Criminal Justice
Posted inAdams World: Investigated
Mohamed Bahi was given three years’ probation and a year of home confinement by the same judge forced to drop the mayor’s case. He had withering words for Adams, who was headed to Uzbekistan.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Brooklyn DA Backs Reduced Sentence for Notorious Child Molester
The office of Kings County District Attorney Eric Gonzalez argues the original 103-year sentence for Nechemya Weberman was excessive. His victim objects.
Posted inNYPD
Dozens of Electeds Call on Tisch to OK Disciplinary Proceeding Against Cop in Fatal Shooting
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.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Federal Monitor Says It’s Done Overseeing Bronx Youth Jail
But advocates say the monitor’s recent report overlooked “extreme conditions” caused by overcrowding at Horizon Juvenile Center.
Posted inPublic Safety
Pedicab Driver’s Death Amid NYPD Crackdown Rattles a Freewheeling Industry
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.
Posted inJails and Prisons
Hochul’s $9.3M Review of State Prisons Delayed as Reform Bills Await Her Signature
The price of the highly anticipated report, launched after two deaths behind bars, has now been revealed by a Freedom of Information Law request by THE CITY.
Posted inCourts, Criminal Justice, NYPD, Public Safety
NYPD Urged to Level Disciplinary Charges Against Officers in Fatal Shooting as Crucial Deadline Looms
Elected officials are calling on Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to act before a statute of limitation expires next Friday on serving misconduct charges in the killing of 19-year-old Win Rozario.
Posted inPublic Safety
Vanishing Mercedes Spurs More Charges in Alleged Shelter Bribery Scheme
Hotelier Weihong Hu, Exodus Transitional Community founder Julio Medina and a colleague collaborated to hide the fancy four-wheeled gift from the feds, prosecutors say.
Posted inHealth
Police Oversight Agency Cites Excessive Force in Killing of Queens Teen
The Civilian Complaint Review Board has found Officers Salvatore Alongi and Matthew Cianfrocco committed misconduct when they shot Win Rozario inside his home during a mental health crisis.
Posted inCity Government
Notorious Rikers Detainee Slashes Two Guards
The attack, allegedly made with a ceramic blade undetected by scanners, comes as city jails face renewed scrutiny over safety and solitary confinement rules.

