Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday during her State of the State address a new plan to increase subway safety in New York City, including new infrastructure improvements and increased police presence on trains.
Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul will attend Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events in New York City, with the presidential inauguration in mind.
Starting Monday, two NYPD police officers will be on every overnight subway train as officials work to improve public safety.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s 17 years in public service went out the window about a month and a half into her new gig as the boss of the NYPD.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams defends the NYPD's $1 billion overtime spending in 2024, asserting it is necessary to maintain public safety.
New York City police officers will no longer engage in high-speed pursuits of suspects in low-level crimes in a move aimed at keeping civilians and officers safe, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Wednesday.
We moved out of New York but he stayed back,” the sister of 51-year-old victim Sherman Walker said. “We tried to ask him to get out of there.”
A new NYPD report provides a rare three-month snapshot of police overtime – a long-running source of controversial public spending that has reached a crisis point under the direct oversight of New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
If I’m working and busting my butt, I expect to get paid,” one NYPD sergeant involved in the case, Mohamed Monasar, told The Post.
The NYPD clarified its policy in 2023 after car chases increased. John Chell — who was previously the chief of patrol but is currently the chief of department — championed the old policy at the time, saying that officers were good at vehicle pursuits. "People thinking they can take off on us, those days are over,” he said at the time.
While snow totals may be on everyone’s radars, New York and New Jersey officials warn residents to also brace for frigid temperatures starting Sunday night. A Code Blue has been issued in New York City and New Jersey as temperatures are expected to dip to the lower 20s overnight into Monday.
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