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Students walk by the NYPD’s 40th Precinct in Mott Haven, The Bronx.

Bronx Cop Indicted for Banned Chokehold Has History of Choking and Assault Cases

Aug. 9, 2024, 4:34 p.m.Aug. 9, 2024, 4:34 p.m.

Despite multiple accusations of misconduct spanning his 17-year NYPD career, Officer Omar Habib was charged in a criminal court for the first time on Thursday, in a 2023 incident where he allegedly choked a “drunk and disorderly” man to unconsciousness.

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Police Review Board Dropped Three Complaints Against Veteran Detective After Unusual Promotion to Top Brass

Aug. 8, 2024, 8:14 p.m.Aug. 8, 2024, 8:14 p.m.

The board determined it had no jurisdiction to prosecute Kaz Daughtry last year because his new position was a civilian one. But he still wears a gun, despite being outside the NYPD’s uniformed ranks.

NYPD officers detain a smoke shop worker.

Law Enforcement

Police Review Board Investigating NYPD Raid of Staten Island Pot Shop

Aug. 2, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 2, 2024, 11:55 a.m.

Surveillance footage published by THE CITY showed a large group of officers cursing, jumping over a counter and charging at a shopkeeper who had asked to see a court order.

City Hall

Eric Adams Escalates His Defense of Top Aide Accused of Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

July 30, 2024, 9:20 p.m.July 31, 2024, 2:52 p.m.

Voicing for Tim Pearson in the wake of multiple lawsuits and nominating an aggressive litigator as the city’s top lawyer, the mayor braces for tough legal battles ahead.

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Judge Nixes Disciplinary Case Against Jeffrey Maddrey, NYPD’s Top Uniformed Cop

July 23, 2024, 10:35 p.m.July 23, 2024, 10:35 p.m.

The chief of department had faced Civilian Complaint Review Board prosecution over a 2021 incident, first exposed by THE CITY, in which he voided the arrest of a retired colleague who had chased boys with a gun.

Councilwoman Susan Zhuang stands holding a microphone in a pink suit and tan T-shirt. The left side of the image shows network news microphones and community attendees.

Bensonhurst

Councilmember Accused of Biting Cop Heralded in Bensonhurst as a Hero

July 18, 2024, 5:34 p.m.Aug. 7, 2024, 1:07 p.m.

Democratic Councilmember Susan Zhuang spoke to droves of ers in Bensonhurst Thursday afternoon, calling for ability for how police handled a protest against a forthcoming homeless shelter.

Councilmember Susan Zhuang speaks in City Hall Park about increasing 3-K funding.

Homeless Shelters

What Sparked the Anti-Shelter Protest Where a Councilmember Allegedly Bit a Cop

July 17, 2024, 6:31 p.m.July 18, 2024, 10:25 a.m.

The forthcoming homeless shelter, the first in Bensonhurst, has seen weeks of demonstrations from an increasingly right-leaning Asian American community there.

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Cop Who Lied About COVID Vaccine Gets to Keep Her Job, NYPD Commissioner Caban Rules

July 1, 2024, 10:05 a.m.July 1, 2024, 10:06 a.m.

Police disciplinary guidelines say officers who intentionally provide false statements should be terminated, but in his first deviation from those guidelines, Commissioner Edward Caban said a cop who lied to internal affairs can keep her job.

Impact Update

Judge Orders NYPD to Release Misconduct Records

June 13, 2024, 2:38 p.m.June 13, 2024, 2:38 p.m.

On June 7, state Supreme Court Justice Lyle E. Frank ordered the NYPD to release thousands of pages of internal officer misconduct records, following a lawsuit filed by THE CITY, represented by Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Davis Wright Tremaine.

Wooden planks sat in a lot behind Con Sofrito in The Bronx.

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NYPD Commissioner’s Brother Demolishes Illegal Bronx Dining Platform Under Judge’s Threat

June 5, 2024, 5:00 a.m.June 4, 2024, 7:14 p.m.

Richard Caban scrambled to disassemble the outdoor structure at Con Sofrito on the eve of a contempt-of-court hearing. The restaurant, which hosted an Eric Adams birthday party last year, must still shut down by Aug. 31.

NYPD

Bronx Cop Indicted for Banned Chokehold Has History of Choking and Assault Cases

Police Review Board Dropped Three Complaints Against Veteran Detective After Unusual Promotion to Top Brass

Police Review Board Investigating NYPD Raid of Staten Island Pot Shop

Eric Adams Escalates His Defense of Top Aide Accused of Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Judge Nixes Disciplinary Case Against Jeffrey Maddrey, NYPD’s Top Uniformed Cop

Councilmember Accused of Biting Cop Heralded in Bensonhurst as a Hero

What Sparked the Anti-Shelter Protest Where a Councilmember Allegedly Bit a Cop

Cop Who Lied About COVID Vaccine Gets to Keep Her Job, NYPD Commissioner Caban Rules

Judge Orders NYPD to Release Misconduct Records

NYPD Commissioner’s Brother Demolishes Illegal Bronx Dining Platform Under Judge’s Threat

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