The man was charged with attempted murder after a citywide manhunt. The authorities said he randomly attacked people with a hunting knife. Source: New York Times
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Joseph Esposito, Longtime N.Y.P.D. Chief, Is Dead at 73
By Gotham Rex on January 18, 2024
For more than 12 years, he oversaw the city’s response to some of its most challenging disasters. He later led New York’s emergency management agency. Source: New York Times
They Dispense Street Justice in NYC, One Defaced License Plate at a Time
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2022
Scofflaws are tampering with tags, costing New York agencies more than $100 million a year in missed payments and fines. A group of citizen enforcers is coming to the city’s rescue. Source: New York Times
‘Nightmare’ Warehouse Fire Erases Evidence in Many Unsolved Cases
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2022
Lawyers say evidence in cold cases and bids for exoneration disappeared or was ruined when a Police Department storage facility in Brooklyn went up in flames. Source: New York Times
Why Police Officers Are Leaving: Low Pay, Overwork and High Costs
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2022
The New York Police Department is being raided by other departments across the country, for good reason. Also, Governor Hochul gets to pick the state’s top judge. Source: New York Times
Fire Erupts at an NYPD Evidence Center in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2022
A three-alarm fire led to the collapse of a portion of a warehouse compound in Red Hook. Much of the evidence kept there may be destroyed, according to officials. Source: New York Times
Subway Station Clerks To Step Out From Booths Into New Role
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2022
The M.T.A. workers, who once sold tokens to transit riders, will now provide roaming customer service in subway stations. Source: New York Times
When a Violent Race Riot in Washington Square Park Roiled New York City
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2022
Four decades ago, a bat-wielding mob raged through Washington Square Park, leaving dozens injured and one dead. The violence lasted only 10 minutes, but the repercussions persist today. Source: New York Times
NYPD Officers Leave in Droves for Better Pay in Smaller Towns
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2022
This year has seen the highest number of resignations in two decades. Source: New York Times
NYC’s Mental Health Plan Raises Questions for Police Officers
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams wants police officers on the front lines, but critics say they are not trained to get people off the streets, and could endanger everyone involved. Source: New York Times
Druggings, Deaths and Robberies Put New York’s Gay Community on Edge
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2022
At first, the men’s deaths were treated as overdoses, until tens of thousands of dollars were found drained from their bank accounts. Source: New York Times
On City Streets, Fear and Hope as Mayor Pushes to Remove Mentally Ill
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams intends to remove people with severe, untreated mental illness from the streets. That will mean involuntary hospitalization of people deemed unable to care for themselves. Source: New York Times
Here’s What to Know With the NYPD Joining the Ring Neighbors App
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2022
The nation’s largest police force recently joined the Ring Neighbors app and can now enlist the help of the city’s residents in investigations. Critics say it could lead to racial profiling. Source: New York Times
How New York City Became a Free-for-All of Unlicensed Weed
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2022
Shops selling weed have proliferated since the state legalized cannabis last year, thriving in confusion over their legality and a lack of enforcement. Source: New York Times
Man Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of 3 Women in Queens Home
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2022
A 22-year-old man was arrested in Virginia in connection with a killing on Friday of three relatives inside their home in the Springfield Gardens neighborhood in Queens. Source: New York Times