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New York City’s subway system has become more violent over the past few years, and it is still on a lethal pace in 2024. The system has seen a 53% increase in reported felony assaults from 2019 to last year despite ridership being down 30%. According to the New York Post, felony assaults made up […]
The city hopes to transform its network of waterways into ‘blue highways’ and de-clog streets of trucks
New York City sticking the National Guard on bag-checking duty for the subway system is already proving insufficient to protect people. It helps explain why people are fleeing the city. A man was shot with his own gun on the subway during rush hour on Thursday after he allegedly initiated a confrontation with another passenger. […]
Walk just a few blocks in New York City and you’ll likely spot an electric bike zipping by. The vehicles have become increasingly popular in recent years, especially among delivery drivers, tens of thousands of whom weave through New York streets. But the e-bike influx has caused a wave of fires sparked by their batteries,…
NEW YORK >> New York City’s mayor nixed a planned Sunday trip to the U.S.-Mexico border over security concerns.
Top destinations in New York include a ferry ride, shopping for watches in Chinatown and a Brighton Beach benderI first came to New York City by accident, after a miscommunication with my father led me to believe my (long-deceased) mother had been desperate to visit the city before she died.Years later I found out that my mum had actually wanted to go to Paris. But I still had a great time in New York, and ended up moving here a couple of years later. Continue reading
The government has condemned an opinion piece about the city’s “lost freedom” published by the New York Times, the latest letter to media in a campaign to counter critical press coverage of the recently-enacted homegrown security law. In a letter written to the Times’ editor on Wednesday, Secretary for Security Chris Tang claimed the op-ed, […]
MetLife Stadium and Yankee Stadium will play host to two of the six matches
A powerful weather system is battering the tri-state area with heavy rain and strong winds Saturday as a fast-moving storm blankets northern New England with snow. A flood watch went into effect Saturday morning for the New York City metro area through central and southern New Jersey. The storm could dump up to 4 inches of rain on parts of the region. The heaviest rainfall is expected in the afternoon and early evening, and minor flooding in low-lying areas such as roads and yards is possible....
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Young understands that the city needs several approaches to dealing with violent crime in the city, and that includes involving gang members in discussions about how to accomplish that.