New Yorkers can now text emergencies to 911 rather than phoning it in

A 51-year-old South Bronx man was torn about what to do when he saw an angry young man with a pistol in his backpack fighting with another person at a crowded neighborhood deli. He was worried about gunshots — but was wary about calling 911. “I used to be a knucklehead myself,” said the witness,…
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