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War on Crime | NYPD reports first monthly major crime decline all year, as felonies drop in November

By Robert Pozarycki

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Queens

Holden requests meeting with NYPD, OEM, Con Ed and DOT commissioners following Nov. 30 power outages in Maspeth, Middle Village

By Ethan Marshall

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Adams honors hero cops who rescued man from subway tracks on Thanksgiving

By Ben Brachfeld

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Mayor Adams inks series of bills aimed at diversifying the FDNY’s ranks

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Op-ed | Supporting Manhattan’s LGBTQIA+ community by tackling hate crimes

By Alvin Bragg

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‘We do not tolerate hate’: NYC presents united front against bigotry after likely anti-Semitic attack thwarted

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Brooklyn

Nearly three dozen Brooklyn gang members busted in major gun takedown

By Dean Moses

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Legal Aid Society to file for federal takeover of Rikers Island

By Aidan Graham

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Union Square subway slasher attacks man during robbery attempt: cops

By Robert Pozarycki

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Pols unveil legislation to restore quality of life to east Bronx coastal communities

By Jason Cohen

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East Harlem early voting site evacuated after bomb scare

By Ben Brachfeld

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Crime

Editorial | Is New York City turning the corner on crime at last?

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Queens

Queens DA discusses bail reform during 102nd Precinct Community Council meeting in Richmond Hill

By Ethan Marshall

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Courts

Bail reform laws ‘well-meaning,’ but NYPD top cop Sewell says judges need more power to hold public threats behind bars

By Dean Moses

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Queens

Family of deceased inmate at Rikers Island sues the City for wrongful death

By Isabel Song Beer

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Legal Aid Society rallies for voter rights for incarcerated people in jails

By Isabel Song Beer

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Crime

Police: Pelosi suspect wanted to hold House Speaker hostage

By Lisa Mascaro and Stefanie Dazio, AP

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AP source: Pelosi attacker carried zip ties, in Jan. 6 echo

By Lisa Mascaro, AP

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AP source: Assailant shouted ‘Where is Nancy?’ in attack

By Kevin Freking, AP

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Laura Kavanagh makes history as NYC’s first-ever female Fire Commissioner

By Isabel Song Beer

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Crunching the numbers: New NYPD crime stats find staggering high rate of emotionally disturbed arrests

By Dean Moses

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Data from NYC Comptroller shows little improvement in city jails

By Isabel Song Beer

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‘Our red flag laws are working’: Hochul adds $6.4M to support enforcement of New York gun regulations

By Briana Bonfiglio

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Crime

Crunching the numbers: Yes, crime is up — but NYC is still safer than it was two decades ago. The NYPD’s statistics prove it.

By Robert Pozarycki

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