Alex S. Vitale
@alexvitale.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center. Coordinator Policing and Social Justice Project. Author The End of Policing.
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Alex S. Vitale
@alexvitale.bsky.social
· Nov 18
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Nice ad for @alexvitale.bsky.social's book!
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Nice ad for @alexvitale.bsky.social's book!
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So very proud of my Brooklyn College colleague Alex Vitale who is an renown expert in policing with his scholarship and especially his famous book:
November 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
So very proud of my Brooklyn College colleague Alex Vitale who is an renown expert in policing with his scholarship and especially his famous book:
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We won!!! We are proud to announce that “Sex Work: It’s Just a Job” was selected as Audience Favorite at the Workers Unite Film Festival! Such an honor to be recognized amongst so many important films. @workersuniteff.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We won!!! We are proud to announce that “Sex Work: It’s Just a Job” was selected as Audience Favorite at the Workers Unite Film Festival! Such an honor to be recognized amongst so many important films. @workersuniteff.bsky.social
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I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
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More exciting news
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
More exciting news
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Transitioning to real community safety>>>>>: “Body cams, new training & changes to UOF policies hv proven ineffective. PD are killing as many or more ppl per year as they were before the implementation of such reforms following the Ferguson & Minneapolis uprisings” www.thenation.com/article/poli...
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Transitioning to real community safety>>>>>: “Body cams, new training & changes to UOF policies hv proven ineffective. PD are killing as many or more ppl per year as they were before the implementation of such reforms following the Ferguson & Minneapolis uprisings” www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Very cool to see!
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Very cool to see!
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End of Policing was one of the more eye-opening non-fiction books I’ve read. I’m really happy to see this
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
End of Policing was one of the more eye-opening non-fiction books I’ve read. I’m really happy to see this
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for context Alex Vitale is the author of the much-cited (including by me) book The End of Policing
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
for context Alex Vitale is the author of the much-cited (including by me) book The End of Policing
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Wow. Vitale wrote The End of Policing, advocating for community-based solutions for safety instead of policing.
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Wow. Vitale wrote The End of Policing, advocating for community-based solutions for safety instead of policing.
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
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Calvin John Smiley and @alexvitale.bsky.social at last night's @socialists.nyc event. Very serious discussion, but a lot of big laughs.
November 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Calvin John Smiley and @alexvitale.bsky.social at last night's @socialists.nyc event. Very serious discussion, but a lot of big laughs.
Great DSA panels yesterday w @tiffanycaban.bsky.social @juliasalazar.bsky.social Felicia Arriaga, Calvin Smiley, and Cheryl Rivera.
November 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Great DSA panels yesterday w @tiffanycaban.bsky.social @juliasalazar.bsky.social Felicia Arriaga, Calvin Smiley, and Cheryl Rivera.
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Wonderful evening w Elena Shih, @redcanarysong.bsky.social and Empower sex worker organizers from Thailand.
November 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Wonderful evening w Elena Shih, @redcanarysong.bsky.social and Empower sex worker organizers from Thailand.
I'll be talking Public Safety on Saturday at the DSA Organizing Conference with @juliasalazar.bsky.social and @tiffanycaban.bsky.social. (DSA members only)
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I'll be talking Public Safety on Saturday at the DSA Organizing Conference with @juliasalazar.bsky.social and @tiffanycaban.bsky.social. (DSA members only)
Wonderful evening w Elena Shih, @redcanarysong.bsky.social and Empower sex worker organizers from Thailand.
November 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Wonderful evening w Elena Shih, @redcanarysong.bsky.social and Empower sex worker organizers from Thailand.
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Zohran Mamdani doesn’t make me, an American Jew, feel unsafe.
Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Zohran Mamdani doesn’t make me, an American Jew, feel unsafe.
Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
Can't we fix this with some anti-bias training....oh even better, hire a Black chief. Oops. I guess not. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Can't we fix this with some anti-bias training....oh even better, hire a Black chief. Oops. I guess not. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Me too! See y’all there 📚
Excited for this conversation with @terencekeel.bsky.social in Brooklyn on Dec 2nd. www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cbh...
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Me too! See y’all there 📚
Excited for this conversation with @terencekeel.bsky.social in Brooklyn on Dec 2nd. www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cbh...
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Excited for this conversation with @terencekeel.bsky.social in Brooklyn on Dec 2nd. www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cbh...
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"Policing and Public Safety Under a Socialist Mayor" - 5:30 pm, 11/22, Brooklyn. A @socialists.nyc event with Cheryl Rivera, @alexvitale.bsky.social, and Calvin John Smiley.
actionnetwork.org/events/polic...
actionnetwork.org/events/polic...
Policing & Public Safety Under a Socialist Mayor
The NYC-DSA Racial Justice Working Group presents a panel with abolitionist organizers, educators and policy experts to explore a critical question: What can a socialist mayor concretely do to transfo...
actionnetwork.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"Policing and Public Safety Under a Socialist Mayor" - 5:30 pm, 11/22, Brooklyn. A @socialists.nyc event with Cheryl Rivera, @alexvitale.bsky.social, and Calvin John Smiley.
actionnetwork.org/events/polic...
actionnetwork.org/events/polic...
Excited to be in conversation with these champions about public safety in NYC.
"Policing and Public Safety Under a Socialist Mayor" - 5:30 pm, 11/22, Brooklyn. A @socialists.nyc event with Cheryl Rivera, @alexvitale.bsky.social, and Calvin John Smiley.
actionnetwork.org/events/polic...
actionnetwork.org/events/polic...
Policing & Public Safety Under a Socialist Mayor
The NYC-DSA Racial Justice Working Group presents a panel with abolitionist organizers, educators and policy experts to explore a critical question: What can a socialist mayor concretely do to transfo...
actionnetwork.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Excited to be in conversation with these champions about public safety in NYC.
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There is a difference btwn trafficking & sex work. While many are focused on the abuse of girls by Jeffrey Epstein, others are using this tragedy to go after consensual sex work. Read @melissaditmore.bsky.social to find out why this is dangerous in its own right. rewirenewsgroup.com/2008/05/06/s...
Sex Work, Trafficking: Understanding the Difference
Legislation and advocacy work have often blurred or denied any difference between trafficking and sex work. That has always made things worse rather than better for those involved.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
There is a difference btwn trafficking & sex work. While many are focused on the abuse of girls by Jeffrey Epstein, others are using this tragedy to go after consensual sex work. Read @melissaditmore.bsky.social to find out why this is dangerous in its own right. rewirenewsgroup.com/2008/05/06/s...
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Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
Out calling for rational tax policy w @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social @socialists.nyc.
November 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Out calling for rational tax policy w @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social @socialists.nyc.