In other New York news, audio has emerged of NYPD officers confirming the use of quotas for making arrests and issuing summons. In recordings released by The Nation magazine, one officer is heard warning colleagues they will be forced onto patrols in order to meet the desired number of arrests.

Unidentified officer: “When the chief came in and said: 'You know what? You really can't reduce crime much more.’ He said, 'What we can do, though, is get some of our people who aren't chipping in to go to some locations that are having problems and give them [the area’s residents] the business, where rightfully they should. And that’s all we’re asking you to do. That’s all. That’s all. And if we do that, everyone chips in, it’s fine. It’s really non-negotiable, because if you don’t do it now, I’m going to have you work with the boss to make sure it happens.’”

The Nation says the audio recordings could be introduced in a class action lawsuit challenging racial profiling at the NYPD and the controversial policy of stop and frisk.