Complaint #202311923,
December 18, 2023

Officer: Nazary, Nazir
Complainant: Age 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Kaushanskiy, Yakov
Complainant: Asian Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Kaushanskiy, Yakov
Complainant: Asian Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Kaushanskiy, Yakov
Complainant: Asian Male, 35-39
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Kaushanskiy, Yakov
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Kaushanskiy, Yakov
Complainant: Age 40-44
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Kaushanskiy, Yakov
Complainant: Male, 35-39
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Officer: Nazary, Nazir
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Algerio, Joseph
Complainant: Age 25-29
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Officer: Kaushanskiy, Yakov
Allegation: Untruthful Statement: False official statement
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
CCRB Board Conclusion: Unable to Determine
Recategorized as: Abuse of Authority: Other
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Board Conclusion
Nazary, Nazir Age 25-29 Force: Physical force Unable to Determine
Kaushanskiy, Yakov Asian Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Kaushanskiy, Yakov Asian Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Kaushanskiy, Yakov Asian Male, 35-39 Force: Physical force Unable to Determine
Kaushanskiy, Yakov Discourtesy: Word Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Kaushanskiy, Yakov Age 40-44 Force: Physical force Unable to Determine
Kaushanskiy, Yakov Male, 35-39 Abuse of Authority: Improper use of body-worn camera Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Nazary, Nazir Force: Physical force Unable to Determine
Algerio, Joseph Age 25-29 Force: Physical force Unable to Determine
Kaushanskiy, Yakov Untruthful Statement: False official statement Unable to Determine
CCRB Investigator Recommendation: Substantiated
Recategorized as Abuse of Authority: Other

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalty

Kaushanskiy, Yakov
Command Discipline - A

Details

Incident: December 18, 2023
Received: December 20, 2023
Closed: May 6, 2025
Last Updated: June 26, 2025

Reason for contact: Demonstration/protest
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 6th Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Pronab Adhikary, Ahmad Ali, Brian Brandefine, Nefertiti Charles, Steven Cristino, Gerald Diaz, Ricky Digrugilliers, Manuel Esteveznunez, Robert Fisher, Courtney Hamlin, John Isnardi, Bryan Mahoney, Joel Mottola, Matthew Obrien, John Schillinger, Patrick Scudiero, Harsimar Singh, Jarel Winston, Wushen Zhang
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected
Video evidence collected