A complaint about a top NYPD chief’s tweet is among 1,000 misconduct allegations that the Civilian Complaint Review Board might now be able to investigate, due to a budget restoration of nearly $1.2 million previously cut, the watchdog agency said. Chief of Patrol John Chell in January posted on X his opinion of a planned “Flood JFK for Gaza” protest at JFK International Airport, “What can’t I say that has not been said.” the tweet said. “Don’t flood our highways and inconvenience our hard working tax paying New Yorkers. If you do, we will try to flood our jail cells with you and take your car! On behalf of the 99.9% of New Yorkers, enough already! Strength and honor!!!” The day of the protest police made a handful of arrests and issued six criminal court summonses. A police source said there were also more than 100 traffic summonses issued. Someone on social media, meanwhile, tagged the CCRB about Chell’s post, according to Clarie Platt, a CCRB spokeswoman. What can I say that has not been said. Dont flood our highways and inconvenience our hard working tax paying New Yorkers. If you do, we will try to flood our jail cells with you and take your car! On behalf of the 99.9% of New Yorkers, enough already! Strength and Honor!!!!! https://t.co/A0WWsQdlh6 — NYPD Chief of Patrol (@NYPDChiefPatrol) January 27, 2024 But the case was closed without an investigation once it was determined that the allegation — abuse of authority/threat of arrest — was among those the CCRB had said it could not probe because of a November budget cut of nearly $1.3 million. The incidents not investigated were limited to instances in which there was only one allegation, such as refusing to provide a shield number, seizing someone’s property or improperly taking someone to a hospital. People gather to stage a pro-Palestinian demonstration as police limit access to JFK airport.  Chief of Patrol John Chell in January posted on X his opinion of another planned pro-Palestinain protest at JFK International Airport. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images) But in June, Platt said, $1.2 million was restored. The CCRB will now investigate the allegations that had been closed — but only if the person who first filed the complaint asks the CCRB to do so and if it’s determined that the probe can be completed before the statute of limitations runs out, which is 18 months from the day of the initial complaint. Chell could not be reached for comment, but a source close to him said the tweet was a promise — not a threat — to arrest those who break the law. The source acknowledged that Chell did not in the tweet mention protesters’ First Amendment rights but said the chief and other police brass have time and again noted the department supports the right to demonstrate. Barry Williams for New York Daily NewsNYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell. (Barry Williams for New York Daily News) Chell and other police officials earlier this year started pushing back on social media, calling out reporters, politicians and judges. It was a move that lead to a City Council grilling by Speaker Adrienne Adams at a budget hearing. The Daily News reported at the time that Chell and Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry had been ordered by City Hall not to attend to avoid creating a “circus” atmosphere. New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. (John McCarten/NYC Council Media Unit) Former Police Commissioner Edward Caban at one point told The News that he backed the social media push, though he stopped short of saying he agreed with the tone of the postings. Social media postings by top police brass have been less forceful since Interim Police Commissioner Thomas Donlon was sworn in less than a month ago.