NYPD tactics are unconstitutional, monitor says | amNewYork

"A court-appointed NYPD monitor released a report this week finding the department's tactics unconstitutional. Photo via Getty Images The NYPD is policing New Yorkers unconstitutionally, lacks meaningful accountability, carries out unlawful stops of city residents and underreports its usage of stop-and-frisk tactics, according to NYPD monitor Mylan Denerstein. After 12 years of monitor oversight, the NYPD has yet to reach substantial compliance with this court's 2013 order requiring constitutional policing, the monitor's year-end report, released Wednesday, says."

"In the first half of 2025, NYPD supervisors, such as sergeants and lieutenants, found 99% of all stops, 95% of frisks and 94% of searches compliant. During the same audit period, Denerstein's team found substantial non-compliance, tagging only 89% of stops and 73% of frisks and searches as lawful. The monitor described the discrepancy as concerning and evidence that the department's practice of simply assigning training to officers who've misreported stops doesn't work."

NYPD policing practices remain unconstitutional and lack meaningful accountability. The department conducts unlawful stops, underreports stop-and-frisk usage, and exhibits racial profiling and weak supervision. After twelve years of oversight, the department has not reached substantial compliance with the 2013 court order requiring constitutional policing. Supervisors recorded very high compliance rates—99% of stops, 95% of frisks, and 94% of searches—while audit results showed lower lawful rates: 89% of stops and 73% of frisks and searches. Supervisory misreporting and reliance on training without robust discipline undermine legal compliance. Stronger corrective actions and accountability measures are necessary.

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