#NYPD Chief Kenneth Corey touts return to quality-of-life enforcement

#NYPD Chief Kenneth Corey touts return to quality-of-life enforcement

“NYPD Chief Kenneth Corey touts return to quality-of-life enforcement” Outgoing NYPD Chief of Department Kenneth Corey this week touted the department’s move to ramp up its quality-of-life enforcement – despite a revolving door criminal justice system that often doesn’t keep low-level criminals behind bars. Corey — the NYPD’s highest ranking uniformed cop, set to retire…

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#America’s ‘dead heat’ dilemma, Trump picks sank the GOP and other commentary

#America’s ‘dead heat’ dilemma, Trump picks sank the GOP and other commentary

“America’s ‘dead heat’ dilemma, Trump picks sank the GOP and other commentary” From the left: America’s ‘Dead Heat’ Dilemma “Republicans and Democrats again find themselves in a dead heat as they fight for control of the American government,” with Americans divided almost evenly over which party they prefer, grumbles The Atlantic’s Annie Lowrey. Of course,…

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#Letters to the Editor — May 22, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — May 22, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — May 22, 2022” Subway shynessSo Mayor Adams wants CEOs of major companies to ride the subways to let their employees know that the city is back (“Mayor to CEOs: Hey, let’s get rail!” May 18). The only way to get people back to New York City and back to work…

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#NYC pols have let the mentally ill take over our streets

#NYC pols have let the mentally ill take over our streets

“NYC pols have let the mentally ill take over our streets” The threat-laced ramblings of alleged subway shooter Frank James, now in custody, have a disturbingly familiar ring, don’t they? Sure, they’re on YouTube — but bitter mumblings of the same sort are heard all day, every day in New York’s increasingly untenable subway system….

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#Eric Adams eyes building specialized schools in each NYC borough

#Eric Adams eyes building specialized schools in each NYC borough

“Eric Adams eyes building specialized schools in each NYC borough” Mayor Eric Adams floated building five new specialized high schools, one in each borough, with admissions criteria beyond standardized tests, according to a report. They would screen with “a different criteria that doesn’t have to only be standardized testing,” he said in a Zoom interview…

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#Workers say crime-ridden NYC not worth the hassle anymore

#Workers say crime-ridden NYC not worth the hassle anymore

“Workers say crime-ridden NYC not worth the hassle anymore” Conditions in New York City have deteriorated so badly that a large segment of its private-sector workforce are thinking of fleeing rather than return to the office, a new business survey released Thursday reveals. Forty percent of employees who reside in Manhattan said they’re thinking of…

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