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Protest targets Roosevelt Island peace officers

More than 200 Roosevelt Island residents met Saturday to air alleged abuses by the island's 42-member security force and call for reforms, including greater oversight.

At Good Shepherd Church, a dozen people took turns offering harrowing accounts of being injured or threatened by peace officers over the past five years.

"My son almost lost his life due to a public safety officer," Monica...

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