Woman Beaten By Crown Heights Cops To File $5M Claim: Attorney

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A woman who says she was beaten by cops during a stop in Crown Heights plans to file a $5 million claim against the city, her attorney announced Friday.

Maniyja Love will bring a claim with the New York City Comptroller’s Office asking for $5 million in damages for the July 30 incident, where she says police beat her with a flashlight and handcuffed her before letting her go without any charges, according to the notice.

Love, her attorneys and supporters announced the claim on Friday in front of the 71st Precinct, where the officers who stopped her are stationed.

“Even after electing a Black man, Eric Adams, as mayor, police brutality has not stopped in New York City," Rev. Kevin McCall, a civil rights activist, said about the case. "We must continue to get rid of bad police officers who abuse New Yorkers.”

Love was left needing multiple stitches in her face and with injuries to her knees after the police stop, which happened when a car where she was a passenger was stopped around 11 p.m. near Eastern Parkway and Rochester Avenue, according to the claim.

The officers forced Love out of the car and beat her repeatedly with a flashlight before handcuffing her for 10 minutes, the claims states.

While she was handcuffed, the cops, only one of which is named in the claim, went through her bag and took a photo of her ID, according to the claim. They then took off her handcuffs and left.

Love's attorney, Sanford Rubenstein, alleges in the claim that the officers then "engaged in a conspiracy to cover up their conduct." The incident is under investigation by the Internal Affairs Bureau, the claim contends.

The city's Comptroller Office told Patch that they will review the claim.