Eileen Grench, Rachel Holliday Smith, Author at THE CITY

Know Your Rights With the NYPD’s New ‘Neighborhood Safety Teams’

March 21, 2022, 8:36 p.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 2:32 p.m.

The street-crime police units are back under Mayor Adams with a new name. Officials say they will be looking for guns in 30 precincts. Can you record them on your phone? Do they have to provide ID? We answer these questions and more.

Juvenile Justice

‘Raise the Age’ Youth Jail Consultants Get $1.2M Extension as Situation Worsened

March 15, 2022, 4:24 p.m.March 15, 2022, 4:26 p.m.

City Hall hired consulting giant KPMG in 2018 to help manage the transfer of teens from adult jails to juvenile detention. How’s that going?

Juvenile Justice

Youth, Advocates See Pros and Cons in Adams’ Sprawling Public Safety Proposals

Jan. 27, 2022, 10:59 p.m.Jan. 27, 2022, 11:18 p.m.

With a focus on youth employment, foster care and homelessness, Adams’ broad plan has features that excite juvenile justice champions, but his approach to policing and prosecution has some worried about potential abuses.

Criminal Justice

Adams Anti-Gun Blueprint Puts ‘Cure Violence’ Groups Center Stage

Jan. 24, 2022, 9:39 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:02 a.m.

Vowing to involve many city agencies in curbing shootings, mayor says he’ll assess precinct commanders on how successfully they team up with grassroots anti-crime organizations.

Mental Health

Why Are Latina Moms in New York Reporting Such High Levels of Anxiety and Depression?

Jan. 17, 2022, 8:45 p.m.Jan. 18, 2022, 5:28 p.m.

The pandemic’s emotional strains are falling especially heavy on communities hit hardest by COVID, unemployment and child care challenges.

Health

De Blasio Shut Down 20 City-Run COVID Testing Facilities Ahead of Omicron Surge

Dec. 16, 2021, 7:24 p.m.Dec. 19, 2021, 6:00 p.m.

Test & Trace’s shift to privately run mobile testing tents hasn’t stopped long lines from forming at urgent care centers, forcing everyone from teachers to baristas to miss work. The mayor on Thursday announced plans to expand NYC testing site hours and locations.

Brooklyn

Ex-Cop Released By NYPD Chief After Gun Arrest Says He’s the Victim — Not ‘Terrified’ Boys

Dec. 9, 2021, 10:02 p.m.May 22, 2023, 9:43 a.m.

ers rallied Thursday in of Chief Jeffrey Maddrey, who reportedly voided the arrest of Kruythoff Forrester after the retired officer allegedly chased three children while holding a pistol. Forrester told NBC New York he never pulled his gun.

Brooklyn

NYPD Internal Affairs Investigating Release of Ex-Cop Accused of Pulling Gun on Kids, Family Says

Dec. 2, 2021, 8:09 p.m.Dec. 3, 2021, 9:06 a.m.

News of the probe comes after THE CITY revealed that NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maddrey voided the arrest of retired officer Kruythoff Forrester in the pre-Thanksgiving incident that sent the Brooklyn youths, ages 12 to 14, fleeing “terrified.”

Public Safety

NYPD Brass Springs Ex-Cop After Arrest for Allegedly Chasing Brooklyn Kids With a Gun

Nov. 30, 2021, 4:20 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:00 a.m.

Community Affairs Chief Jeffrey Maddrey intervened to void the case of a retired officer accused of pursuing three boys with a pistol after their basketball hit a security camera, sources say. “They were terrified,” says an aunt of two of the children.

City Council

Homeless Youth Get on Fast Track to Housing With New Council Bills

Nov. 23, 2021, 7:09 p.m.Nov. 23, 2021, 7:09 p.m.

Young people sleeping in New York’s youth homeless shelters and those leaving foster care will soon have direct access to housing vouchers, thanks to a pair of bills the City Council ed Tuesday.

Eileen Grench

Know Your Rights With the NYPD’s New ‘Neighborhood Safety Teams’

‘Raise the Age’ Youth Jail Consultants Get $1.2M Extension as Situation Worsened

Youth, Advocates See Pros and Cons in Adams’ Sprawling Public Safety Proposals

Adams Anti-Gun Blueprint Puts ‘Cure Violence’ Groups Center Stage

Why Are Latina Moms in New York Reporting Such High Levels of Anxiety and Depression?

De Blasio Shut Down 20 City-Run COVID Testing Facilities Ahead of Omicron Surge

Ex-Cop Released By NYPD Chief After Gun Arrest Says He’s the Victim — Not ‘Terrified’ Boys

NYPD Internal Affairs Investigating Release of Ex-Cop Accused of Pulling Gun on Kids, Family Says

NYPD Brass Springs Ex-Cop After Arrest for Allegedly Chasing Brooklyn Kids With a Gun

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