Why public safety is the key to functioning NYC subways — crime hot spots for over 50 years

New York has suffered 40 subway homicides since 2020, a five-fold increase compared to the post-millennial norm. New York went through a similarly abrupt change in public safety underground before, in the mid-1960s — but took 25 years to fix it. The fable of how New York achieved its miracle crime decline begins in 1990, with the stabbing death of 22-year-old Utah tourist Brian Watkins in a Midtown subway station, as he defended his parents from…
— Read on www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/why-public-safety-is-the-key-to-functioning-nyc-subways-crime-hot-spots-for-over-50-years/ar-AA1syvhz

US DoJ Weighs in for Advocates in Lawsuit against NYC’s Discriminatory Use of Police to Respond to Mental Health Crises – Legal Reader

DoJ supports advocates in suit to end discrimination against people with mental disabilities by sending police as first responders to mental health crises.
— Read on www.legalreader.com/us-doj-weighs-in-for-advocates-in-lawsuit-against-nycs-discriminatory-use-of-police-to-respond-to-mental-health-crises/

Access the court case here:

Baerga v. City of New York et al, No. 1:2021cv05762 – Document 193 (S.D.N.Y. 2024)

Not Taking Crime Seriously: California’s Prop 47 Exacerbated Crime and Drug Abuse | Manhattan Institute

In November 2014, California voters approved a criminal justice reform measure, Proposition 47 (“Prop 47”), with almost 60% support.[1] Ten years later, California voters are now considering rolling back some of its soft-on-crime policies. Prop 47 identified six “petty” crimes—grand theft, larceny, personal drug use, forgery, and two types of check fraud—and reclassified them. It […]
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Exclusive | Assaults on NYPD officers soar to ‘unprecedented levels’ — with cops giving potential reasons behind disturbing trend

Assaults on NYPD cops have skyrocketed to “unprecedented levels” in 2024 — 41% so far over the same period last and 60% since 2019, data obtained by The Post show.
— Read on nypost.com/2024/10/12/us-news/assaults-on-nypd-officers-soar-to-unprecedented-levels-with-cops-giving-potential-reasons-behind-disturbing-trend/

Biden DOJ Sues Police Department For Not Making Its Application Process Easy Enough For Women, Minorities

The Biden-Harris administration is accusing another jurisdiction of discriminating against women and African Americans by creating law enforcement examinations that are too hard for them.
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Center For Policing Equity Publishes Report On Anti-Black Racial Disparities In Police Stops – Black Star News

The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) announces the publication of a new white paper titled “Compounding Anti-Black Racial Disparities in Police Stops.” This paper provides an overview of racial disparities in the multiple decisions police officers make when interacting with the public during vehicle stops. More specifically, the white paper maps how racial disparities during traffic stops increase the risks of harm for Black drivers at subsequent decision points throughout the encounter and that these traffic stops serve no public safety or crime reduction purpose.
— Read on blackstarnews.com/center-for-policing-equity-publishes-report-on-anti-black-racial-disparities-in-police-stops/