NYC paid out more money in 2022 to settle police misconduct lawsuits than in past 5 years
Feb 03, 2023, 1:39amUpdated 2h agoBy: News 12 StaffAccording to a new analysis from the Legal Aid Society, the city of New York paid out more money to settle police misconduct lawsuits in 2022 than they did in the last five years. The city paid over $121 million to settle lawsuits against the NYPD in 2022. While the number of lawsuits settled on behalf of the NYPD has declined steadily in the last five years, the payouts have increased. Several payouts were made in police misconduct cases towards protesters following the death of George Floyd in 2020, according to the Legal Aid Society's analysis. In the wake of Tire Nichols' fatal beating by Memphis police, the Legal Aid Society is calling on the mayor and the NYPD commissioner to hold…