#Ex-NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton laments soaring crime

#Ex-NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton laments soaring crime

“Ex-NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton laments soaring crime” Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said Sunday that the wave of violence across the country is giving him flashbacks to high-crime decades of the past — as he lamented the Big Apple’s own surge. “As the famous Yankee catcher, Yogi Berra, once said, ‘Déjà vu all over again,’”…

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#Letters to the Editor — April 3, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — April 3, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — April 3, 2022” Drone dramaLeave it to a senseless state senator, in this case Jessica Ramos, to try to shoot down a constructive idea to help reduce serious crime in the Big Apple (“Rise of robocop: Eric eyeing NYPD drones,” March 27). If the city eventually does purchase crime-fighting drones…

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#How to steer clear of crime in New York City

#How to steer clear of crime in New York City

“How to steer clear of crime in New York City” Next up, New York gets topless muggers. This way you can’t remember the faces. People bitch our town, capital of the planet, has as much crime in the streets as on TV. Please: Just because the police station in one district has an alarm system…

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#Hakeem Jeffries backs Kathy Hochul’s gubernatorial campaign

#Hakeem Jeffries backs Kathy Hochul’s gubernatorial campaign

“Hakeem Jeffries backs Kathy Hochul’s gubernatorial campaign” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a top Democrat in the House, backed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s gubernatorial bid Sunday, adding to her long list of endorsements from New York lawmakers. Jeffries — a front-runner to replace House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when she leaves Congress — said Hochul had “hit the ground running”…

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#NYC students have personal data hacked

#NYC students have personal data hacked

“NYC students have personal data hacked” The personal data of about 820,000 current and former New York City public school students was compromised in a January hack. The breach of Illuminate, a taxpayer-funded software company the city’s Department of Education uses to track grades and attendance, resulted in a hacker gaining access to students’ names,…

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