Facing a shortage of school safety agents, NYPD officials announced plans in 2023 to hire hundreds of “assistant” agents. The city has yet to hire anyone.

An off-duty NYPD school safety agent was arrested Tuesday night in Queens and charged with assault, police said.

School safety agents are unarmed but uniformed New York Police Department (NYPD) employees. Various factors have reportedly driven the declines, including high attrition during the pandemic due to ...