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Gothamist
Published 11 hours agoDid violence in Times Square and on the Brooklyn Bridge change how people feel about NYC?
People strolled across the Brooklyn Bridge Friday morning, just hours after police shot and killed a man they said threatened them there.. Perception of safety is often disconnected from stats that say crime is down. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published 12 hours agoNYPD ramps up security for West Indian Day parade as past shootings remain unsolved
Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a press conference about the city's safety plan for the West Indian Day Parade. The NYPD will deploy specialized police units, drones and barricades along the parade route. [ more › ]
THE CITY
Published 15 hours agoFederal Monitor Says Mamdani Jails Chief Is Blocking Rikers Island Oversight
Top Correction Department leaders are actively working to undermine the court-appointed officials overseeing the troubled jail system, the federal monitor warned Thursday, accusing the commissioner and other leading figures of evading transparency and interfering with efforts to…
THE CITY
Published 15 hours agoMTA Worker Struck and Killed by Bronx Subway Train During Overnight Construction
A rookie transit worker was fatally struck by a D train late Thursday night in The Bronx while setting up flags to warn of a construction project ahead, city and union officials said. Moet McCullum, a mother of three with just 11 months on the job, was hit shortly after 11:30…
Gothamist
Published September 03NYPD data shows decline in summer crime, as perceptions of safety shift
A stock photo of an NYPD cruiser Shooting and murders are down, but other incidents like hate crimes and those involving alleged felony assault reoffenders persist. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 01Woman NYPD killed after Times Square stabbings had long mental health struggle, brother says
Her family became concerned when she missed their regular weekly gathering — the next time they saw her was one the news. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 01‘I will kill you’: Police fatally shoot woman after Times Square stabbing
New York City police officers investigate the scene. Police said the woman stabbed 2 people at random, killing a 32-year-old woman, before advancing on officers with two knives. [ more › ]