New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered a comprehensive review of NYPD use-of-force policies on October 12, 2026, marking the city's first such review in a decade. The directive, paired with $2.6 million in added oversight funding, follows public outrage after Officer Salvatore Alongi retired before facing disciplinary charges over the 2024 fatal shooting of 19-year-old Win Rozario. Mamdani faces intense pressure from progressive allies demanding greater police accountability following an October 8 ICE shooting in the Bronx.
Review of NYPD use-of-force policies
- ▪Patrick Hendry, president of the New York City Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, publicly opposed the NYPD use-of-force review, ordered by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, on October 12, 2026, stating it attempts to appease the mayor's base
- ▪City Hall said the NYPD use-of-force policy review, ordered by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, will take place over several months and will engage community groups during the process
- ▪New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered a review of the New York Police Department's use-of-force policies on October 12, 2026, marking the first such review in approximately a decade
Bronx ICE shooting and city response
- ▪Federal immigration officers shot a Dominican immigrant named Oscar Belgal in the Bronx on October 8, 2026
- ▪Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated on October 11, 2026, that New York City would investigate the October 8 ICE shooting in the Bronx and the subsequent NYPD response to protests
Calls for Police Commissioner Tisch's resignation
- ▪Democratic Congressional nominee Darializa Avila Chevalier criticized NYPD leadership and called for Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to step down following the October 8, 2026 shooting by federal officers in the Bronx
- ▪The New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America called on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to fire NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch
Investigation into the Win Rozario shooting
- ▪The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation declined to press criminal charges against NYPD officers Salvatore Alongi and Matthew Cianfrocco in the fatal March 2024 shooting of Win Rozario
- ▪The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board voted to substantiate excessive force charges against NYPD officers Salvatore Alongi and Matthew Cianfrocco in the fatal March 2024 shooting of Win Rozario
- ▪Nineteen-year-old Win Rozario was fatally shot in March 2024 by NYPD officers Matthew Cianfrocco and Salvatore Alongi responding to a mental health crisis call at his home in Ozone Park, Queens
Officer retirement during disciplinary processes
- ▪The NYPD implemented a new system, ordered by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, to prioritize completing internal disciplinary processes before officers can retire and to formalize state decertification referrals to prevent rehiring by other police agencies
- ▪NYPD Officer Salvatore Alongi was allowed to retire in May 2026 before facing an internal disciplinary trial over the fatal 2024 shooting of Win Rozario
- ▪NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch apologized for the NYPD's failure due to human error to notify the Civilian Complaint Review Board during Officer Salvatore Alongi's retirement process
Debatable claims
- ▪The NYPD's use-of-force policy review is necessary to ensure officer accountability
- ▪Mayor Mamdani should fire NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch
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