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Public Safety

School safety officers greet students outside P.S. 146 in Manhattan after their first day of the classes
Posted inEducation

NYC School Safety Force Drops by Almost a Third

March 11, 2025, 2:36 p.m.March 11, 2025, 5:35 p.m.
The declines have been driven by high attrition during the pandemic, slow hiring and a $37,000 annual starting salary.
An e-bike rider had an extra battery stored on their cycle.
Posted inFDNY

Mayor’s Call to Report Bad Bike Batteries to 311 Led to Dead Ends

Jan. 9, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 22, 2025, 12:25 p.m.
Nearly two years after Eric Adams and his fire commissioner urged New Yorkers to file complaints about suspected flammable charging devices with a city hotline, obstacles abound.
Several windows where smashed out in a Hamilton Heights building where journalist Fazil Khan died in a fire.
Posted ine-bikes

Before Harlem Blaze that Killed Journalist Fazil Khan, Neighbors Complained About E-Bike Batteries

Dec. 30, 2024, 3:32 p.m.Dec. 30, 2024, 3:32 p.m.
Fire Marshal reports obtained by THE CITY suggest landlord and city agencies had ignored pleas to intervene — and that off-brand batteries from Amazon and eBay are a constant in fatal bike and scooter fires.
Posted inPublic Safety

Ban on Off-Brand E-Bike Battery Sales Lands in Congress Budget Deal, Spurred by New York Tragedies

Dec. 18, 2024, 8:12 a.m.Dec. 18, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
Federal budget package includes long-delayed measure to prevent fires that have killed and injured hundreds, steered by Schumer, Gillibrand and Torres.
Posted inPublic Safety

More Than a Crash a Day as NYPD Keeps Pedal to the Metal on Car Chases

Dec. 16, 2024, 5:00 a.m.April 15, 2025, 12:39 p.m.
Police car chases and crashes spiked after Eric Adams promoted two allies to leadership roles in the NYPD.
NYPD officers monitor a pro-Gaza protest near the Stock Exchange.
Posted inElections

Voter Guide: Ballot Question 4 Would Change the Input Process on Public Safety Laws

Oct. 15, 2024, 9:25 p.m.Oct. 15, 2024, 9:25 p.m.
The amendment was proposed after New York’s City Council overrode the mayor’s vetoes on laws that eliminate solitary confinement and mandate that police report on more of their encounters.
Deputy Commissioner for Public Safety Philip Banks speaks at City Hall.
Posted inAdams World: Investigated

Philip Banks III, Adams Public Safety Deputy and Longtime Confidant, Resigns Under Mounting Pressure

Oct. 7, 2024, 8:48 a.m.Oct. 7, 2024, 8:48 a.m.
Gov. Hochul is among those urging the mayor to clean house of close advisors under investigation following his indictment on corruption charges.
Assistant Chief Scott Henderson, head of Patrol Borough Brooklyn North attended the 73rd Precinct meeting in Brownsville.
Posted inPublic Safety

After Sutter Ave. Subway Shooting, Cops Promise Locals ‘Tactical Simulator’ to Show Policing Challenges

Oct. 3, 2024, 11:00 a.m.Oct. 3, 2024, 5:36 p.m.
At a community council meeting, the head of Brooklyn Patrol North said the FATS system formerly used to train cops would help civilians walk in their shoes in the “near future.”
NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban speaks outside the 40th Precinct in the South Bronx during his swearing-in ceremony, July 17, 2023.
Posted inAdams World: Investigated

NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban Resigns in Face of Federal Probes

Sept. 12, 2024, 12:13 p.m.Sept. 12, 2024, 4:08 p.m.
Mayor Eric Adams earlier this week strongly denied reporting that his top cop would step down after Sept. 11.
Posted inDepartment of Education

A Tech Firm Ditched a Power Lobbyist — and Called on the Schools Chancellor’s Brother

Sept. 9, 2024, 2:13 p.m.Sept. 9, 2024, 2:23 p.m.
Saferwatch worked with Corey Johnson, the former City Council speaker, to get its security app in schools. He says he had no clue that Terence Banks, brother to David Banks and Deputy Mayor Philip Banks, ended up replacing him.

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