NYPD
Policy
NYC Council charter commission wants to up funding for oversight agencies
The 17-member panel is concerned about making sure the watchdogs can keep investigating.
Heard Around Town
Tisch touts NYPD gang database as NYC council considers shutting it down
The police commissioner said the controversial database helped law enforcement indict 16 suspects for involvement in gang-related shootings.
Personality
5 things to know about new NYC Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Kaz Daughtry
The longtime cop will take over as a deputy mayor Friday.
Opinion
Opinion: Is the next Mike Bloomberg hiding in plain sight?
New NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has a Harvard business school degree, extreme wealth and a no-nonsense approach to governing. Could she be our next mayor?
NYPD
Cops will start patrolling overnight subways on Monday
Gov. Kathy Hochul said that the state will foot $77 million in NYPD overtime costs over the next three months.
NYPD
New bill would seal unproven complaints against officers
Would this be a Clean Slate Act for cops?
News & Politics
Civil NYPD sexual harassment suit seeks to add Jeffrey Maddrey, Eddie Caban as defendants
In an amended complaint, the chief of department is accused of making unwanted advances, and the former commish is accused of gender discrimination.
Politics
What’s in it for Jessica Tisch?
She’s stepping in as the fourth NYPD commissioner in three years – possibly in the sunset of a scandal-scarred mayoral administration. Here’s why.
NYPD
Jessica Tisch appointed NYPD commissioner
An alum of the NYPD’s IT team, Tisch has largely been seen as a steady leader of the Sanitation Department.
News & Politics
The results are in! Evolv gun scanners recover zero guns in subways
“This is objectively a failure,” the Legal Aid Society said of the pilot program.
NYPD
The NYPD piloted weapon scanners in subways two months ago. They won’t release the results
The controversial pilot of Evolv’s gun scanners in subway stations ended in August, and Mayor Eric Adams has said the department will tell us how it went. But when?
NYPD
Citywide officials at odds with Eric Adams over NYPD subway shooting footage: ‘Not a single shot needed to be fired’
The mayor has continued to defend the officers. Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams say they needlessly endangered people.
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Editor's Note
Editor’s note: The rats don’t run the city, the cops do
Eric Adams’ priority as mayor, thus far, has been restoring the NYPD to strength after years of poor morale and a mass exodus of officers.
NYPD
Brownsville City Council member asks: Why haven’t the mayor or the NYPD visited victims of Sunday’s subway shooting?
Two bystanders were shot, and one was left brain-dead, when cops opened fire in a subway station on Sunday.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: Jessica Ramos makes a timely announcement
The state senator wants to be New York’s first Latina mayor in a city that’s desperate for Hispanic leaders, especially after the resignation of NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban.
NYPD
4 things to know about the interim NYPD commissioner Tom Donlon
New York City Mayor Eric Adams looked outside the department to replace Edward Caban.
Adams probes
Eric Adams’ challengers react to NYPD Commissioner Caban’s resignation
Scott Stringer decried a “chaotic City Hall” and Jessica Ramos raised concerns about one of the city’s few Latino leaders being removed.
News & Politics
NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban steps down amid Adams administration turmoil
New York City Mayor Eric Adams appointed Thomas Donlon as interim commissioner a week after members of the NYPD were raided by federal investigators.
Adams probes
Who really ran Con Sofrito, the restaurant frequented by Eric Adams and NYPD top brass?
Officially, the restaurant belonged to Richard Caban, brother of the embattled NYPD commissioner. But social media pages tell a different story from the establishment’s liquor license and lease.
Opinion
Opinion: Oh, brother!
In New York City politics, it might be safer to be an only child.
