Spencer T. Tucker
Illegal guns seized by the NYPD and displayed during an August 2013 press conference at City Hall.
‘City Hall can and must go beyond the typical fixes of past administrations, and work to address gun violence in two ways: with bespoke strategies tailored to individual neighborhoods and with a comprehensive citywide approach.’
In addition to paying for more than 200 park rangers and patrol officers—positions cut from the previous year’s budget—the allocated money will support community gardens, forestry management and equity initiatives.
The city’s Board of Elections released updated preliminary votes counts Tuesday—now including absentee ballots—which show the Brooklyn Borough President leading over former Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia with 50.5 percent of votes after eight elimination rounds of Ranked Choice Voting.
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