A Brooklyn man who was beaten by two NYPD officers after they mistook him for a drug suspect in a Brooklyn liquor store has filed a legal claim against the city, the police department and the officers involved in the botched arrest.
In a notice of claim filed with the city comptroller’s office, Timothy Brown asserts that the officers violated several of his rights when they beat him and arrested him in the BK Wine Depot in Gowanus earlier this month. The legal filing is a precursor to a lawsuit that notifies city agencies that a person intends to file a lawsuit against them.
The NYPD did not immediately comment…