Yoav Gonen

The governor participated in a radio interview on Thursday where he laughed with the cohost about mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim, cheering on a future 9/11 attack against the city.

Legislation by Council Member Tiffany Cabán also calls for disclosure of pursuits, amid an ongoing investigation by THE CITY that has now uncovered three unreported deaths.

Musa Cetin hanged himself in a police precinct cell as the pedicab industry, known for blaring music and tourist scams, is snared in sweeping NYPD enforcement.

As Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani aims to expand the power of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, Commissioner Jessica Tisch has to determine whether to support a judge’s ruling in a fatal shooting case.

The pressure from officials — and from the family members of the victim, Delrawn Small — come as the NYPD commissioner is talking to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani about staying on.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that he will appoint Jessica Tisch as his police commissioner, continuing her tenure that began under Mayor Eric Adams. They have differing views on some public safety issues but she has support across the political spectrum.

Relying on a measure reserved for “extraordinary circumstances,” the NYPD commissioner acted on a request from an unlikely source: the city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board.

The 11,746 incidents of use of force in 2024 by police officers marked the highest number since detailed record-keeping began in 2016.

The mayor's corruption indictment capped a string of criminal charges, FBI raids and abrupt resignations that destroyed his popularity and took down his crony-laden palace guard.

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