Police Reform News

More Than 5,000 People Are on a NY State Police Gang Database That’s Talking to ICE

April 24, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 24, 2025, 8:03 a.m.

The database, in operation for 20 years, isn't audited, has attracted little attention and uses speculative criteria such as clothing and tattoos to designate people as of criminal gangs.

Lawyers for former prisoner Matthew Raymond filed a lawsuit after he says he was waterboarded by a guard at Auburn Correctional Facility.

Courts

Nearly Decade After Brutal Beating by Prison Guards, Man Gets $1.2 Million Settlement

April 7, 2025, 4:55 a.m.April 6, 2025, 11:32 a.m.

“I know what it's like to be on a f-ing table, chained up, immobilized and to be beaten nonstop,” Matthew Raymond told THE CITY. “It’s not OK. It ruined my life.”

NYPD officers patrol Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.

Stop and Frisk

NYPD Stop-and-Frisks Surged Again in 2024 Under Adams

April 2, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 4, 2025, 3:22 p.m.

The vast majority of stops, which surged by 50% last year, targeted Black or Latino New Yorkers.

NYPD

NYPD Commissioner Touts Tougher Discipline for Officers Who Commit Misconduct

March 11, 2025, 5:09 p.m.March 11, 2025, 5:09 p.m.

After predecessors under Mayor Eric Adams lowered penalties, Jessica Tisch announces two measures to bolster discipline on the force.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch speaks at One Police Plaza about the year-end crime statistics.

Police Reform

New NYPD Commissioner Reverses Course on Deadly Vehicle Pursuits

Jan. 15, 2025, 10:06 a.m.Jan. 22, 2025, 12:14 p.m.

Car chases will be restricted to suspected felonies and violent misdemeanors — a shift from the current tactic of also pursuing drivers suspected of traffic infractions, violations or other minor offenses.

Samuel Williams sits on his motorbike in an undated photo

Eric Adams

City Billed Family of Man Killed During Police Pursuit for Damage to Cop’s Car

Dec. 19, 2024, 5:12 p.m.Jan. 22, 2025, 12:18 p.m.

Samuel Williams died a day after he collided with an unmarked police vehicle that swerved in front of him from the opposite direction.

The NYPD’s 68th Precinct in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn offers a wheelchair accessible in the back of the building.

Accessibility

NYPD Dragging Feet on Steps to Make Stations More Accessible

Oct. 28, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 28, 2024, 9:26 a.m.

It’s been eight years since a class-action lawsuit was filed against the city’s police department claiming federal disability law violations. Deadlines to fix the situation have been pushed back while New Yorkers scream for help.

Assistant Chief Scott Henderson, head of Patrol Borough Brooklyn North attended the 73rd Precinct meeting in Brownsville.

Public Safety

After Sutter Ave. Subway Shooting, Cops Promise Locals ‘Tactical Simulator’ to Show Policing Challenges

Oct. 3, 2024, 11:00 a.m.Oct. 3, 2024, 5:36 p.m.

At a community council meeting, the head of Brooklyn Patrol North said the FATS system formerly used to train cops would help civilians walk in their shoes in the “near future.”

NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban speaks at the t Operations Center about a mass shooting in Maine.

Police Brutality

Caban Watered Down NYPD Misconduct Rules as Final Act

Sept. 13, 2024, 6:06 p.m.Sept. 13, 2024, 10:01 p.m.

Just three days before the outgoing police commissioner resigned, he released a new “disciplinary matrix” that lowered penalties for cops who commit various offenses.

NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban speaks outside the 40th Precinct in the South Bronx during his swearing-in ceremony, July 17, 2023.

Adams World: Investigated

NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban Resigns in Face of Federal Probes

Sept. 12, 2024, 12:13 p.m.Sept. 12, 2024, 4:08 p.m.

Mayor Eric Adams earlier this week strongly denied reporting that his top cop would step down after Sept. 11.

Police Reform

More Than 5,000 People Are on a NY State Police Gang Database That’s Talking to ICE

Nearly Decade After Brutal Beating by Prison Guards, Man Gets $1.2 Million Settlement

NYPD Stop-and-Frisks Surged Again in 2024 Under Adams

NYPD Commissioner Touts Tougher Discipline for Officers Who Commit Misconduct

New NYPD Commissioner Reverses Course on Deadly Vehicle Pursuits

City Billed Family of Man Killed During Police Pursuit for Damage to Cop’s Car

NYPD Dragging Feet on Steps to Make Stations More Accessible

After Sutter Ave. Subway Shooting, Cops Promise Locals ‘Tactical Simulator’ to Show Policing Challenges

Caban Watered Down NYPD Misconduct Rules as Final Act

NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban Resigns in Face of Federal Probes

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