Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Can Mamdani confront the NYPD’s ‘Blue Power’?
Since the 1960s, the police department and police unions have constituted a powerful, at times implacable, force in city and state politics.
Immigration
Politics
After a confrontation outside a BK hospital, many electeds are asking: What constitutes NYPD collaboration with ICE?
In Brooklyn, a standoff between ICE and protesters. The NYPD got in the middle.
Events
Personality
At NYC Power 100 event, Tisch commends Mamdani for leading with ‘SRG’
The police commissioner joked that the mayor has the core principle of “Support, Reinforce and Grow.”
Zohran Mamdani
Policy
3 big questions about Mamdani’s new Office of Community Safety
The much-anticipated office has a leader, but a vague mandate.
Policy
Policy
NYPD’s Tisch seeks changes to protest perimeter bills
New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin said she’s working with the NYPD to amend the bill.
News & Politics
Politics
Mamdani reiterates campaign promise to disband the NYPD Strategic Response Group
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch hasn’t commented on the future of the unit.
Eric Adams
Policy
The City Council will let three of Eric Adams’ vetoes stand – while overriding 17 others.
A bill opposed by the real estate industry known as COPA and a police accountability bill are among the pieces of legislation that won’t become law under new Council Speaker Julie Menin.
Zohran Mamdani
Politics
How does Mamdani respond to shootings by the NYPD? Slowly.
The new mayor said “officers were placed in incredibly difficult and dangerous circumstances” after police killed two people in separate incidents Thursday night.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: A new low for the NYPD
The cop who killed Delrawn Small now claims he wasn’t acting as a cop to avoid discipline.
Immigration
Policy
Goldman seeks answers from Tisch on Nov. 12 NYPD-ICE incident
The lawmaker penned a letter to the police commissioner looking to clarify the department’s protocol.
New York City
Opinion
Opinion: Fear isn’t leadership – New York needs policing built on trust
Good policing doesn’t depend on violating rights. It depends on professionalism, fairness and community trust.
NYPD
Politics
Investigation: Unlicensed psychologists perform assessments of NYPD candidates
City & State found uncredentialed psychologists handling the job under a professional licensure exemption that the NYPD argues is valid.
Heard Around Town
Politics
NYC mayoral candidates debate public safety on campaign stops
Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan to attract and retain NYPD officers with salary bumps.
Personality
Personality
The NYPD officers who support Zohran Mamdani for mayor
An interview with retired NYPD Lieutenant Commander Shamsul Haque, co-founder of the Bangladeshi American Police Association.
Policy
Policy
New York’s strong gun laws didn’t prevent Monday's mass shooting. Local leaders are looking at the feds
Gov. Kathy Hochul called for advancing gun control legislation in Congress, where Republican opposition has repeatedly doomed attempts at reviving a federal ban on assault weapons.
Opinion
Politics
Opinion: Mamdani’s test on policing
Whistleblowers show the NYPD won’t fix itself. What should the next mayor do?
New York City
Politics
Suit: Thomas Donlon’s first NYPD conflict? Cops’ aggro social media use
The former interim commissioner alleges his attempts to root out corruption were blocked or ignored by City Hall – starting with a conversation about how police were tweeting.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Politics
Exit poll: Public safety tops voter concerns, but NYC Dems reject policing-first approach
Despite safety concerns, criticisms that Zohran Mamdani would be soft on crime didn’t land, according to a poll from the Vera Institute’s political arm.
Policy
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
Politics