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NYPD to Remove Management of School Safety Agents From Community-Focused Unit

by Yoav Gonen Aug. 21, 2025, 4:20 p.m.Aug. 21, 2025, 4:20 p.m.

The department’s school safety division will be taken out of the Community Affairs Bureau and put under the office of the Chief of Department, THE CITY has learned.

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NYPD Commissioner Tisch Declines to Punish Cop Who Fatally Shot Fleeing Driver

by Yoav Gonen Aug. 19, 2025, 5:38 p.m.Aug. 20, 2025, 6:36 a.m.

The police commissioner ignored a plea by the Civilian Complaint Review Board and overruled a trial judge’s recommendation that Lt. Jonathan Rivera should be terminated for the 2019 death of a driver who attempted to flee a vehicle stop in The Bronx.

Impact

Fired NYPD Lawyer Sues, Alleges Retaliation After Seeking Penalty for Adams Pal Who Abused Power

by Yoav Gonen Aug. 7, 2025, 4:30 p.m.Aug. 7, 2025, 4:52 p.m.

Former Deputy Commissioner Amy Litwin says she was terminated after arguing that Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey should be disciplined in connection with an incident first exposed by THE CITY.

Andrew Cuomo

Cuomo Rolls Out Public Safety Plan That Would Expand Controversial NYPD Unit

by Katie Honan Aug. 4, 2025, 6:43 p.m.Aug. 4, 2025, 6:45 p.m.

The former governor’s proposal aims to add 5,000 new NYPD officers, including growing the Strategic Response Group that his rival Zohran Mamdani has criticized for violating New Yorkers’ First Amendment rights.

Vendors

Adams Vetoes Bill to Decriminalize Street Vending

by Haidee Chu July 31, 2025, 2:40 p.m.July 31, 2025, 11:33 p.m.

The mayor acted at the last possible moment to strike down, for now, a bill the City Council had passed with enough votes to override his veto.

Smith Etienne speaks at 32BJ’s Manhattan union headquarters about his brother Aland Etienne, who was killed in the Midtown office shooting while working as a security guard, July 30, 2025.

Gun Violence

Security Guard Slain in Midtown Shooting Remembered as ‘Hero’ by Union, Family

by Claudia Irizarry Aponte July 30, 2025, 6:56 p.m.July 30, 2025, 6:56 p.m.

Aland Etienne, a Haitian immigrant who was killed at a Park Avenue office building on Monday, was mourned by his family and union colleagues at the headquarters of 32BJ SEIU on Wednesday.

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Midtown Office Building Shooter Slays Four

by Claudia Irizarry Aponte July 28, 2025, 11:21 p.m.July 29, 2025, 10:11 a.m.

The dead included a NYPD officer working a paid detail as well as the shooter, who stormed into the midtown office building with a M4 rifle before apparently taking his own life.

Newly-appointed NYPD commissioner Thomas Donlon speaks in Queens alongside Mayor Eric Adms about cracking down on drivers using forged license plates.

Eric Adams

Ex-NYPD Commissioner to File $10M Defamation Suit Against Mayor Adams

by Yoav Gonen July 21, 2025, 3:55 p.m.July 21, 2025, 4:31 p.m.

Former interim police commissioner Thomas Donlon claims recent comments by Adams and a former top NYPD official questioning his cognitive abilities are retaliation for a federal lawsuit he filed last week.

Zuhdi Ahmed has a blue circle over his face in a high school formal picture.

Law Enforcement

NYPD Bypassed Facial Recognition Ban to ID Pro-Palestinian Student Protester

by Samantha Maldonado July 18, 2025, 5:01 a.m.July 18, 2025, 9:29 a.m.

Barred from using Clearview AI, NYC police relied on a marshal in the fire department to run a search that turned up photos of the student at his high school graduation.

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30 Cops NYPD Claims Were ‘Improperly’ Hired Can Keep Their Jobs — For Now

by Yoav Gonen July 16, 2025, 2:24 p.m.July 17, 2025, 11:49 a.m.

The NYPD claims that the officers shouldn’t have been hired after failing psych evaluations and background checks. Police groups say the system is biased.

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NYPD to Remove Management of School Safety Agents From Community-Focused Unit

NYPD Commissioner Tisch Declines to Punish Cop Who Fatally Shot Fleeing Driver

Fired NYPD Lawyer Sues, Alleges Retaliation After Seeking Penalty for Adams Pal Who Abused Power

Cuomo Rolls Out Public Safety Plan That Would Expand Controversial NYPD Unit

Adams Vetoes Bill to Decriminalize Street Vending

Security Guard Slain in Midtown Shooting Remembered as ‘Hero’ by Union, Family

Midtown Office Building Shooter Slays Four

Ex-NYPD Commissioner to File $10M Defamation Suit Against Mayor Adams

NYPD Bypassed Facial Recognition Ban to ID Pro-Palestinian Student Protester

30 Cops NYPD Claims Were ‘Improperly’ Hired Can Keep Their Jobs — For Now

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