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 […]
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https://youtu.be/YizUk6p1VzA?si=qmN8W0am_TxDhpzr By Robert Lukach Immediately after 9-11-2001, the police department received additional terror threats and the department redeployed personnel and created the counter terrorism division. Members of the Emergency Service Unit were assigned as Hercules Teams (Deployment to Iconic locations as well as soft targets) and TORCH teams (transit deployment) to provide an omnipresence and […]
https://thefinestunfiltered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/RecordIt-19B65684-B819-46E7-A988-5830FD732375.mov By John D. Macari Jr New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) pressed lawmakers this week for greater disciplinary authority over the NYPD, with its interim chair, Dr. Mohammad Khalid, telling the City Council that the agency remains powerless despite its mandate to investigate misconduct. “We are a tiger, but we don’t have […]
ISSUE: #2, September 21st, 2025 to September 28th, 2025 NEWS Off-Duty Cop Shoots Man at Penn StationSeptember 25th, 2025An off duty police officer shot and wounded a man inside of Penn Station on Wednesday evening. Cops say the suspect approached, then attempted to rob the officer and her husband on the platform before being shot […]