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Crime down along Queens' Roosevelt Avenue after months-long crackdown, officials say
From illegal brothels to gang activity and unlicensed vendors, residents have been complaining of crime and quality of life ...
NYPD crackdown on seedy migrant ‘Market of Sweethearts’ gets results — but sex workers still have tricks up sleeve
This isn’t about quick fixes. It’s about long-term commitment, and the results speak for themselves,” said NYPD Commish ...
NYC is still failing to get the dangerously mentally ill off the streets
Despite the NYPD’s leaps in cracking down on crime and new language in state law that beefs up involuntary commitment, the ...
The Curtain Drops on Improv Theater for the New York Police
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said a staffing crisis kept her from letting officers participate in a Brooklyn theater ...
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Police bust Bronx gangs tied to 13 shootings, renew calls to toughen youth crime laws
Sixteen members of two violent Bronx street gangs have been indicted for a reign of terror across the borough, which ...
20 alleged Bronx gang members charged in 208-count indictment. Here's what they're accused of.
According to the NYPD, the 208-count indictment against the 20 people includes murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, ...
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Public safety experts weigh threats to NYC amid Iran-Israel conflict
New York City is a perpetual target for terrorism, but experts say U.S. strikes in Iran should not cause panic.
NYC officials urge lawmakers to roll back Raise the Age law
New York City law enforcement officials are urging lawmakers to update a state law that increased the age of criminal ...
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Sanitation's Jessica Tisch appointed next NYPD commissioner
Mayor Eric Adams has appointed Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch the next leader of the NYPD. Tisch will become the second woman police commissioner in the NYPD’s 179-year ...