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.

The plaintiffs accuse officers of forcibly removing their hijabs in what they called a "growing police practice." ...

The NYPD declined to comment on the lawsuit, but police sources said the overall conflict was caused by aggressive protesters suddenly materializing.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations New York filed a federal lawsuit against New York City and individual police ...

Saturday’s march came on International Women’s Day, with the motto of “unite and resist” against “fascism and take over of freedom.” It’s an offshoot of the infamous 2017 Women’s March in the wake of ...

Two Muslim women are suing the NYPD, alleging that officers grabbed their hijabs during a protest against the Israeli attacks ...

Two women claim in a new federal lawsuit they had their hijabs forcefully removed and were assaulted by NYPD officers while protesting last summer.

It was particularly disturbing for a sex crimes investigator to make a video that’s degrading to women, said retired NYPD Special Victims Division Chief Michael Osgood. “I think this conduct ...

The woman, an NYPD lieutenant, accused the highest-ranking uniformed member of the force of sexual harassment. In an emotional interview, Quathisha Epps talks about Jeffrey Maddrey, the former NYPD ...

Detective Melissa Mercado of NYPD's Special Victims Division was pulled from active investigations after appearing in a controversial rap video by S-Quire. The video, seen as degrading to women ...

The number of detectives in the NYPD has dropped below 5,000 for the first time since the pandemic – and union leaders warn that 1,600 more gumshoes could retire by the end of the year ...

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has made high-profile moves during her four months on the job: pushing out troubled commanders and reassigning hundreds of officers from administrative roles back to ...