Is that 55 million only people arriving or departing JFK or does it include the millions of people who connect through there on their way to somewhere else?

Basically it means that you can't sue a cop for something they did on a job (even if it was illegal and/or violated department rules). You have to sue the department meaning the taxpayers are on the hook for legal fees and any settlement or judgement instead of the individual officer. In theory the city should then discipline and/or prosecute the officer but in reality this rarely happens or is just a slap on the wrist.

That's some nice whataboutism you got there

Actually punish cops who perjur themselves, falsify evidence, etc so there are fewer wrongful convictions in the future

Because someone who knows they are unlikely to face any consequences for misconduct is more likely to engage in it

How about the city pays the baseline premium (I.e. what would cover a new officer) but if an individual is charged a higher rate (for example because of their disciplinary record or past lawsuits against them) the difference comes out of their pocket? It would both incentivize cops to follow the law and encourage those with the worst track records to quit.

"Mayor Adams Uses City Personnel and Funds to Create and Distribute Promotional Materials for Reelection Campaign" fixed that for you

Just think how mad you'd be if that were actually true...I am amused that the outrage number of the week is $300/night. A month or so again The Post was claiming the same hotel was charging $700/nt but I guess that was so outlandish no one believed it

And it's not even a news article. It's from Laura Ingraham's far-right, white nationalist adjacent, opinion show

This is an unsigned opinion piece originally sourced from The Daily Caller, a far-right fake news site. I'd assume it is, at best, highly misleading and, at worst, entirely fictional.

Commercial landlords gave a lot of money to the Adams campaign so he is doing everything in his power to keep office rents high

"On his dime" my ass. He claims that he paid for his own hotel in Qatar, even if that is true everything else (including his flights, hotel in Greece, etc) was paid for by the taxpayers or entities that will likely expect something in return. The taxpayers were also stuck with the bill (overtime, travel expenses, etc) for his security detail

They exist. Many hotels will also let you create one by booking a one or two bedroom suite and one or more adjoining rooms

Because it's not a news article. It's an opinion piece by a right-wing pundit

Literally 95% of his posting history is articles fearmongering about crime. The Post has him convinced he lives on the set of The Warriors and it's clearly taken a mental toll.

Well sure it's been a junkie hangout for decades but there's an electi coming up and mentioning that wouldn't further The Post's preferred narrative

Excessive force is not appropriate or justifiable regardless of who is being arrested or why (that is literally the distinction between excessive and justified force). Using excessive force when the arrest isn't justified in the first place just means he committed two crimes instead of one.

https://buffalonews.com/news/local/state-and-regional/kathy-hochuls-husband-will-stay-at-delaware-north-despite-potential-conflict-of-interest/article_07093c5e-fab3-11eb-86ce-a719b598c960.html

Ask her why she didn't recuse herself from any involvement in the Buffalo Bills stadium deal in light of the obvious conflict of interest presented by her husband's business dealings with the team

Worth noting that it's the Feds charging him. The NYPD let him retire and keep his full pension because of course they did

Of course the NYPD let him retire and keep his full pension even though they knew he was the target of a FBI investigation. I wonder if there is any legal way to claw that back, or at least stop future payments, if he's convicted