# The Moral Crusade | 5

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Podcast: [Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD](https://stenobird.com/podcast/empire-city-the-untold-origin-story-of-the-nypd-6934102)
Published: 2024-09-30T07:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

Officers in early New York didn’t just police the city’s vice economy; they profited from it. But when America’s first professional vice fighter Anthony Comstock strong-arms the NYPD into enforcing his vision of morality, he also transformed how and what we police.  From Wondery, Crooked Media and PushBlack. Empire City is made with a commitment to ensure the stories of those who were and are still impacted by the NYPD are always part of the stories we tell ourselves about the police, about America, and about democracy. Voices & References: Amy Werbel https://www.fitnyc.edu/creative-nexus/faculty/directory/werbel-amy.php Bill Williams, descendant of Clubber Williams Jennifer Wright https://www.jenashleywright.com/ Lust On Trial: Censorship and the Rise of American Obscenity in the Age of Anthony Comstock https://www.amazon.com/Lust-Trial-Censorship-American-Obscenity/dp/0231175221 Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York’s Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist https://www.amazon.com/Madame-Restell-Resurrection-Fabulous-Abortionist/dp/0306826798 Follow Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD on the Wondery App or wherever you listen to your podcasts. You can binge all episodes early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/empire-city/ now.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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