How a Mayor Mamdani can fix the NYPD’s oversight

How a Mayor Mamdani can fix the NYPD’s oversight

In 2019, Lt. Jonathan Rivera violated NYPD department guidelines when he killed Allan Feliz at a traffic stop. The NYPD’s own deputy commissioner of trials recommended firing the lieutenant following a disciplinary trial initiated by the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), which was in line with the NYPD’s discipline matrix. However, Rivera is still on the job after Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch interceded to keep him on the force, despi…