Overview

• Zohran Mamdani said the Civilian Complaint Review Board’s recommendations should be the final word on serious disciplinary cases, reiterating the position at public events in Manhattan.
• Under current rules, the CCRB investigates and recommends outcomes while the police commissioner retains final disciplinary authority.
• Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry condemned the plan, warning it would "spell the end of policing" and arguing officers would not get a fair hearing from the CCRB.
• Sergeants Benevolent Association President Vincent Vallelong predicted damaged morale and deeper recruitment and retention problems, pledging fierce resistance to any dilution of the commissioner’s power.
• If elected, Mamdani could seek the change by convening a Charter Review Commission to place a ballot question before voters.