Mayor Eric Adams’s ambitious gun safety plan includes reviving a controversial police unit his predecessor disbanded. Source: New York Times
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Adams to Bring Back Anti-Gun Police Unit in 3 Weeks
By Gotham Rex on January 24, 2022
The controversial unit’s return is part of an ambitious plan announced by Mayor Eric Adams to confront a growing crisis of gun violence. Source: New York Times
After Shootings, Eric Adams Rushes to Release Safety Plan
By Gotham Rex on January 23, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams, who won New Yorkers’ votes by campaigning on a need for improved public safety, is facing a growing crisis over gun violence. Source: New York Times
A Grim January Leaves Some New Yorkers Fearful for the City’s Future
By Gotham Rex on January 23, 2022
With a flood of sad news and the persistence of the pandemic, people across the city are struggling to find grounds for hope. Source: New York Times
How a Calm Call for Help Led 2 N.Y.P.D. Officers Into a Hail of Gunfire
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2022
The latest deadly episode to rattle the city began with a routine domestic disturbance call and ended with one officer dead and another in critical condition. Source: New York Times
The officers were shot while responding to a 911 call about a domestic disturbance.
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2022
The officers were the third and fourth to be shot in the line of duty in recent days. Source: New York Times
Officer Shot in Leg in Confrontation With Teen in the Bronx, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on January 19, 2022
Officials said a bullet fired by the suspect struck both him and the officer in what Mayor Eric Adams called another “unacceptable” example of gun violence in New York. Source: New York Times
Conflict Quickly Emerges Between Top Prosecutor and Police Commissioner
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2022
A memo by New York City’s new police leader sharply questioned Manhattan’s new district attorney over his strategy for prosecuting crime. Source: New York Times
Off-Duty Officer Shot While Sleeping in Car Outside a Harlem Police Station
By Gotham Rex on January 1, 2022
The officer was in stable condition after the shooting, which happened early on Saturday outside the 25th Precinct station house. Source: New York Times
Two N.Y.P.D. Officers Are Shot in Gun Battle in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2021
The officers, who were responding to a report of a gun, were expected to survive. The suspect was also shot. Source: New York Times
Residents and Revelers Clash Over Washington Square Park
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2021
As the pandemic eases, the park has attracted crowds of young people who regard it as a place to let loose. Residents say the scene is out of control. Source: New York Times
Police Officer Is Shot While Responding to Gunfire in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on May 13, 2021
The officer was in stable condition and a suspect was in custody after a confrontation on Howard Avenue near the border of Bushwick and Bedford-Stuyvesant, the authorities said. Source: New York Times
Police Officer Is Shot While Responding to Armed Confrontation in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on March 8, 2021
The officer was in stable condition after being struck in the chest by a shot that hit his bulletproof vest, the authorities said. Source: New York Times
Police Officer Is Shot While Chasing Armed Man in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on January 27, 2021
The officer, part of a unit that combats gun violence, was hospitalized in stable condition, and a person was in custody, the police said. Source: New York Times
‘I Answered the Call of My President’: Rioters Say Trump Urged Them On
By Gotham Rex on January 17, 2021
The defense from Trump supporters arrested in the Capitol assault is emerging in court papers and interviews — and could play a role in impeachment proceedings. Source: New York Times