Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expanding New York City’s community-based gun violence prevention program in three Brooklyn and Manhattan neighborhoods, directing $4.8 million in previously budgeted funding to organizations that work to stop shootings before they happen, as first reported by amNewYork.
The expansion, announced Tuesday, will bring additional street outreach and conflict mediation services to Bushwick, Harlem and Washington Heights/Inwood through the city’s Crisis Management System (CMS). The program employs trained violence interrupters who work to defuse disputes, prevent retaliatory shootings and connect people at risk of violence with jobs, counseling and other support.
