The number of female officers in the NYPD has grown to 21%, but a closer look shows that the women now serving in the most elite units of the department are also on the rise and drawing attention.
Meet the trailblazing NYPD leaders who are breaking barriers and inspiring the next generation of female officers.
In 1983, only a handful of women worked for the New York Police Department, the largest police department in the entire ...
Two women claim in a new federal lawsuit they had their hijabs forcefully removed and were assaulted by NYPD officers while ...
Detective Melissa Mercado, an NYPD investigator who gained viral attention for her role as a stripper in a provocative rap ...
We spar hard rounds, we beat the s–t out of each other,” firefighter Nicole Malpeso, 32, said of her training regimen.
Allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination will now have direct supervision by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch.