Overview
- Tisch’s nine-page ruling overturned Deputy Commissioner Maldonado’s guilty verdict and firing recommendation in Rivera’s departmental trial
- Her decision aligned NYPD discipline with the 2020 AG report that cleared Rivera of criminal charges and deemed his actions justified
- Rivera shot Allan Feliz during an October 2019 Bronx traffic stop after claiming he believed his partner was at risk
- The Lieutenants Benevolent Association praised Tisch’s move as a signal of support for officers acting in good faith
- The Feliz family’s $350 million lawsuit against the city continues as activists denounce the department’s internal accountability process