Retired Lt. Quathisha Epps allegedly kept her troubled nephew at the academy — one of dozens of police recruits kept on the rolls despite being disqualified, sources said.

About 4,500 potential recruits who failed to meet minimum college requirements to join the New York City Police Department are now eligible to be hired by the force after NYPD Commissioner ...

NEW YORK -- The NYPD is finally getting some new blood ... who just negotiated an historic contract that officials hope will aid in recruitment. Officers who serve five and a half years get ...

The NYPD has reduced the number of college credits required to join the force, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Wednesday. Incoming recruits only need 24 college credits, a steep drop ...

Faced with an exodus of officers retiring or quitting, the NYPD has been trying to get more potential recruits signed up to take the police examination, a crucial step in joining the department.

NEW YORK-- Mayor Eric Adams is restoring some of the cuts to the NYPD and FDNY that he ordered just a few months ago. In the overall scheme of things, the cuts the mayor is restoring are small ...