By Tom Joyce & Pete Forcelli Presented by The Finest Unfiltered: The Ten-Four Tavern Last night on the Ten-Four Tavern podcast, we spoke with former NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce, whose legendary career spanned decades of major cases and investigative evolution. While the conversation focused on his leadership and investigative experiences, a brief mention of the […]
By Eric S Dym, The Finest Unfiltered Once symbols of heritage, unity, and pride, the NYPD’s fraternal organizations—like the Hispanic Society, Emerald Society, and others—are increasingly looking more like political clubs than cultural brotherhoods. This week’s photo op summed it up; members of the NYPD Hispanic Society smiling ear to ear alongside Andrew Cuomo, the […]
By Tom Joyce and Pete Forcelli In September, while attending the California District Attorneys Investigators Association Conference, Tom attended a presentation by Casey Gwinn, founder of the Family Justice Center movement and Alliance for HOPE International. His message was as direct as it was chilling: “Men who strangle women are the most dangerous men on […]
By Eric S. Dym, The Finest Unfiltered Before the lights even came up on debate night, The Finest Unfiltered Network went live with a 30-minute X Space preview, a real time watch party, and post-debate breakdown across X. The verdict from our team — and most New Yorkers watching — was loud and clear: Curtis […]
By John D. Macari Jr. / Opinion The Optics of “Community Control” When is a “police-free zone” not really police-free? How about when the NYPD Police Commissioner is still watching from One Police Plaza and NYPD cops are still on standby just blocks away. That’s the paradox behind the Brownsville Safety Alliance’s community led public safety […]
By John D. Macari Jr. The CCRB Has Been Politicized Into a Weapon Against the Rank-and-File New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) was never meant to be a political machine. It was supposed to be an independent oversight body — a check-and-balance system ensuring police accountability while maintaining public trust. But in recent […]
By Eric S. Dym NYPD Chief of Department John Chell — a key ally of Mayor Eric Adams — is reportedly preparing to retire and seek a ¾ (75%) tax-free disability pension tied to an ankle injury he sustained on duty. His move has reignited a long running debate inside the department and […]
By John D. Macari Jr. John Chell Steps Down After Less Than a Year as Chief of Department In another shakeup inside One Police Plaza, Chief Michael Lipetri has been named the Interim Chief of Department, taking the reins from John Chell, who stepped down this week after serving less than a year as the […]
By John D. Macari Jr NYPD union warns giving CCRB final disciplinary authority would “spell the end of policing” but donated to a senator who introduced a bill to do just that. The world largest police union, the NYC’s Police Benevolent Association (PBA) is facing allegations of hypocrisy after blasting NYC’s Civilian Complaint Review Board […]