Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Monday that the New York Police Department has reformed its oversight procedures following the retirement of Officer Salvatore Alongi before facing disciplinary action for the 2024 shooting of teenager Win Rozario. The reforms include a new notification system to ensure the Civilian Complaint Review Board is informed when officers facing charges file for retirement, allowing expedited prosecution before pension finalization. Mamdani also ordered a review of NYPD use-of-force policies, which were central to the board’s recommendation of excessive force charges against Alongi and Officer Matthew Cianfrocco in the Rozario case.
The announcement comes amid criticism from Mamdani’s progressive base over perceived inaction on public safety reform, including calls from the Democratic Socialists of America to fire Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch after a separate shooting involving federal agents in the Bronx. Tisch had previously attributed the failure to notify the review board about Alongi’s retirement to “human error” and apologized.
The parents of Win Rozario expressed disgust that Alongi could no longer be prosecuted, while the police union president criticized the reforms as biased and warned against dismantling the NYPD. The Civilian Complaint Review Board confirmed the trial of Cianfrocco will proceed as planned.
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