Yasmeen Khan

"The governor needs to be held accountable for everything that he's done wrong," said one member of the NY Assembly's Judiciary Committee.

The city must adopt a reform plan by April 1st, or risk a loss of funds.

Former Deputy Inspector James Kobel will still keep his pension.

Among the 11 proposals: stripping the police commissioner's final authority in disciplinary matters and ending qualified immunity for officers who commit misconduct.

The four ex-employee are suing the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), saying their First Amendment rights were violated when their jobs were terminated in November

The NYPD indicated it would serve the discipline charges against Officer Wayne Isaacs, three months after the CCRB substantiated a complaint of excessive force.

The “discipline matrix” lists out possible penalties for misconduct, which some critics say don’t go far enough to hold officers accountable for serious offenses.

If the first court-ordered monitor is a guide, it could be a long, tedious process before any real change in how the NYPD handles protests.

In a scathing complaint filed in federal court on Thursday, James detailed months of "illegal and harmful" conduct by NYPD officers in the wake of George Floyd's killing.

“Given the current political climate and anti-police sentiment, DI Kobel did not see it as possible to get a fair administrative trial and decided to avail himself of the opportunity to file for retirement.”

The NYPD has been working with the federal monitor this year to improve its investigations.

The study was led by the federal monitor overseeing the NYPD’s court-appointed stop and frisk reforms.