N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 14-135: § 14-135 Reimbursement for loss of property by member of force while in performance of duty.

Whenever any member of the uniformed force of the department shall, while in the actual performance of police duty, lose or have destroyed any of his or her personal belongings, satisfactory proof thereof having been shown to the commissioner, such member shall be reimbursed to the extent of the loss sustained, at the expense of the city.