US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
New York City’s tab for police misconduct settlements: Nearly $800 million since 2019
New York City settled 1,044 NYPD misconduct lawsuits in 2025, paying $117 million including $42 million for wrongful convictions, amid a $5.4 billion budget shortfall.
- Last year, New York City paid more than $117 million to settle police misconduct lawsuits, the Legal Aid Society said Monday.
- Many legacy cases dating back decades contributed to over a third of the $42 million paid for wrongful convictions in 2025, according to the NYPD.
- The largest individual payouts went to Eric Smokes and David Warren, who settled for $13 million and $11.1 million after overturned convictions, while Kenneth Bacote and Steven Lopez received $5.75 million and $3.9 million.
- City Hall spokesperson Sam Raskin said the administration is reviewing pending lawsuits to address the $117 million payouts, complicating the budget amid a $5.4 billion shortfall.
- Advocates urged reforms even as the department pointed to policy changes; Jennvine Wong of The Legal Aid Society said payouts reflect a `culture of impunity`, while the NYPD said many incidents occurred more than 20 years ago and Commissioner Jessica Tisch has increased accountability.
Insights by Ground AI
19 Articles
19 Articles
New York City's tab for police misconduct settlements: Nearly $800 million since 2019
New York City paid more than $117 million last year to settle police misconduct lawsuits in cases ranging from the violent arrests of protesters in 2020 to bad police work that led to wrongful convictions in the 1980s.
·United States
Read Full Article
Associated Press News+10 Reposted by 10 other sources
New York City’s tab for police misconduct settlements: Nearly $800 million since 2019
New York City paid more than $117 million last year to settle police misconduct lawsuits in cases ranging from the violent arrests of protesters in 2020 to bad police work that led to wrongful convictions in the 1980s.
·United States
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources19
Leaning Left9Leaning Right0Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Left
Bias Distribution
- 53% of the sources lean Left
53% Left
L 53%
C 47%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
