Coney Island bar owner to sue NYPD over alleged ‘shakedowns’ involving ex-police commissioner’s brother

Shamel Kelly, the former Brooklyn bar owner and whistleblower on an alleged NYPD corruption ring, had one question Tuesday as his legal team announced plans to sue the city.

“How deep does it go?”

The “it” refers to the scandal involving the twin brother of former Police Commissioner Edward Caban, James Caban. James allegedly shook down Kelly, whose Juice and Moore Bar in Coney Island had been subjected to police raids on a near-weekly basis.

coney island bar owner outside city hall — Kelly stood in front of City Hall on Oct. 1 alongside his attorneys just as Mayor Eric Adams faced-down a legion of reporters inside its walls on his indictment. Photo by Dean Moses

“I was visited over, I would say, a six-month span, every week, on Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays when I was open,” Kelly told reporters outside City Hall on Oct. 1. “I knew something was off because our establishment never had issues. We never had any fights, we never had any crimes — anything going in my space, and it was just excessive police force.”

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