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NYPD cops no longer welcome in upstate county due to lower standards: 'Should be embarrassed'
State law bars NYPD cops from transferring to police jobs elsewhere in the Empire State due to the department's recently reduced admission standards.
NYPD inspector bumped for keeping more than 70 troubled recruits at academy -- including ex-'sex for OT' cop's nephew: sources
Retired Lt. Quathisha Epps allegedly kept her troubled nephew at the academy -- one of dozens of police recruits kept on the rolls despite being disqualified, sources said.
NYPD cadet receives hero dad's badge number -- two years after he died from 9/11-related cancer
George Miller may not have any memory of Sept. 11, 2001, but it was his hero father's brave actions on that unforgettable day that inspired him to join the ranks...
First NYPD class since recruitment standards were eased is sworn in as city vows to get ranks to 35K
City officials said 670 new NYPD cops were sworn in on Thursday, with brass hoping lowered standards will help fill the ranks of New York's Finest.
Vandals smear NYPD academy with red paint, tear down American flag
The NYPD Police Academy was vandalized early Saturday morning with red paint sprayed on the public sidewalk out front and a desecrated American flag “wrapped in rope” left behind, photos...
NYPD recruit who died in sweltering heat days before graduation remembered at MSG ceremony
NYPD recruit Edgar Ordonez, who died while training last week, would have been sworn in on Monday. Instead, he was memorialized at the department's graduation as his family looked on.
NYPD grad survived cancer, found religion and joins New York's Finest: 'You get hit with a reality check'
Bronx native Kareem Khalil thought he wouldn't survived cancer as a teenager, but the ordeal made him reexamine his religious faith and led him on a path that landed him...
Four new NYPD classes hitting streets in wake of Jonathan Diller's fatal shooting: City Hall
Four new Police Academy classes will hit the streets this year in the wake of the fatal shooting of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.
NYC lawmakers push City Hall to restore NYPD academy classes following cop's shooting death
New York City lawmakers are pushing Mayor Eric Adams to reinstate NYPD academy classes for next year to beef up dwindling department ranks in the wake of Officer Jonathan Diller's...
Here's how you can save money without cutting cops, Mayor Adams
Mayor Eric Adams has frozen NYPD academy recruitment amid the city's budget crisis.
Eric Adams' plan to slash the NYPD budget and shrink the force is a betrayal and a disaster for NYC
Mayor Eric Adams plans to slash the NYPD's ranks down to 29,000 officers by the end of fiscal year 2025.
NYPD freeze on new recruits among looming NYC budget cuts as migrant crisis worsens: sources
A freeze on the NYPD's new academy class is among the "horrendous" budget cuts expected to come down Thursday -- as the Big Apple grapples with the soaring cost of...
NYPD school safety cadet posts GoFundMe page to get money for Academy
An NYPD recruit who started at the Police Academy in July says he is hanging on by a thread and forced to crowdsource to buy his uniform to become a...
The number of potential NYPD cops plummets
The number of potential cops signing up to join the NYPD has dropped to a fraction of what it was just five years ago, part of a nationwide trend.
NYC has to stop putting migrants' needs ahead of the general public
New York needs more cops and fewer illegal migrants, so it's beyond ironic that Mayor Eric Adams last week OK’d a move to settle up to 500 newly arrived migrants...
Hundreds of migrants to be housed in NYPD's former police academy building
Officials with the Office of Emergency Management were spotted on Thursday night setting up rows upon rows of green cots inside the first-floor gym of the Gramercy Park facility.
NYPD re-ups contract with Hollywood ad agency amid recruitment woes
The Los Angeles-based firm, Walton Isaacson LLC, which also has offices in the Big Apple, was awarded a $5 million two-year deal last November to continue advising on police recruitment...
NYPD's lower standards: Letters to the Editor — March 6, 2023
The Issue: The NYPD’s decision to scrap a timed 1.5-mile run at the Police Academy. As a former member of the NYPD, I would like to commend Police Commissioner Keechant...
Shake it: Cardi B dances her way into NYPD academy during surprise visit
The superstar rapper was strutting on the right side of the law Friday during a "surprise" appearance at the NYPD Police Academy in Queens, sources said.
Two NYPD recruits suspended after steamy bathroom tryst at police academy
Two NYPD recruits were suspended Friday after they were caught having sex in a bathroom at the department’s training academy in Queens, sources told The Post.