Brooklyn man files legal claim after NYPD beating in Gowanus liquor store ^29.6%

Gothamist - By Ben Feuerherd - 4/27/2026, 11:56 PM

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A Brooklyn man who was beaten by two NYPD officers after they mistook him for a drug suspect in a Brooklyn liquor store has filed a legal claim against the city, the police department and the officers involved in the botched arrest. In a notice of claim filed with the city comptroller’s office, Timothy Brown asserts that the officers... more