Police Brutality

Dana Rachlin poses for a portrait on the roof of her DUMBO office building.

NYPD Officials Orchestrated Smear Campaign of Police Critic Using Confidential Details of Her Rape, Lawsuit Alleges

April 8, 2024, 6:09 p.m.April 9, 2024, 9:42 a.m.

The accusations from Dana Rachlin, a prominent police reform advocate who once had open access to Brooklyn precincts, highlight a growing rift between the NYPD and criminal justice reformers.

NYPD

Mayor Adams Vetoes Council’s Solitary Ban and Police ability Bills

Jan. 19, 2024, 1:32 p.m.Jan. 19, 2024, 3:45 p.m.

Both pieces of legislation now go back to the Council where they previously ed veto-proof majorities. The mayor is hoping to coax new and flip old ones to vote no.

NYPD

Protesters Call on Police Commissioner Caban to Fire Officers in Trawick Killing

Sept. 28, 2023, 5:01 p.m.Sept. 28, 2023, 5:01 p.m.

The family of Kawaski Trawick, who was shot and killed in his Bronx apartment in 2019, also demanded a meeting with Mayor Adams ahead of any decision by the NYPD.

NYPD

No Discipline Recommended for Cops in Killing of Kawaski Trawick

Sept. 25, 2023, 4:42 p.m.Jan. 31, 2024, 3:41 p.m.

A draft decision by an NYPD istrative judge argues a late filing by the Civilian Complaint Review Board meant misconduct charges against officers who killed the 32-year-old Bronx man are “moot.”

NYPD

NYPD ‘Friendly Fire’ Killed an Officer. Investigators Seemed to Ignore Video of Police Being Commanded to ‘Stop Shooting.’

Aug. 23, 2023, 5:14 p.m.June 10, 2024, 1:27 p.m.

After pledging a ‘thorough’ investigation, the NYPD cleared the officers involved in the 2019 shooting. But new records show that investigators allowed police misstatements to stand, despite having body-camera video to disprove them.

Police Brutality

City Pays Out $415K After Cops Roughed Up Two Brooklyn Pols at George Floyd Protest

Aug. 2, 2023, 6:33 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:07 a.m.

The NYPD itted to no wrongdoing as it shelled out taxpayer money to settle the matter.

NYPD

Likely Interim NYPD Commissioner Was Accused of Abner Louima-Related Threat

June 14, 2023, 9:53 p.m.June 14, 2023, 10:02 p.m.

An arrestee once accused Edward Caban of saying he was ‘getting ready with the broomstick.’ The CCRB didn’t buy that claim, but found that he’d wrongfully arrested the man.

Department of Correction

Detainee at City’s Floating Jail Was on Life for Two Weeks After Guard Tackle

May 24, 2023, 4:43 p.m.July 2, 2024, 8:30 p.m.

Carlton James, 39, was at the Vernon C. Bain Center on May 11 when a team of captains and officers took him “down to the floor,” officers’ records say.

Eric Adams

Adams Says ‘Agitators That Came From Outside Our City’ Planted Molotov Cocktail at Protest Against Jordan Neely’s Killing

May 8, 2023, 10:22 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:04 a.m.

Around the same time the mayor made his statement to THE CITY, NYPD arrested a photojournalist and others in a violent crackdown at a vigil at the subway stop where Neely died.

Public Safety

Newbie Cops Get Thrown at Problem Areas, Leading to Rookie Mistakes and Attrition

May 1, 2023, 12:01 p.m.May 1, 2023, 4:07 p.m.

Data analysis by THE CITY shows that certain NYPD precincts have a higher proportion of inexperienced new police officers than others — and that officers tend to receive more complaints at the early stages of their careers.

Police Brutality

NYPD Officials Orchestrated Smear Campaign of Police Critic Using Confidential Details of Her Rape, Lawsuit Alleges

Mayor Adams Vetoes Council’s Solitary Ban and Police ability Bills

Protesters Call on Police Commissioner Caban to Fire Officers in Trawick Killing

No Discipline Recommended for Cops in Killing of Kawaski Trawick

NYPD ‘Friendly Fire’ Killed an Officer. Investigators Seemed to Ignore Video of Police Being Commanded to ‘Stop Shooting.’

City Pays Out $415K After Cops Roughed Up Two Brooklyn Pols at George Floyd Protest

Likely Interim NYPD Commissioner Was Accused of Abner Louima-Related Threat

Detainee at City’s Floating Jail Was on Life for Two Weeks After Guard Tackle

Adams Says ‘Agitators That Came From Outside Our City’ Planted Molotov Cocktail at Protest Against Jordan Neely’s Killing

Newbie Cops Get Thrown at Problem Areas, Leading to Rookie Mistakes and Attrition

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