A teenage fast food cashier shot to death in Manhattan. A woman pushed to death in front of a subway train in Times Square. An 11-month-old girl injured by a stray bullet in the Bronx. Two cops dead in Harlem. A series of acts of violence in New York that have made headlines in the … Read more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday named the director of a new state agency that will try to stem the rise of gun violence in hot spots. Also Wednesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alving Bragg announced the appointment of a prosecutor specializing in gun crimes. New York is experiencing a continued decline in overall crime, … Read more
After witnessing a disturbing wave of violence during his first three weeks in office, Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city would intensify its efforts to seize illegal weapons and institute a multi-pronged plan to tackle crime. Adams, a former New York police captain, laid out his plan Monday, days after one New York police … Read more
Immigrant groups today demanded that New York reallocate funds for undocumented workers who did not receive help during the pandemic due to their legal status and who turned out to be the hardest hit by the ensuing crisis. Street vendors, domestic workers or construction workers paralyzed traffic for several minutes in front of Governor Kathy … Read more
The mayor of New York, Eric Adams, declared that municipal agencies, such as the Departments of Transportation (DOT) and the Police Department (NYPD), must coordinate efforts to make the streets of the city safer for New Yorkers in order to reduce the number of traffic fatalities. He pointed out that they will seek to create … Read more