NYC City Council Approves Budget, Slashes $1 Billion from NYPD
The New York City Council passed an $88 billion budget just after midnight Wednesday, which included slashing the $1 billion NYPD budget.
Mayor Announces Plan to Shift $1B Away From NYPD, End Solitary Confinement
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday, presented a plan that would shift $1 billion away from the NYPD. De Blasio also announced that the city is moving to end solitary confinement in city jails.
Fire Marshalls and Sheriffs Announce More Fireworks Busts
It appears that the mayors fireworks task force is seeing some success, as both the FDNY an Sheriffs announced significant busts.
NYPD Sees Wave of Shootings and Retirements Following Calls To Defund The Police
In less than 24 hours, NYC saw a wave of violence that left at least 18 people shot across the city, making it a total of 70 people reported shot in just one week. That’s in comparison to just 26 people shot in the same week last year.
NYPD Announces $30,000 Fireworks Bust
NYPD Commissioner Dormont Shea has announced a fireworks bust worth $30,000. This is the second fireworks bust that has taken place this week, immediately following a protest against the nightly fireworks that has plagued the Boroughs.
Justice Department: De Blasio Unfairly Singled Out Orthodox Jews During Pandemic
A top Justice Department official sent a letter to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio last week that claims the mayor has enforced uneven social distancing rules that “favor certain secular gatherings and disfavor religious gatherings.”
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
Chaim Deutsch Loses Congressional Race To Incumbent Clarke
Yvette Clarke, a longtime congresswoman from Brooklyn’s 9th congressional district defeated multiple Democratic primary challengers this year, incuding New York City Councilman Chaim Deutsch.
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Fire Marshals Arrest Two for Having $6K Worth of Illegal Fireworks
Two men were arrested on Staten Island Tuesday for allegedly possessing a trove of illegal fireworks, the FDNY said.
Mayor Brings Back Plainclothes Officers For New Illegal Fireworks Taskforce
We honked, and something must have gotten through. New York City’s mayor, Bill DeBlasio announced the creation of a new unit to fight the surge in illegal fireworks that have plagued the city for two weeks.
Alternate Side Parking Regulations To Be Reduced To Only Once A Week
Mayor Bill DeBlasio has announced that alternate side parking has been reduced to only once a week, a change that has been advocated for for many years.
We Are In Phase 2: So What Does That Actually Mean?
Two weeks after entering New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Phase 1 of reopening, New York City successfully reached Phase 2. But now that we are here, what has changed? Lets take a look at what will be opening and what will not.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Urges Community Not to Call 311, 911 for Fireworks
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on Sunday addressed the skyrocketing use of illegal fireworks in the city — and urged New Yorkers not to report the blasts so as to avoid “heavy-handed policing.”
Councilman Chaim Deutsch Creates Petition Against Nightly Fireworks
New York City Councilman, Chaim Deutsch, has published a petition calling for an end to the chaos that has reigned on the streets of New York City for more than two weeks.
Shootings Surge In NYC As Police Scale Back
Twenty one people were shot last night in NYC in just 10 hours, more than the entire recorded shootings for the entire week last year.
NYPD Cops Encouraged to ‘Strike’ on July 4th to Give City its ‘Independence’
A pair of flyers making their rounds among NYPD officers are encouraging them to call out sick July 4th — as retribution for police reform and a perceived anti-cop climate following the outrage over high-profile police killings of unarmed black men across the country.
Mayor Announces That Playgrounds Will Open As City Enters Phase 2
New York City will begin phase two of reopening on Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Thursday, citing continued improvements in coronavirus data. The mayor also announced that playgrounds will reopen on Monday across the city.
The Fireworks, Whats Really Going On Behind The Scenes
The fireworks have been a bane to the Crown Heights community for a week now, in fact, they have been without stop all over Brooklyn and Queens. So what is really going on? CrownHeights.info made some inquiries, and with a little digging found the answer.
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