A state judge has granted a temporary restraining order preventing the NYPD from firing police officers who it claims were hired in an “improper process.” In a statement, PBA President Patrick Hendry said: “We grateful for the pause in these unjust firings,

The allegations were made in a lawsuit filed by a former chief of detectives, James Essig, who said he was forced out of the NYPD after raising concerns about the promotions.

Top NYPD brass doled out coveted jobs in specialty units to "unqualified" friends and sold promotions for cash, according to several lawsuits claiming embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams presided over a culture of "corruption and cronyism" in the nation's largest police department.

The mayor is touting his turn at City Hall as a public safety success. Four lawsuits filed Tuesday serve as a reminder his tenure was not so seamless.

Edward A. Caban, center, speaks after being sworn in as NYPD police commissioner outside New York City Police Department 40th Precinct on Monday, July 17, 2023, in New York. Mayor Eric Adams on ...

Mayor Eric Adams, right, and NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban hold a briefing at 1 Police Plaza in Manhattan, New York on Friday, May 31, 2024. (Ed Reed / Mayoral Photography Office)

NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban submitted his resignation a week after the feds raided the top cop’s home as part of a corruption probe involving possible influence peddling.

Edward Caban was sworn in Monday as the New York City Police Department's commissioner, making him the first Latino to lead the 178-year-old policing agency, according to the department. Caban, a ...

Edward Caban's twin brother, James Caban, a former NYPD sergeant, owned a Bronx apartment building that once had a bar on the first floor named Twins. Caban began his NYPD career in 1991, as a ...