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LAS: NYPD’s Worst Cost Taxpayers Over $64 Million

Despite racking up double-digit misconduct complaints and millions in payouts, many of these officers are still on the job.

NYPD Misconduct Cost Taxpayers Nearly $115 Million in 2023

Since 2018, misconduct lawsuits against officers have cost New York City taxpayers over $548 million.

LAS Lauds City Council’s Override on How Many Stops Act

Legal Aid also threatened litigation should the Administration refuse to implement the new laws.

LAS Condemns Mayor Adams for Vetoing the How Many Stops Act

Legal Aid is asking the City Council to hold an override vote to enact the legislation which would enhance NYPD accountability.

Op-Ed: How Many Stops Act Will Bring Transparency, Accountability to NYPD

The Act will require the NYPD to record and report data from all executed street stops, investigative encounters, and consent searches.

LAS Secures Ruling to Disclose NYPD Surveillance Spending

A petition brought by Legal Aid will require the NYPD to make its contracts with surveillance technology providers public.

LAS: NYPD’s Worst Officers Cost Taxpayers Millions

The Legal Aid Society has released a list of active NYPD members responsible for the highest lawsuit payouts and most lawsuits alleging police misconduct.

NYPD Misconduct Lawsuits Have Cost Taxpayers Over $50 Million So Far This Year

At this rate, payouts for the entirety of 2023 could balloon to roughly $100 million, and surpass payout amounts for calendar years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

LAS Secures Major Reforms to NYPD Policing of Protests

The agreement, announced together with the New York Civil Liberties Union and New York Attorney General Letitia James, will reduce police presence and violence at protests.

LAS Demands Investigation Into NYPD Surveillance Technology Rollout

Technologies including a K5 Security Robot, DigiDog, and StarChase GPS Tracking Guns were introduced without legally required public notice and opportunity for comment.