Tag: Public Safety

• Grand Larceny Auto Up 140% Since 2019 to 8,524 YTD in NYC — NYPD Blames Key‑Fob Flaws and Cross‑State Theft Rings

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  Sep 18

  New York City Council Committee on Public Safety held an oversight hearing on NYPD crime statistics on Sept. 16, 2026, where NYPD officials testified that grand larceny auto (GLA) incidents… more ›

• Felony Assaults Soar to About 21,500 YTD in NYC — NYPD Says Domestic Violence, Attacks on Public‑Service Workers Driving Spike

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  Sep 18

  NYPD officials testified at a New York City Council Committee on Public Safety oversight hearing on Sept. 16, 2026, that felony assaults remain well above pre‑pandemic levels, driven mainly by… more ›

• NYPD: Murders and Shootings at Historic Lows in NYC — Council Presses for Proof That ‘Precision Policing’ Caused the Drop

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  Sep 18

  NYPD officials told the City Council’s Committee on Public Safety on Sept. 16, 2026, that New York City is seeing historic lows in murders and shootings and credited the department’s… more ›

• NYC launches $4M pilot installing 17 modular public restrooms across five boroughs — access by text, QR, app or tap card

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  Sep 18

  New York City began installing 17 modular public restrooms this month under a one-year, $4 million pilot announced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, with Throne Labs operating the units and entry… more ›

• Mamdani unveils 10-year ‘Vision Zero Reimagined’ — super‑speeder crackdown, 1,000 hardened intersections/year and 800 slow zones by year‑end

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  Sep 18

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled Vision Zero Reimagined on Sept. 15, 2026, a 10-year street‑safety blueprint that pledges new enforcement tools, a “super speeder” program, expanded hardened daylighting at intersections, and… more ›

• New York City and State File 100‑Page Lawsuit to Block Federal “Public Charge” Rule — Seek Vacatur Before Sept. 18, Warn Millions Could Lose Benefits

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  Sep 15

  New York City and New York State announced joint litigation on Sept. 14, 2026, challenging the federal “public charge” rule with a 100‑page complaint that argues the rule violates the… more ›

• 9/11 25th: Families Demand Release of ‘Unredacted’ Files Alleging Saudi Arabia Links — City Posts 170,000+ Docs, Council Pledges $4M for DOI Report

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  Sep 14

  2026 9/11 commemoration: family members at the 25th‑anniversary ceremony publicly demanded release of “unredacted files” they said implicate Saudi Arabia; the city launched an online portal with 170,000+ documents days… more ›

• Mamdani unveils NYC 9/11 records portal — ~170,000 documents released as Council tees up $4M DOI investigation

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  Sep 11

  The City Council’s Sept. 10, 2026 stated meeting spotlighted new 9/11 actions: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has launched a public 9/11 records portal that initially publishes roughly 170,000–173,000 documents including… more ›

• Council Considers Intro. 813A Letting DCWP Revoke Tobacco/Vape Licenses Over Illegal Cannabis Sales After 4,000+ Complaints

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  Sep 11

  The New York City Council on Sept. 10, 2026 took up Intro. 813A, a bill by Council Member Harvey Epstein that would let the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection… more ›

• NYC Opens Public 9/11 Records Portal — ~170,000 Pages Including ’68 Boxes’ and Harding Memo; City Commits $34M, Council Adds $4M for DOI Report

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  Sep 11

  New York City officials unveiled a public 9/11 records portal this week that initially publishes roughly 170,000–173,000 pages — including the “68 boxes,” the Harding memo, Giuliani-era mayoral files, and… more ›

• 319 Callers Impacted in Aug. 18 Bronx 911 Outage — 206 Reconnected, 113 Left Unserved; No Deaths Identified So Far

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  Sep 11

  New York City Council hearing: officials say 319 unique callers were affected in the Aug. 18, 2026 Bronx 911 outage; 206 later reached operators and 113 remained unserved, and the… more ›

• Bronx 911 Audio Outage Linked to Motorola Firewall Upgrade; Automated Monitoring Failed, Calls Rerouted to Brooklyn PAC1

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  Sep 11

  NYC 911 outage at PAC2, August 18, 2026: City Council oversight hearing probes why automated monitoring failed to detect a firewall firmware upgrade problem that knocked out audio for callers… more ›

• City Council Grills Officials Over NYC 911 Outages as NextGen 911 Slips to Q3 2027; Motorola, Monitoring Gaps Under Scrutiny

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  Sep 11

  New York City Council held an oversight hearing on Sept. 9, 2026, into recent NYC 911 outages and the city’s stalled NextGen 911 migration, where city technology officials, FDNY, NYPD,… more ›

• Mamdani calls number of eligible but unenrolled 9/11 victims “staggering” but gives no estimate; city says 140,000 are enrolled in health/VCF programs

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  Sep 9

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that the city has settled two lawsuits with 9/11 Healthwatch and launched a public 9/11 records portal funded with more than $34 million, but did not… more ›

• Mamdani unveils $34M NYC 9/11 records portal with roughly 170,000 documents — Harding memo, ‘68 boxes’ and Giuliani-era files released

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  Sep 9

  Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sept. 8, 2026 announced a settlement with 9/11 HealthWatch and launched a public 9/11 records portal that initially publishes roughly 170,000–173,000 documents — including the Harding… more ›