Cop Files $1M Suit Over 'Frat House' Culture At 'Racist' Precinct

KENSINGTON, BROOKLYN — An NYPD detective is suing the city for $1.3 million, accusing fellow cops at his Brooklyn precinct of calling black men "monkeys" and spending their time on duty playing video games, court records show.

Detective Michael Moy — who filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint against Kensington's 66th Precinct in April — filed his discrimination suit in Brooklyn Federal Court on Oct. 31, records show.

Moy, a 49-year-old Chinese-American detective who served 24 years with the NYPD, made headlines in May when he went public with his claims, which include frequent use of racist language and shirking work.

Detectives referred to black men in a photo array as "Buckwheat, Alabama Blacks and Monkeys," a Muslim detective as "Taliban," and Jewish people as "filthy Jews," the complaint alleges.

The "Frat House" culture meant detectives spent their overtime watching

movies on Netflix and playing with their Playstation toy, the suit claims.

Moy's suit also alleges, after he went public, he was transferred to a Brooklyn North precinct far away from his home and, in October, told to sign off on what he called "fake charges" that he pushed a Detective and falsified paperwork, the suit says.

The move to a new precinct meant Moy lost his stipend as a union delegate, his monthly annuity, accrued vacation days and his overtime, the suit claims.

Moy requested a jury trial to address his requests, that he paid $1.3 million in damages and other relief as the court sees fit.

A spokesperson from the city's Law Department said, “We will review the case.”

The NYPD responded to Moy's claims in April by stating, "The NYPD takes such allegations seriously and does not tolerate discrimination of any kind."