If this country’s enemies wanted to do insidious, long-term, and possibly irreparable damage to our democracy, they could do worse than hack the Census Bureau. They don’t need to, though: The Trump administration is doing it for them. The political attack on the agency — funding cuts, delayed preparations for the 2020 count, and the director’s resignation already put demographers and statisticians on alert. Now, the Commerce Department has wound the clock back to the 1950s and will resume asking participants whether or not they are U.S. citizens. The result will be deliberate ignorance and self-inflicted chaos. … [Read more...] about New York City’s Demographer-in-Chief Is Worried About the 2020 Census
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This Summer Was the Safest New York Has Seen in Decades, NYPD Says
The NYPD announced on Wednesday that this summer was the safest New York City has seen in years, according to its data. From June 1 to August 31 there were 82 murders and 345 shootings. Police officers arrested 41,000 fewer people. Commissioner Bill Bratton said on Morning Joe Tuesday, “Ironically, New York City this past summer, June to end of August … this was the safest summer we’ve had in 25 years in terms of shootings and murders.” However, thanks to an uptick in murders at the beginning of the year, the homicide rate for 2015 is still up 6 percent from last year. There has also been a 5 percent increase in incidents of rape. Major felony crime is down 4 percent overall. … [Read more...] about This Summer Was the Safest New York Has Seen in Decades, NYPD Says
New York coronavirus policy harming disabled youth, parents say: ‘The regression is devastating’
“While Lucas still has a long way to go and his speech therapist is very concerned about the lack of his vocal volume, as well as his number of sounds that he used to consistently say, at least he’s starting to get on the right track, wherewith most children who receive their services through school, that’s not the case,” she said. … [Read more...] about New York coronavirus policy harming disabled youth, parents say: ‘The regression is devastating’
Following More Shootings, Brooklyn Borough President Adams Calls For Tri-State Gun Task Force
PROTESTS AND POLICE REFORMS Writer David Simon, The Wire Creator, Discusses Policing In America With CBS2’s Maurice DuBois Timothy Cardinal Dolan Throws Support Behind NYPD, Calls For An End To ‘Attacks’ CBS2 Speaks With Members Of Cure Violence Group Man Up! Inc. NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams On What’s Next When It Comes To Race Documentary Filmmaker Marshall Curry Discusses Where The Conversation Goes From Here Schomburg Center Releases ‘Black Liberation Reading List’ Black Parents Describe Tough Conversations About Racism With Their Children Complete CBS2 Coverage Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a former NYPD captain, said many factors have led to the increase in gun violence, including the dismantling of the NYPD’s Anti-Crime Unit, the strained relationship with police and the community, and an issue with the number of handguns on the street. … [Read more...] about Following More Shootings, Brooklyn Borough President Adams Calls For Tri-State Gun Task Force
George Floyd unrest: Cities face new looting amid stronger National Guard response, curfews
In New York City, dozens of arrests were made, police said, while hundreds of looters were seen breaking their way into Downtown Manhattan businesses. In midtown, a group armed with sticks reportedly lit a fire to one business. Other stores such as Michael Kors, Kate Spade and Barnes and Noble were broken into as glass from broken windows covered the sidewalk, KABC-TV reported. … [Read more...] about George Floyd unrest: Cities face new looting amid stronger National Guard response, curfews
