NEW YORK CITY POLITICS

May 06 2025OPINION

New York's New Crime Fighting Tool: The Panic Button

New York City has a new strategy for dealing with crime. It is not about stopping it before it happens. Instead, it is about reacting to it after it starts. This is the Panic Button Doctrine. The city plans to spend $1. 6 million to install these buttons in 500 bodegas. Each button costs $3, 200. This plan is more about looking like they are doing something than actu...

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Sep 06 2024POLITICS

Migrant Crime Data: Cover-Up or Counting Chaos?

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis is demanding answers about crime statistics near NYC migrant shelters. She's accusing Mayor Adams's administration of 'stonewalling' her requests for data, claiming it's being delayed until after the election. Malliotakis wants to know how many crimes have happened near these shelters and how many arrests have been made by individuals using ...

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