The mayor’s first budget proposal called for across-the-board cuts to most city agencies, as well as a reduction in the city’s work force. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Crime and Criminals”
How Bruce Blakeman Used a Mask Rebellion to Revive His Career
By Gotham Rex on February 10, 2022
Since a surprise win on Long Island, Bruce Blakeman has been on a seemingly single-minded mission to challenge and defy Gov. Kathy Hochul over mask mandates. Source: New York Times
Adams Wants Tougher Bail Laws. Can He Get Other Democrats to Agree?
By Gotham Rex on February 8, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams will need buy-in from prosecutors, judges and a Democratic-led State Legislature that may balk at some of his tough-on-crime prescriptions. Source: New York Times
To Stop Gun Violence, This Police Captain Is Trying a Novel Approach
By Gotham Rex on February 4, 2022
An N.Y.P.D. precinct in Brooklyn is seeing promise in a different kind of response to a shooting last spring: paying 15 teenagers to attend a “healing circle.” Source: New York Times
Biden Vows to N.Y. Officials That He Won’t ‘Abandon Our Streets’
By Gotham Rex on February 3, 2022
The president visited New York City to show his support for law enforcement and detail his plans to work with the city to control gun violence. Source: New York Times
For Biden and Adams, a Meeting of Like Minds on Gun Crime
By Gotham Rex on February 3, 2022
President Biden’s visit to New York on Thursday is meant to convey his desire to respond to violent crime while guarding against the danger of excess policing. Source: New York Times
Adams Blames Bail Law After Release of Teen Charged in Officer Shooting
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams said he was “outraged” that a teenager accused in the shooting of a police officer in the Bronx had been freed on bond. Source: New York Times
After Spate of Shootings, Manhattan D.A. Takes Tougher Stance on Guns
By Gotham Rex on January 26, 2022
Alvin Bragg campaigned on lenient policies aimed at making the justice system fairer. But a string of violent episodes early in his tenure is testing his resolve. Source: New York Times
Political Consultant Admits Hiring 2 Men to Kill Longtime Associate
By Gotham Rex on January 25, 2022
Sean Caddle, whose clients have included prominent New Jersey Democrats, pleaded guilty in a scheme that led to a fatal stabbing. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Ran on Making New York Safer. A Subway Killing Poses a Test.
By Gotham Rex on January 17, 2022
The mayor, who made improving public safety a theme of his campaign, is dealing with the fallout from a high-profile death in Times Square. Source: New York Times
Woman Pushed Onto Subway Tracks ‘Never Saw’ Her Attacker
By Gotham Rex on January 16, 2022
“She was just the person who did everything right,” a neighbor said of Michelle Go, who died on Saturday when a homeless man pushed her in front of an R train. Source: New York Times
Behind the Violence at Rikers, Decades of Mismanagement and Dysfunction
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2021
For years, New York City officials have presided over shortcuts and blunders that have led to chaos in one of America’s most expensive jail complexes. Source: New York Times
A Student Was Murdered Near Columbia. What Should the University Do?
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2021
The murder of a student adjacent to Columbia’s ever-expanding campus renews questions about the school’s obligations to the surrounding communities. Source: New York Times
It’s Never Too Late to Go to College and Rewrite Your Story
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2021
Devon Simmons served 15 years in prison for crimes he committed as a teenager. Since then, he’s been on a mission to remake not just his own life, but the legal system itself. Source: New York Times
Murders ‘Doubled Overnight,’ and the Percentage Solved by the N.Y.P.D. Plunged
By Gotham Rex on November 26, 2021
The police solved nearly 90 percent of murder cases before the pandemic, but only around 60 percent in 2020. Source: New York Times