The attack on an N train on Tuesday brought to life a horror that the city had long avoided: a mass shooting on the subway. Source: New York Times
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Panic in Sunset Park: Gunman Who Shot 10 in Subway Station at Large
By Gotham Rex on April 12, 2022
At least 23 were injured, five critically, in an attack at the 36th Street stop in Sunset Park after a man released two smoke grenades and started shooting. Source: New York Times
A Rise in Murders Upends a Sense of Progress in Brooklyn’s East Flatbush
By Gotham Rex on April 12, 2022
The killing of a 12-year-old boy in the neighborhood captured how a spike in shootings during the pandemic is complicating recovery in less affluent neighborhoods. Source: New York Times
As Police Make Arrests in One Bronx Shooting, Teen Is Slain in Another
By Gotham Rex on April 8, 2022
A 16-year-old girl was killed and two other teenagers she was with outside a high school were shot on Friday, the police said. Source: New York Times
Shootings Rise in New York, Coloring Perceptions of City’s Safety
By Gotham Rex on April 6, 2022
Homicides were down in the first quarter, but the statistics don’t stem anxiety that the city might be regressing to a violent past. Source: New York Times
Woman Is Fatally Shot in Bronx Crossfire
By Gotham Rex on April 5, 2022
Two groups of men had been arguing nearby with guns drawn when the 61-year-old woman was shot in the back, the police said. Source: New York Times
Boy, 12, Is Fatally Shot in a Parked Car in Brooklyn, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on April 1, 2022
The boy was the latest child to be caught in the crossfire of a surge in shootings that has plagued New York City since the pandemic began. Source: New York Times
As Adams Toughens on Crime, Some Fear a Return to ’90s Era Policing
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2022
With violent crime surging, Mayor Eric Adams is testing how much policing a changed New York City will tolerate. Source: New York Times
Adams Says Encampments of Homeless People Will Be Cleared
By Gotham Rex on March 25, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams said his administration was pursuing a citywide effort to remove hundreds of makeshift campsites from streets and parks. Source: New York Times
This Database Stores the DNA of 31,000 New Yorkers. Is It Illegal?
By Gotham Rex on March 22, 2022
A database used by the New York Police Department violates state law and the Constitution, the Legal Aid Society contends in a lawsuit. Source: New York Times
Chilling New Details Emerge of Shooting Spree Targeting Homeless Men
By Gotham Rex on March 16, 2022
Prosecutors paint a disturbing picture of a man who they said was on a murderous rampage against the most vulnerable. Source: New York Times
Suspect in Shootings of 5 Homeless Men Arrested in Washington, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on March 15, 2022
Two law enforcement officials identified the suspect as Gerald Brevard III, a 30-year-old Washington man with a history of assault charges and mental illness. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Rolls Out New Version of Anti-Gun Unit With Violent Past
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
Officers will wear modified uniforms, not plain clothes, in the unit, which in its previous form was involved in a disproportionate number of fatal shootings. Source: New York Times
Police Seek Help to Find Suspect Who Shot 2 Homeless Men, Killing One
By Gotham Rex on March 13, 2022
The victims, both of whom had been sleeping, were shot in Lower Manhattan within hours of one another, the police said. Source: New York Times
She Killed Two Women. At 83, She Is Charged With Dismembering a Third.
By Gotham Rex on March 10, 2022
Harvey Marcelin was charged with murder after a head was found in her Brooklyn apartment. Officials said it belonged to a dismembered body discovered in a shopping cart. Source: New York Times