Metro

Rangel nix on NYPD oversight

Even one of New York’s most prominent black leaders thinks having an independent inspector general probing the NYPD is a bad idea.

Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel, the dean of the New York congressional delegation, says such oversight is unnecessary.

“I haven’t embraced it because I would like to believe that the City Council could provide that oversight without transferring it to someone else,” Rangel told The Post.

He said he plans to endorse former city Comptroller Bill Thompson in the Democratic mayoral primary. Thompson also is against the oversight bill, while Council Speaker and mayoral rival Christine Quinn is a chief proponent of the measure.

Rangel also took a neutral stance on the NYPD’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy. He said he supports the crime-fighting tactic if it’s not abused.

“If people have reason to believe someone is carrying a dangerous weapon, they should be able to stop and search them. And I also believe that citizens are entitled to dignity and respect and that the police have to remember that,” he said.