Police & Fire Archives – Page 2 of 29 – Politics NY

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Officers to receive Congressional Gold Medals for Jan. 6

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri and Lisa Mascaro, AP

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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

More from Around New York

The FDNY responds to a major fire on Freeman Street on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023.

Legal Aid Society files suit on behalf of Bronxites affected by Fordham Manor fire last fall

Andre De Shields accepts an award and offers wisdom on racism, activism, and becoming an entertainment Icon.

GMHC honors André De Shields with Howard Ashman award

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Bomb threat called into Bayside High School, school evacuated

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BREAKING: Three people, including two students, shot outside Williamsburg high school