City Council leaders grilled the NYPD Thursday over “dangerous, unethical, unprofessional” social media posts by top officials — as well as $168 million in unplanned overtime costs including policing anti-Israel protests and migrant shelters.
The heated proceedings played out after the city Department of Investigation this week confirmed it had opened a probe into posts by department brass at the request of Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and the Legal Aid Society.
“These posts can often convey inaccurate or misleading information and could potentially incite threats of violence,” Adams, no relation to Mayor Eric Adams, said.
“This conduct is dangerous, unethical, unprofessional because included in the department’s mission is to preserve peace, protect the people and reduce fear at the preliminary budget.”
The posts in question include NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell’s controversial jab at Queens Councilwoman Tiffany Caban calling her online criticism of the department “garbage.”