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 06/11/2025The non-stop Maddrey, Kaz, Shell scandals plus the Adams/Banks strategy of trying to suppress crime by blanketing the city in OT shifts really has done a number on PD morale — hellgatenyc.com/three-nypd-c...hellgatenyc.comThree NYPD Cops on the 2025 Mayoral Race: 'I Like That Mamdani Is a Dreamer'Forced overtime, cronyism in the C-suite, and a rising attrition rate are some of their biggest concerns for the next mayor of New York City to address. 312724
Reposted by Peter MoskosSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 30/10/2025China bought 30 million metric tons of soybeans from the US last year. This year under Trump it will be 12 million. 67461192
Peter Moskos @moskos.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Absurdest protest is so much better (ie: more effective in actually helping your cause) than passionate yelling or breaking-shit or blocking-traffic protest. 180