New York’s police force, under Commissioner Jessica Tisch, will embark on its “most significant overhaul” in training for decades, sprinkling in recurring weeklong courses and a digital upgrade to handle 311 requests—no small feat for a department b…
A fast-moving winter storm threatens to ice over the New York area just as commuters hit the roads, with the National Weather Service warning the Bronx, Queens, parts of Long Island and New Jersey to brace for hazardous conditions between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. While Manhattan may merely slosh through a rain-snow cocktail, we suspect many will soon question their footwear—and their faith in predictive models.
Jessica Tisch, New York’s police commissioner, announced that the NYPD will deploy 200 additional officers and split the Bronx into two patrol zones, aiming at steadier crime-fighting, while touting January's historically low city homicides. The Police Academy gains a new namesake—Detective Steven McDonald—and officers will face fresh rounds of training in constitutional policing, which, happily, seems preferable to the old practice of simply winging it.
New York City has unveiled plans to transform the long-shuttered Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx into a concert venue run by LiveNation, touting visions of an "uptown Madison Square Garden." Local officials say the site could revitalize the borough and attract major acts, though we suspect some nearby residents will test their own decibel limits first—earplugs, unlike nostalgia, aren’t included.
A group of New York entrepreneurs plans to transform part of the Bronx into a sprawling entertainment hub, proposing a 17,000-person dance venue paired with local craft beer—a blend that could make even jaded Manhattanites look uptown. City officials, eyeing the project’s economic promise, seem cautiously intrigued, though we suspect a few neighbors are already dusting off their earplugs in anticipation.
A daylight shooting on the Bronx’s 170th Street subway platform claimed a 41-year-old life after an argument spilt from train to pavement, New York police say; social media quickly circulated harrowing bystander video. The gunman fled after rifling near the victim, and as of press time, arrests remain elusive—leaving the city’s perennial debate over subway safety, like its trains, stubbornly stuck in a loop.
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