Fagan: New York City Can’t Arrest Its Way Back to Safety

So far, [New York City Mayor Eric] Adams has ordered more police officers to be deployed to the subways as part of a plan with the state. The joint plan includes dispatching mental health professionals into the system. But hirings have yet to begin. On Friday the state released requests for proposals for community groups … Read more

New York’s Mayor de Blasio Fights Crime By Aiming at Law-Abiding Citizens…Again…Still

By Larry Keane For New York City’s Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio, the gun is the problem, not the criminal. That’s why he focused on New York City’s crime problem by restricting law-abiding citizens’ ability to purchase firearms for self-protection. The mayor announced major “crime reduction” plans twice before and missed by a mile. The … Read more

New York City Has Released Nearly All Their Gun Crime Offender Inmates in 2020

Eighty eight percent. Of all inmates who were arrested on gun charges in New York City this year, 88 percent of the 3,793 who were arrested were released due to 1) NYC’s new bail reform law (which eliminated bail for many crimes) and/or 2) the city’s COVID-related jail release policy. Meanwhile, shootings in The Big … Read more