NYC on track to spend more on lawsuits against NYPD than any year in recent memory

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. Friday September 2, 2022 ADVERTISEMENT [Here are the most expensive NYPD lawsuits from this year]( [NYPD cars with sirens on the street]( [With decades-old misconduct and officers with multiple cases driving high payouts, New York City is on track to spend far more on lawsuits against NYPD officers this year than any other year in recent memory.]( ADVERTISEMENT ICYMI: More Stories From Today [Grubhub]( SPONSORED [Explore Top Cuisines Found Throughout the City]( [J'Ouvert attendees, wearing Grenadian paraphernalia, take in the scene at the celebration in 2019.]( [Flatbush residents cautiously optimistic about West Indian Day parade’s return after two-year hiatus]( [Residents say what was once a universally anticipated culmination of a magical Brooklyn summer is now the source of ongoing anxiety in the community.]( [A pedestrian passes a chalked message near an early voting location at Madison Square Garden last October.]( [Piling on, pro-Trump conservative group joins fight against noncitizen voting in New York City]( [A judge ruled earlier that the measure violates state law, casting doubt on its future.]( [A J train pulls up at the Myrtle Broadway station in Bushwick, Brooklyn.]( [Afternoon Addition: NYC commuters are the most stressed in US, study says just in time for Labor Day service changes]( [The subway disruptions to expect in NYC over Labor Day weekend, why the city might have the most stressful commutes in the country, vacationing in Bushwick, and more links from around the city and beyond.]( [An image of body camera footage showing Thomas Webster at the January 6th riot.]( [Former NYPD cop gets 10 years in prison for January 6th assault on police]( [Thomas Webster was sentenced in federal court on Thursday, four months after becoming the first of the January 6th defendants to be convicted of felony assault of an officer.]( [A photo of a 2020 protest against ACS, which has long been criticized for targeting Black families.]( [NYC child welfare agency still citing marijuana in family separations despite legalization, state policy change]( [Parents, lawyers and advocates say the city's Administration for Children's Services is still using marijuana to remove children from their parents despite recent legalization and longstanding policies discouraging separations on the use of cannabis alone.]( [Scenes of commuters at Penn Station, taking Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, and NJ Transit, on November 27, 2019]( [Hudson River tunnel project will cost $2 billion more, take longer to complete, following further delay]( [The project to build a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River and rehab an existing one will cost $16 billion and not be complete until 2038.]( [A woman onstage using a microphone.]( [Top beatboxers from around the globe compete this weekend in Atlantic City]( ["Every time you go to a beatbox battle, it's like being at a sound buffet," says Kaila Mullady, co-host and producer of the American Beatbox Championships, happening throughout Labor Day Weekend.]( [Workers queue to cast their vote to unionize outside an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island on March 25th, 2022]( [Labor official recommends to preserve Amazon warehouse's union win on Staten Island]( [The hearing officer who presided over the proceedings in June found that the union’s April victory should be upheld, the National Labor Relations Board says.]( [Immigrants' rights advocates]( [Immigrant advocates call on New York public schools to ensure success for asylum seekers’ kids]( [School officials have estimated that at least 1,000 newly arrived children will start school on September 8th.]( [Restaurants and amenities at Rockaway Beach]( [Friday’s your beach day: Clouds and thunderstorms expected for Labor Day weekend]( [Get your grilling done early, there are thunderstorms expected for Monday.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.