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Mayor says city is on track to pre-pandemic crime levels; God Squad speaks

By Morgan C. Mullings Posted on October 6, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic that rocked New York City in 2020 came with a different lethal side effect: an incredible rise in gun violence across the city.

After dealing with hundreds of shootings in the months that followed, the city is finally on track to return to a pre-pandemic level of violence, Mayor Bill de Blasio indicated at his Oct. 6 press conference. He touted the efforts of both the NYPD in making hundreds of gun arrests as well as groups like the God Squad, a group of faith-centered violence interrupters in Brooklyn, appear at his press conference to describe what’s happening on the ground. 

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Mayor says city is on track to pre-pandemic crime levels; God Squad speaks

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