#How decriminalization leads to more crime

#How decriminalization leads to more crime

“#How decriminalization leads to more crime” When Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez had all prostitution cases dismissed earlier this year, he puffed, “My office no longer prosecutes these offenses because we believe that those who engage in these activities should be offered assistance, not criminally prosecuted.” The Post’s Friday front-page investigation shows what sort of…

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#Straphanger punched in face at Bronx station

#Straphanger punched in face at Bronx station

“#Straphanger punched in face at Bronx station” An assailant socked a fellow straphanger in the face at a Bronx subway station late Thursday, cops say.  Eric Jackson — who has been previously arrested at least 10 times — got into an argument with a 26-year-old man on the No. 4 train platform at the 149th…

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#Letters to the Editor — July 16, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 16, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 16, 2021” The Issue: President Biden’s invitation to Eric Adams to discuss rising crime in big cities at the White House. Actions always speak louder than words, and that certainly was the case when President Biden invited Eric Adams to Washington to address the escalating crime wave destroying our…

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#Letters to the Editor — July 15, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 15, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 15, 2021” The Issue: A 13-year-old alleged gang member who was killed in a drive-by shooting in The Bronx. It’s a sad shame that young black teens, especially a 13-year-old, are killed in gang violence so ruthlessly and without a thought (“Boy ‘Gangster’ Slain,” July 14). These teens should…

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#Hands off Chick-fil-A and other commentary

#Hands off Chick-fil-A and other commentary

“#Hands off Chick-fil-A and other commentary” From the Left: Hands Off Chick-fil-A Assembly Democrats “are wrong to suggest that Chick-fil-A be essentially canceled, at least from public property in New York, for its political views and contributions,” explain the editors of Albany’s Times-Union, and not just because the company “mostly stopped giving to groups opposed…

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#Man shot four times in the head during Bronx carjacking

#Man shot four times in the head during Bronx carjacking

“#Man shot four times in the head during Bronx carjacking” A man miraculously survived after a group of gunmen on dirt bikes shot him four times in the head during a Bronx carjacking early Wednesday, cops said. The 45-year-old victim was driving in the eastbound lane of the Washington Bridge, at University Avenue, around 12:15…

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#Hard times as NYC soft on crime, doomed by reforms

#Hard times as NYC soft on crime, doomed by reforms

“#Hard times as NYC soft on crime, doomed by reforms” It’s beginning to look like ­going soft on crime — especially juvenile crime — wasn’t such a hot idea. Is it time to reform New York’s “reforms”?  Obviously, it is.  And a reasonable place to begin is with those concerning children who bear adult arms…

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