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“Lack of transparency alone should have brought a rejection of the NYPD’s contract renewal with ShotSpotter. By renewing, NYPD agreed to open our pocketbooks once again with little in return,…

ByTaylor Skorpen 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice News Transportation

Targeted Attacks on Unsheltered New Yorkers Highlight Dangers of Homelessness

The shootings occurred amid a crackdown on New Yorkers sleeping on the subways, and reflected a recent spike in the number of homeless New Yorkers slain by assailants.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

15

Oct 2018

Justice

Crime Spike in Bed-Stuy Spurs Call for Block Watchers

The Block Watcher program was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The program was revived in 2013 across several neighborhoods, including Bed-Stuy and Astoria, and then halted again in recent…

ByKelly Ng 2Comments

08

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

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Jun 2018

Uncategorized

Watch: Understanding—and Reducing—Gun Violence in New York

Watch Manhattan DA Cy Vance, Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice chief Liz Glazer, DEA head Michael Palladino and advocates Richard Aborn, Nicholas Suplina and Heidi Hynes discuss the trends in…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Jan 2016

Video

Keeping Bullets Out of Beefs: Stopping Gun Violence in Brooklyn

Guns are a hot topic nationally as well as in the city. A lot of that talk rightly focuses on systemic problems, like gun trafficking. But what about the “demand…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

03

Sep 2015

Justice Video

Brooklyn Anti-Violence Group Targets the Anger

The practice of “violence interruption” has spurred a lot of interest as a way to prevent bloodshed on city streets. A former gang member who leads one such effort says…

ByKizzy Cox 0Comments

Opinion: The NYPD’s ShotSpotter Scam

Targeted Attacks on Unsheltered New Yorkers Highlight Dangers of Homelessness

Crime Spike in Bed-Stuy Spurs Call for Block Watchers

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

Watch: Understanding—and Reducing—Gun Violence in New York

Keeping Bullets Out of Beefs: Stopping Gun Violence in Brooklyn

Brooklyn Anti-Violence Group Targets the Anger

Newsletter

Opinion: The NYPD’s ShotSpotter Scam

Targeted Attacks on Unsheltered New Yorkers Highlight Dangers of Homelessness

Crime Spike in Bed-Stuy Spurs Call for Block Watchers

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

Watch: Understanding—and Reducing—Gun Violence in New York

Keeping Bullets Out of Beefs: Stopping Gun Violence in Brooklyn

Brooklyn Anti-Violence Group Targets the Anger

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