These agents were feared, when Michael Bloomberg was mayor (2002-2013), for their controversial searches of young Blacks and Hispanics suspected of carrying weapons.
Supporting this measure”anti-gun” and just named by Mr. Adams, NYPD Chief Keechant Sewell has promised not to “never leave the city” and of “always prevailon crime.
Series of violent acts
In addition to attacks on police officers, New York is facing a series of violent acts that are causing a stir at the start of the year. On January 14, in Harlem, a 19-year-old Puerto Rican woman was shot dead by a robber in the fast food restaurant where she worked. The next day, a 40-year-old Asian woman was killed by a mentally ill homeless man who pushed her onto a subway track as a train entered Times Square station.
And on Tuesday, a man was injured by a gun in the emergency room of a hospital in the Bronx. According to the police, two suspects fled and the victim is not in danger of death.
Gun violence in New York – disproportionate to what it was 30 years ago – increased slightly in 2021 (+4.3% compared to 2020, itself up on 2019) in particular due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
A sign that Eric Adams’ line of firmness is garnering political support, President Joe Biden is expected in New York on February 3 to talk about his strategy “to combat gun violencenationwide, according to the White House.
In another major American city, Houston, three police officers were shot and injured during an intervention on Thursday.
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