NYPD finds some 4,500 potential recruits after it lowers college credit requirement, sources say
The pool of recruits is made up of those who took the police test but weren't able to satisfy the former 60-credit threshold, ...
Women making history: How 2 NYPD leaders are changing the face of policing on Staten Island
Meet the trailblazing NYPD leaders who are breaking barriers and inspiring the next generation of female officers.
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NYPD is stuck in 'hiring crisis' due to public perception of police, commissioner says
The NYPD is experiencing a “hiring crisis” not due to budget, but because of a lack of applicants, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a preliminary budget hearing before the New York City Council on ...
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NYPD commish Jessica Tisch vows to bring back 1.5-mile timed run, reduces college requirements to beef up force in ‘crisis’
The NYPD is launching a three-pronged effort to beef up the dwindling ranks of New York’s Finest, including reinstating a timed-run requirement and a reduced college credit condition.
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Mayoral candidate Lander, once a champion of slashing police budgets, calls for boosting NYPD ranks
In a turn from his push for deep cuts to the NYPD’s budget, Brad Lander said Tuesday that — as mayor — he would take steps to hire more police officers while acknowledging progressive Democr ...
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch orders scores of police officers to precincts
"We are getting back to the basics of policing, and that starts at the precinct-level and in the neighborhoods we serve," NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a statement to Newsday.