After Latest Attacks, NYPD Commissioner And Mayor Calls Shootings 'Assassination Attempts'
Two apparently staged attacks targeting NYPD officers in the Bronx have police leaders demanding changes to protect officers in the line of fire.
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Two apparently staged attacks targeting NYPD officers in the Bronx have police leaders demanding changes to protect officers in the line of fire.
Just before 8:30 p.m., a man approached the officers in the van and engaged them in conversation. The man then allegedly pulled out a gun.
The mayor's office expects at least 10,000 safe and legal apartments to stem from these changes within the next decade.
The panel also discussed new travel restrictions and crime statistics.
It was a State of the City speech like no other, more like a Broadway production with singers and dancers and Mayor Bill de Blasio surrounded by a crowd at the Museum of Natural History.
More districts will soon offer classes for three-year-olds, bringing the number of students for the 2020-2021 school year to 26,000 citywide.
Only two of the seven major categories are down -- murder is down nearly 21% and rape is down 18%.
According to health officials, testing to determine if the individual does in fact have coronavirus will take a minimum of 36-48 hours and depends on CDC testing capacity.
Experts say the current highway is too narrow with no acceleration lanes and is a magnet for accidents.
It includes 90 separate recommendations focusing on preventing homelessness and increasing access to permanent housing.
Richard Carranza is playing the race card, charging that his aggressive plans to make schools more equitable for black and Hispanic students have made him the victim of personal racist attacks.
Launched in 2014, the initiative integrates academics, health and social services inside schools.
The CDC says there are now 63 patients under investigation from 22 states, although 11 of those patients have tested negative for coronavirus.
There have been reports the mayor is trying to strike a deal to win the support of current borough president Eric Adams.
A vacant home with more than 200 violations is still upsetting neighbors after years of complaints in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn.
A homeowner on Clarendon Road in East Flatbush has racked up fines totaling more than $300,000, but that owner is nowhere to be found.
The state's desire to cut aid to New York City is no secret.
People top their bagels with all kinds of things: Meats, cheeses, and especially in NYC, belly-cut salmon prepared typically three different ways
The war of words specifically stems from whether the man charged in the death of a 92-year-old Queens woman should have been deported after an earlier attack.
The city has unveiled its latest tool to identify and help the homeless. It's part of Mayor Bill de Blasio's promise to end street homelessness within five years.
Officials say there is currently no credible threat.
In the three days since New York's criminal justice reform law took effect, people charged with committing anti-Semitic hate crimes have made headlines because, under the law, judges freed them without bail.
Saturday night's attack in upstate Monsey has prompted a big response from both local and state leaders. They are stepping up security and launching initiatives to protect our communities.
The new officers speak 34 languages, including one who knows sign language.
A state supreme court judge strikes down a law that would have limited for-hire cruising in New York City.
