Police Reform

NYPD Expands Role in Civilian Agencies as Feds Circle Top Cops

Sept. 11, 2024, 5:50 p.m.Sept. 11, 2024, 7:19 p.m.

New “chief of enforcement” for Parks Department is part of a larger Eric Adams project to put police into more than a dozen city departments.

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

Public Safety

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.

Win Rozario’s mother and brother ed a City Hall rally calling for the immediate firing of two NYPD officers who fatally shot Win in his home.

Police Brutality

Family of Teen Killed by NYPD Says Cops Mistreated Them After Shooting

May 8, 2024, 5:04 p.m.May 8, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Win Rozario’s brother and parents have also called on officers Matthew Cianfrocco and Salvatore Alongi to be fired and charged with murder.

Moments before police officers from the 102nd Precinct in Ozone Park, Queens, shot and killed Win Rozario on March 27, 2024, as his mother tried to protect him.

NYPD

‘Please Don’t Shoot My Mom!’: Body-Cam Footage Shows Rapidly Escalating Moments Before Cops Killed Win Rozario

May 3, 2024, 3:00 p.m.May 7, 2024, 12:01 p.m.

The state attorney general’s office released the video hours after THE CITY reported the family's frustrations with the lack of ability for the officers.

NYPD

Family of Win Rozario, 19-Year-Old Killed by Cops, Demands Body Cam Footage Release

May 2, 2024, 6:05 p.m.May 3, 2024, 3:45 p.m.

NYPD officers Tased and fatally shot Rozario after they say he grabbed scissors and came at them. More than 30 days later, police have yet to release the officers’ names or body cam footage.

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

Police Reform

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.

Police Reform

The City Council is Acting to Overturn Adams Criminal Justice Vetoes. Now What?

Jan. 29, 2024, 3:23 p.m.Jan. 30, 2024, 7:24 a.m.

Lawmakers have the power to override the mayor and laws to document police stops and ban solitary confinement. That doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll do what they say.

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.

Criminal Justice

Brooklyn Conviction Review Unit Wants to ‘Correct Mistakes’ Quicker — But Still Silencing Cases

Oct. 3, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 3, 2023, 4:15 p.m.

While the Kings County squad has been hailed as a model, critics — and its leader — say the CRU can do better.

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.”

Police Reform

NYPD Expands Role in Civilian Agencies as Feds Circle Top Cops

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

Family of Teen Killed by NYPD Says Cops Mistreated Them After Shooting

‘Please Don’t Shoot My Mom!’: Body-Cam Footage Shows Rapidly Escalating Moments Before Cops Killed Win Rozario

Family of Win Rozario, 19-Year-Old Killed by Cops, Demands Body Cam Footage Release

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

The City Council is Acting to Overturn Adams Criminal Justice Vetoes. Now What?

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

Brooklyn Conviction Review Unit Wants to ‘Correct Mistakes’ Quicker — But Still Silencing Cases

No Discipline Recommended for Cops in Killing of Kawaski Trawick

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