{"id":41624,"date":"2026-10-14T17:07:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=41624"},"modified":"2026-10-14T17:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:07:25","slug":"mayor-mamdani-directs-first-comprehensive-review-of-nypd-use-of-force-in-a-decade-announces-new-accountability-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/41624","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Mamdani directs first comprehensive review of NYPD use of force in a decade, announces new accountability reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEWYORK: \u00a0Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani directed the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to conduct a comprehensive review of its use-of-force policies and practices, the first such review in a decade. The review will take place over the coming months and include a robust community engagement process.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mayor Mamdani also announced a package of reforms to strengthen accountability when police officers are accused of serious misconduct, including measures to facilitate the completion of the disciplinary process before an officer retires.<\/p>\n<p>The reforms follow the retirement of one of the officers facing disciplinary charges for the tragic death of Win Rozario, a 19-year-old New Yorker who was shot and killed by NYPD officers during a mental health crisis in March 2024. That officer retired before a disciplinary trial could take place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the government uses force against a New Yorker, the standard for accountability must be at its highest. Every New Yorker deserves to know that force will be used lawfully, carefully and only when necessary,\u201d said Mayor Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have an obligation to Win\u2019s family and to every New Yorker who calls for help in a moment of crisis. This review is about making sure our policies reflect that responsibility, that our officers have the guidance and training they need and that New Yorkers and their families can trust their city will treat them with care and dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the use-of-force review, the Mamdani administration is taking the steps including strengthen independent oversight, retirement notifications, close the door to rehiring elsewhere in New York state, ensure compliance with the STAT Act and formalize information sharing after critical incidents.<\/p>\n<p>These reforms are intended to ensure that serious allegations are investigated, disciplinary cases are resolved, the public can understand how the city responds when use of force results in serious death or injury and independent oversight has the necessary resources to do its important work.<\/p>\n<p>Accountability is a central value of the Mamdani administration, and it must apply to the system as a whole. The administration will continue reviewing policies and practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYORK: \u00a0Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani directed the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to conduct a comprehensive review of its use-of-force policies and practices, the first such review in a decade. The review will take place over the coming months and include a robust community engagement process. Mayor Mamdani also announced a package of reforms [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":41096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1469,31,1378],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-york","category-news","category-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41624"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41625,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41624\/revisions\/41625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}