N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 15-119: § 15-119 Reimbursement for loss of property while in performance of duty.

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