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The NYPD said Thursday that the month-long gun detector pilot yielded 12 knives, 118 false positives, and zero firearms. This summer, City Limits’ CLARIFY youth journalists spoke to transit riders…

ByJovanna Wu 5Comments

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Jun 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

No Loud Music. No Smoking. No Guns. Can NYC Landlords Ban Firearms?

The Supreme Court’s recent decision could turn the Meatpacking District into the Heat-packing District by allowing an untold number of New Yorkers to carry guns outside their homes. But what…

ByDavid Brand 7Comments

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Jul 2021

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Job One for NYC’s Next Mayor is Tackling Gun Violence

‘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…

ByZellnor Myrie 0Comments

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Nov 2020

Justice

Cops Say Unlicensed Buses Have Become Hotbed for Gun Trafficking

The Brooklyn DA recently announced the latest in several busts involving unregulated bus companies operating in Chinatown.

ByRong Xiaoqing 0Comments

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Aug 2019

Podcasts

From Brownsville to El Paso to Albany: NY Gun Control Advocates Map Next Steps

NY’s gun laws are tight. A large share of the crime guns recovered here come from out of state. So the question is, what more New York can do to…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Aug 2019

Podcasts

Brownsville Official on What Her Community Needs After a Mass Shooting

In the wake of a shooting that left one person dead and triggered calls for NYPD policy changes, Councilmember Alicka Ampry-Samuel says stronger federal gun laws and more local funding…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Jan 2019

Opinion

CityViews: An Artist Incensed by Domestic Violence Explains her Beautiful Images of Guns

‘Pretend you were talking to an NRA member in a low-population, low-crime state like New Hampshire or Utah, where the rate of gun violence is much lower than in New…

ByKadie Salfi 0Comments

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Jul 2018

Uncategorized

City’s Radio Message: ‘Let People Know: Guns Have Consequences’

The de Blasio administration is trying to defuse summer violence in a number of ways. One is by braiding anti-gun messaging with themes of identity and empowerment.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2018

Justice Video

Video: Highlights from ‘New Yorkers Under the Gun’

Hear from Richard Aborn of the Citizens Crime Commission, Nick Suplina of Everytown for Gun Safety, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Liz Glazer of the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice,…

BySneha Dey

ByHarry DiPrinzio 0Comments

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Jun 2018

Justice

New York’s Drop in Gun Violence a ‘Miracle,’ But Threats Persist, Experts Say

While much of today’s public discourse on guns is focused on school shootings, advocates say there’s still plenty of work to be done when it comes to urban gun violence…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 5Comments

As City Unveils Results of Controversial Subway Gun Scanner Pilot, What Do New Yorkers Think?