Police Reform

NYPD

Cop Who Bragged About Ripping Down Mask to Pepper Spray Protester Escapes Discipline for Use of Force

Aug. 29, 2022, 3:01 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

NYPD Officer Michael Sher was only docked 10 vacation days for failing to file paperwork on the 2020 incident amid anti-police-brutality rallies.

An NYPD officer monitors an anti-vaccine mandate protest at the MetroTech Center in Brooklyn, Feb. 7, 2022.

Criminal Justice

Bad Cops Not Getting Punishment They Deserve, Says Corruption Commission

July 10, 2022, 8:00 p.m.July 11, 2022, 9:28 a.m.

In its first report since the pandemic began, the Commission to Combat Police Corruption says several cops who should have been fired for terrible behavior and lies were allowed to keep their jobs.

How to New York

Know Your Rights With the NYPD’s New ‘Neighborhood Safety Teams’

March 21, 2022, 8:36 p.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 2:32 p.m.

The street-crime police units are back under Mayor Adams with a new name. Officials say they will be looking for guns in 30 precincts. Can you record them on your phone? Do they have to provide ID? We answer these questions and more.

How to New York

Why Is New York’s Bail Reform So Controversial?

Feb. 21, 2022, 7:03 p.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 2:34 p.m.

Critics like Mayor Eric Adams say bail reform should be rolled back. Are they right?

Public Safety

Headless Body: Adams’ Key Criminal Justice Office Has No Leader

Feb. 14, 2022, 9:35 p.m.Feb. 15, 2022, 9:31 a.m.

For all his attention to crime and punishment, the new mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice is in limbo.

Police Reform

With NYPD Stop and Frisk Case at Crossroads, Civil Rights Groups Demand Monitoring Reforms

Feb. 7, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Feb. 7, 2022, 10:27 a.m.

As a new monitor steps in, the judge who issued the landmark 2013 ruling says she’s surprised the saga is still dragging on, with some reforms still unrealized.

Police Brutality

City to Pay Protester Shoved by Cop $387K, Officer Contributes $3,000

Feb. 1, 2022, 9:59 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:02 a.m.

A woman who was shoved to the pavement by a police officer during the 2020 Black Lives Matter demonstrations has settled with the city — in an agreement that includes a rare payment out of the officer’s own pocket.

NYPD

De Blasio and Council Move to Widen Net for NYPD Misconduct Probes

Nov. 17, 2021, 10:04 p.m.Nov. 17, 2021, 10:04 p.m.

The Civilian Complaint Review Board would gain power to initiate its own investigations under a measure the mayor first proposed while running for public advocate over a decade ago.

Unions

PBA Super PAC Tries to Swing Staten Island and Queens Council Races for Police Allies

Nov. 1, 2021, 9:48 p.m.Nov. 1, 2021, 9:50 p.m.

Independent expenditure groups threw around cash during the citywide primary campaign. Now some are trying to influence up-for-grabs contests in Tuesday’s general election. One big beneficiary: Council hopeful and PBA pal Sal Albanese.

Police Reform

De Blasio Pledges to Speed Up Discipline Against Accused Cops After Years of Logjams

Aug. 24, 2021, 8:47 p.m.Aug. 24, 2021, 8:47 p.m.

The mayor said he would hire more NYPD lawyers — more than 2 ½ years after the recommendation of a of law enforcement experts who identified a major backlog of cases. “Let’s just do it,” de Blasio said after THE CITY pressed him.

Police Reform

Cop Who Bragged About Ripping Down Mask to Pepper Spray Protester Escapes Discipline for Use of Force

Bad Cops Not Getting Punishment They Deserve, Says Corruption Commission

Know Your Rights With the NYPD’s New ‘Neighborhood Safety Teams’

Why Is New York’s Bail Reform So Controversial?

Headless Body: Adams’ Key Criminal Justice Office Has No Leader

With NYPD Stop and Frisk Case at Crossroads, Civil Rights Groups Demand Monitoring Reforms

City to Pay Protester Shoved by Cop $387K, Officer Contributes $3,000

De Blasio and Council Move to Widen Net for NYPD Misconduct Probes

PBA Super PAC Tries to Swing Staten Island and Queens Council Races for Police Allies

De Blasio Pledges to Speed Up Discipline Against Accused Cops After Years of Logjams

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