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Police misconduct cost New York City taxpayers more than $117m in 2025
PoliticsThe Guardian1mo ago

Police misconduct cost New York City taxpayers more than $117m in 2025

More than 1,000 lawsuits were resolved last year, including multimillion-dollar payouts tied to overturned convictions Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Misconduct by the New York police department (NYPD) cost the city’s taxpayers more than $117m in 2025, a study of lawsuits resolved last year has found. The figure, in an analysis by the Legal Aid Society reported by the Gothamist, is the third highest yearly total since 2018. But it is lower than...

Snow laughing matter? NYPD probes frosty face-off in the park
Culturecyprus-mail1mo ago

Snow laughing matter? NYPD probes frosty face-off in the park

The New York Police Department is investigating a boisterous snowball fight in a Manhattan park after several officers were hit in the face, dividing the mayor and other city leaders on Tuesday over whether the throwers should be reminded to show a little respect or arrested and prosecuted. A video of snow-splattered officers being pelted […]