Nearly three dozen NYPD officers who the department now says never should have been hired or promoted will be allowed to ...

The NYPD is trying to force dozens of officers and recruits who failed to meet the department’s standards to resign — but the effort faced a roadblock late Thursday after a state judge blocked the ...

A state Supreme Court judge ruled Tuesday to extend a temporary restraining order that blocks the police department from ...

More than two dozen New York City Police officers who allegedly failed background checks will stay on the job for now. A judge ruled Tuesday the NYPD cannot fire the officers for at least another two ...

A New York Supreme Court judge halted the NYPD's attempt to fire 31 officers hired against protocol, pending a court challenge by the Police Benevolent Association over the officers' appeal rights.

Sources said the controversy followed a push by NYPD brass to beef up the department’s dwindling ranks, with 34,475 uniformed officers this year, down 14% from 40,200 in 2000.

PBA wins court order blocking firing of dozens of NYPD officers over hiring discrepancies The NYPD's former chief of detectives filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging he was forced out of the department ...

For over three decades, the NYPD's minimum age has been changed twice to respond to the department's recruitment needs. It was raised from 20 to 22 years old in 1995, but in 2000, it was lowered ...