The New York City public advocate, Jumaane Williams, found that the number of mental health crisis centers and mobile response teams has fallen since 2019. Source: New York Times
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In New York, Subway Crime Is an Issue Even as Risk Is Low
By Gotham Rex on November 5, 2022
From M.T.A. workers to buskers to shopkeepers, the people whose livelihood depends on the system offered a complex portrait of the subway as ridership approaches prepandemic normalcy. Source: New York Times
In the Case of the Dead Dog, Police Say They ‘May Have Dropped the Ball’
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2022
Three months after a highly publicized attack in a Brooklyn park left a dog dead, no arrests have been made as the local precinct finds itself in turmoil. Source: New York Times
NYC Increases Police in Subways to Combat Crime
By Gotham Rex on October 22, 2022
With less than three weeks until Election Day, Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to address a troubling series of violent incidents on the subway. Source: New York Times
2 Police Officers Are Killed in Connecticut Shooting
By Gotham Rex on October 13, 2022
A third officer was seriously wounded in the shooting in Bristol, which came as the officers were responding to a domestic violence call, officials said. Source: New York Times
State Police Superintendent Resigns Amid Investigation
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2022
Kevin P. Bruen, the police leader, stepped down after Gov. Kathy Hochul began investigating allegations into his handling of workplace complaints. Source: New York Times
How a Dog’s Killing Turned Brooklyn Progressives Against One Another
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2022
After a sudden confrontation that left a golden retriever dead, neighbors came together online to support the owner of the dog. But then things changed. Source: New York Times
Police Vehicle Crashes Into Crowd in Bronx, Critically Injuring 2
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2022
The vehicle drove over a double yellow line, hit a car and careened onto the sidewalk, sending 10 people to the hospital, including two children, the authorities said. Source: New York Times
The School Shooting Is Fake. Can It Prepare an Officer for a Real One?
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2022
A $50 million facility in upstate New York is trying to teach officers the thing they’ll need most during the next mass shooting: bravery. Source: New York Times
Boy, 15, Fatally Shot in Downtown Brooklyn Park, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2022
The child, a student at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools, was approached by two boys, one of whom shot him after a fist fight, according to the police. Source: New York Times
2 N.Y.P.D. Officers Placed on Desk Duty After Fatal Crash in Queens
By Gotham Rex on August 21, 2022
The police are investigating the officers’ role in a crash that killed two men who were riding an illegal ATV amid a crackdown on such vehicles. Source: New York Times
Bronx Boy, 14, Killed in New York City’s 2nd Teen Gun Death in 2 Weeks
By Gotham Rex on August 11, 2022
The 14-year-old boy was found in the lobby of an apartment complex in the Bronx, and the death is being investigated as potentially accidental, the police said. Source: New York Times
Employee Kept Arsenal, Including Assault Rifle, at Hospital, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on August 9, 2022
A police dog led investigators to the cache after a bomb threat was called into the hospital last month, the police said. Source: New York Times
How the N.Y.P.D. Failed Victims of Sexual Attacks
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
The Special Victims Division is under federal investigation. Women who were attacked said officers often didn’t know how to investigate, or didn’t bother. Source: New York Times
Why Rape Survivors Asked Feds to Probe N.Y.P.D.
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2022
Letters from victims and activists drew the Justice Department’s attention after city and state officials failed to act on the same complaints. Source: New York Times