#Progressives’ upside-down view of NYC crime

#Progressives’ upside-down view of NYC crime

“#Progressives’ upside-down view of NYC crime” It’s an article of faith among New York City’s progressive leadership that punishment does not deter crime and that putting criminals in jail is at least as evil as whatever they did to get there. From this perspective, sending someone to jail is the worst thing that society can…

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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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#Flood watch issued as stormy weather expected to slam NYC

#Flood watch issued as stormy weather expected to slam NYC

“#Flood watch issued as stormy weather expected to slam NYC” Stormy weather is expected to slam the Big Apple on Monday — four days after the city was saturated with torrential downpours that flooded several highways and subway stations. In anticipation of the heavy rains, the National Weather Service on Sunday issued a Flash Flood…

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#NYC Department of Education Dysfunction

#NYC Department of Education Dysfunction

“#NYC Department of Education Dysfunction” We start with the good news. In an agency notorious for a lack of consequences, it’s heartening that the Department of Education has moved to terminate Khurshid Abdul-Mutakabbir, a principal who fixed grades at his former school, Maspeth HS in Queens. Now, the bad news: What took so long? Why…

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#NYC car theft numbers going down a bad road

#NYC car theft numbers going down a bad road

“#NYC car theft numbers going down a bad road” Auto theft in New York City is going down a bad road. Car swipes have spiked 25 percent so far this year, with 4,473 thefts reported through July 4, compared to the same period in 2020 when there were 3,580, NYPD data show. Thieves are apparently…

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