Maia Coleman

The men, who were charged with trespassing on Friday, were part of a group that slinked out of a manhole near where world leaders were staying for the U.N. General Assembly, the authorities said.

The official, Jennifer Lackard, served as a deputy police commissioner in Mount Vernon, N.Y., before her arrest on Tuesday at her home in the Bronx.

Smoke has blanketed New York City and other parts of the Northeast United States in a thick haze this week, unleashing smoggy skies and dangerous air.

The department announced that it would deploy more than 10,000 of its ranks and put stringent security measures in place for the celebration of the Knicks’ N.B.A. championship on Thursday.

The New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America criticized the mayor over his support for increasing the Police Department’s head count.

The police took dozens of people into custody this week after N.B.A. finals watch parties in Midtown Manhattan grew unruly.

The police said the teenager, Jayden Sanchez, was motivated by a social media trend to attack Leonides Baez, who had been sleeping on the street.

Timothy Brown said he had been humiliated and injured after he was punched and kicked by police during a wrongful arrest that was caught on video.

Zahir Davis was arrested on Friday night in connection with the killing of Jaden Pierre, 15, who was shot in broad daylight during a fight in South Jamaica.

The police also disbanded a team within the unit after two of its detectives were seen on tape beating a man in Brooklyn last week.