New NYPD recruits used to have to complete a 1.5 mile run in 14 minutes and 21 seconds, which is pretty damn slow. But now even that pedestrian standard has been scrapped as the NYPD copes with record retirements. Our Voices columnist argues we need to make sure our officers are more fit, not less fit, in these troubled times.
03 May 2024 | 04:46
Forget the new NYPD dress code banning shorts, turtlenecks and mismatched shoelaces for cops. How about the department instead re-institute physical fitness standards for cops?
The NYPD’s updated style guide bans shorts on transit beats, white turtlenecks and tactical cargo shorts on patrol beats and...
