Easier fitness tests for recruits are no way to shore up the NYPD

NYPD cops will at all times be New York’s Best — simply perhaps quickly not the fittest. Determined to fill positions amid a wave of cops quitting or retiring, the NYPD has relaxed fitness standards for recruits. A stable 6-foot wall was swapped out for an easier-to-climb chain-link fence, almost a full minute was added to the… Continue reading Easier fitness tests for recruits are no way to shore up the NYPD