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. Police ...

The number of detectives in the NYPD has dropped below 5,000 for the first time since a dip during the pandemic – and union ...

The NYPD has reduced the number of college credits required to join the force, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Wednesday. Incoming recruits only need 24 college credits, a steep drop ...

The NYPD has reduced the number of college credits required to join the force, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Wednesday. Incoming recruits only need 24 college credits, a steep drop from ...

Faced with an exodus of officers retiring or quitting, the NYPD has been trying to get more potential recruits signed up to take the police examination, a crucial step in joining the department.

"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.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In the face of a low-staffing crisis, the NYPD is taking bold steps to expand its efforts to recruit and train new officers, the department said. Police Commissioner Jessica S.