Yoav Gonen

Use of force by members of the NYPD surged 20% last year to 11,746 incidents — a record high since the department began detailed record-keeping on the issue in 2016, according to a police department report quietly posted online in recent days. Roughly hal... See more

A police officer who responded to a dispute between a mother and her teenage daughter suddenly grabbed the arm of the mom-of-four, shoved her into an apartment wall and cuffed her. A cop responding to another domestic dispute, in which a woman in her 60s ... See more

The office of State Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday announced that it will not pursue criminal charges against two NYPD officers who last year shot and killed a 19-year-old who was experiencing a mental health crisis in his Queens home. Within ... See more

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Wednesday that she’s staying at the helm of the police department in the administration of incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Tisch, who was appointed commissioner by Mayor Eric Adams in November 2024, is maintaining the r... See more

Elected officials, advocates and family members of a 37-year-old man who was gunned down years ago by an off-duty cop urged NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Thursday to let the officer’s disciplinary trial proceed, calling it an important test of her wi... See more