NEW YORK, NY — Mayor Zohran Mamdani on October 12 directed the New York Police Department to conduct a comprehensive review of its use-of-force policies and practices, which City Hall describes as the first review of its kind in a decade.
The mayor’s office says the review will take place over several months and include community participation. Mamdani also announced $2.6 million in additional funding for the independent Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD, intended to restore staffing to a previous peak and triple the office’s current headcount.
What prompted the announcement
The changes follow the retirement of an NYPD officer who had faced disciplinary charges in connection with the March 2024 death of 19-year-old Win Rozario. Rozario was shot by police responding to a mental-health crisis at his Queens home. The officer retired before a departmental disciplinary trial could be completed.
The mayor said the department needs stronger safeguards for cases in which an officer seeks retirement while serious disciplinary proceedings are pending. City Hall also announced measures relating to referrals for state decertification review, information-sharing and access to certain final investigative reports for affected families.
What the review does—and does not—establish
The mayor’s announcement begins an assessment of training, rules and practices; it is not a finding of criminal or civil liability against individual officers. The Police Department will still have to develop any recommended policy changes, and the oversight office will need to fill positions and demonstrate how the additional resources affect investigations.
What SNN will follow: the review’s timetable, public participation process, staffing increases, disciplinary changes and any published findings. The announcement should be measured against concrete implementation rather than treated as a completed overhaul.
Sources: New York City Mayor’s Office, October 12, 2026; CBS New York.
