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The NYPD isn’t the only overspender on overtime. Just the biggest.
Mayor Adams complained people care too much about police department overtime. There’s a reason.
Policy
NYPD may be violating police surveillance transparency law
The Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD said that the department’s interpretation of the law is ‘contrary to the intent of the POST Act.’
Heard Around Town
Police union President Pat Lynch plans to step down
The long serving leader of the PBA has been a critic of police reform.
Policy
Robot police dogs are back, under Eric Adams
The mayor is reintroducing ‘Digidogs,’ among other new technologies for the NYPD
Heard Around Town
City reaches contract with police union, amid budget cuts
The NYPD budget is always closely watched.
Policy
City Council bills would require NYPD to document every street stop
The NYPD says documenting the stops would be ‘onerous’ and take too long.
Policy
The NYPD is way over its overtime budget. Does the department even care?
The New York City Police Department’s commitment to curbing OT spending was met with skepticism at a City Council hearing.
Politics
Why can’t the City Council get the NYPD to show up at a hearing?
Several lawmakers have called for the City Council to use its subpoena power to compel the NYPD to testify following their no-show at a recent hearing.
Heard Around Town
Will the NYPD show up to testify this time?
Police higher ups postponed an oversight hearing twice on the Strategic Response Group.
NYPD
Protests over the police killing of Tyre Nichols are expected in NYC tonight. Can the NYPD do better this time?
Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul said police were prepared to monitor protests.
Heard Around Town
PBA President Pat Lynch is getting a challenge from Corey Grable
The longtime NYPD union president is being criticized for not reaching a contract deal and for endorsing Donald Trump.
NYPD
Was the NYPD budget increased this year? Yes – but it’s complicated.
New York City plans to spend $5.53 billion on police this year. Here’s what’s changed.
New York City
Two years after George Floyd’s murder, where have all the police reforms gone?
The NYPD budget has been restored, anti-crime units reinstated, disciplinary records have been withheld and few officers have been punished for aggression toward protesters.
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New York City will double up on subway police amid search for shooter
Mayor Eric Adams said the city will deploy twice the number of transit officers into the subways Tuesday night, following the shooting at a Sunset Park station.
NYPD
NYPD officers are supposed to be fired for lying. They aren’t.
A report from LatinoJustice found that of the 181 New York City Police Department officers who were found to have lied to police watchdogs over the last decade, not one was fired.
NYPD
NYPD’s Neighborhood Safety Teams are mostly making low-level arrests, data shows
Mayor Eric Adams promised the reimagined anti-crime units would crack down on illegal guns, but statistics obtained exclusively by City & State tell a different story.
News & Politics
NYPD Detectives’ Union joins fight against Alvin Bragg
The Manhattan district attorney is the target of ongoing attacks by criminal justice reactionaries.
New York City
CCRB recommends discipline for cops at Black Lives Matter protests
New York City’s police watchdog has so far recommended disciplinary action for 65 officers accused of misconduct during last summer’s protests.
NYPD
NYPD sex crimes division is still understaffed, council member says
Helen Rosenthal on what’s lacking within the unit where change is needed.
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