New York City
Policy
Mamdani orders NYPD to review use-of-force practices, increase transparency
The reforms aim to make it harder for police officers to avoid misconduct charges, and to staff up the NYPD’s oversight agency.
New York City
Politics
NYC Council probes NYPD stats
The NYPD is reporting major crime declines, but council members have some questions about the data.
Policy
Policy
Mamdani’s NYPD is still working with Israel
If the NYPD’s boots are laced by the IDF, as the mayor once said, then he’s letting them wear shoes in his house.
NYPD
Politics
NYPD inspector investigated in psych eval scandal getting promoted
“Whistleblower” NYPD Inspector Terrell Anderson’s promotion to deputy chief looks like a redemption story, following City & State reporting on unlicensed psychologists.
Policy
Policy
What Mamdani’s Office of Community Safety does in the aftermath of tragedy
Some elected officials are still waiting to see the effects of the mayor’s gun violence prevention plans.
NYPD
Politics
Mamdani encouraged protests of Netanyahu’s visit. His NYPD will respond to them.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said New York City can’t act independently to arrest the Israeli prime minister, but said those who wish to protest his planned visit should.
NYPD
20th Anniversary
20 years of top cops
A look back at the good, the bad and the ugly of NYPD commissioners since 2006.
NYPD
Policy
Mamdani’s Office of Community Safety wasn’t at his community safety announcement
Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined a group of officials to set the agenda for summer safety and gun violence prevention in the Bronx.
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