NY1 Report: Mayor, Council Nearing Deal to Expand NYPD
A source tells NY1 the City Council and the de Blasio administration are nearing a deal to expand the police force as part of the next city budget.
The addition of more officers has been the most contentious budget issue of the year.
The mayor has repeatedly opposed expanding the NYPD, despite calls from Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and some City Council members for more cops.
The budget is due by the end of the month, but a deal could be announced as early as today.
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PHOTOS: Second Alarm Fire In Klausenberg Yeshiva In Boro Park
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Boro Park - A fire broke out in the Klausenburg Bais Esther Yeshiva on Monday afternoon, but thankfully there were no injuries reported.
According to FDNY sources, 911 was called at around 1:15PM reporting a fire in the school, located at 945 39th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues.
The FDNY requested a second alarm response shortly after their arrival on the scene.
Police officials tell YWN that approximately 150 - 200 students were ...
Washington Heights: Shots Hit School Bus In NYC, No Children On Board
Police say early morning gunfire struck a school bus in Washington Heights. There were no children on board.
The NYPD says the bus driver was not injured.
It happened around 6:30 a.m. Monday on 164th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.
Police say the shots were fired from an unknown direction.
There are no arrests.
(AP)
Hikind Praises 66th Precinct As More Illegally Parked Vehicles On 21st Avenue Are Towed, Booted
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) announced that consequences continue to escalate for those who park commercial vehicles illegally along 21st Ave. in Boro Park. Last night, the NYPD’s 66th Precinct continued both towing and booting the tires of illegally parked commercial vehicles, including the many tractor trailers that community members have complained of.
“There’s been a continuing effort to protect the community by ticketing, towing and booting these illegally parked ...
Greenfield's Law Allowing Pre-Payment of Muni-Meters Goes Into Effect
Councilman David G. Greenfield announced today that his muni-meter legislation, which allows drivers to pre-pay New York City's muni-meters one hour before the meter regulations go into effect, is now active in much of New York City and will be fully rolled out by next week - Wednesday, July 1st.
It's a typical Monday morning and you just pulled up to the Doctor's office for your 8:30 a.m. appointment. The problem? It's 8:15 a.m.and you know that you will get a ticket when the meter ...
Feds Asking For Up To 2 1/2 Years In Prison For Michael Grimm
Federal prosecutors are asking that disgraced former congressman Michael Grimm be sentenced to up to 2 ½ years in prison after he pleaded guilty to tax fraud.
Grimm, a Republican, is the former U.S. Representative for Staten Island. He pleaded guilty in December, before he was set to go on trial in Brooklyn federal court on charges of evading taxes by hiding more than $1 million in sales and wages while running a Manhattan health-food restaurant.
His defense estimated the appropriate ...
New York: Arrests, Leadership Changes Mean Hard Year For Lawmakers
New York lawmakers have largely stayed true to Albany's reputation for procrastination and back-room dealing despite corruption scandals that highlighted its insider culture.
The Legislature planned to adjourn last week but is still working out a deal on one of the year's biggest issues, the renewal of New York City's rent regulations. They briefly expired last week when lawmakers couldn't agree on an extension.
The six-month session was especially challenging to its new leaders, Speaker ...
Boro Park: Hikind Announces Real Progress In Sanitation-Related Traffic Issue
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) says that the traffic conditions caused by sanitation pick-ups conflicting with school bus runs in the morning will hopefully be resolved before the new school year.
“One of the biggest local concerns is the traffic problem caused by sanitation pick-ups during rush hour, when yeshiva school buses are also doing pick ups,” Hikind explained. “I have remained in constant contact with NYC Department of Sanitation officials regarding potential solutions ...
Police Check Out New Lead On Escaped New York Prisoners
The search for two killers landed Saturday in New York's southern tier near the Pennsylvania border, about 350 miles from the prison where they escaped two weeks ago.
New York State Police spokesman Beau Duffy said officers were investigating a possible sighting of the prisoners in Allegany County near the Pennsylvania border.
A person spotted two men Saturday near a railroad line that runs along Route 20 in the town of Friendship, state police said, and police concentrated the search in ...
U.S. Marshals Add David Sweat And Richard Matt To '15 Most Wanted' Fugitives List
The U.S. Marshals Service has added David Sweat and Richard Matt to its 15 Most Wanted fugitives list.
Sweat was serving a life sentence for the murder of a Broome County Sheriff’s Deputy in July 2002. Matt was serving a sentence of 25 years to life for the murder of a man he beat and dismembered in December 1997.
“The agency’s 15 Most Wanted Fugitive list is reserved for the worst of the worst,” said U.S. Marshals Service Director Stacia Hylton. “There is no question David ...
Brooklyn: Suspect Who Attacked Jewish Executive Director Of 'Kings Bay Y' Charged With Bias Crime
Eight months after a prominent Jewish leader, Kings Bay Y executive director Leonard Petlakh, was assaulted outside Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn following an exhibition game between the Nets and a team from Tel Aviv, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn) is commending Kings County District Attorney Ken Thompson for his decision to indict the man arrested in the attack for a hate crime.
“The D.A.’s action sends a strong message that crimes motivated by hatred and bigotry will not ...
PHOTOS: Far Rockaway: Jewish Man Randomly Punched And Shocked With 'Stun-Gun'; 3 Perps Arrested
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Late Thursday night, at around 11:45PM, a Jewish man was assaulted by three perpetrators on Bay 25th Street (between Healy and Bayswater) in the Far Rockaway section of Queens.
The man was assaulted as he walked down the street. The victim was randomly punched and shocked with a stun-gun.
Immediately after the attack, the victim activated the 911 system and then called the RNSP (Shomrim) 24/7 Hotline.
RNSP patrol units responded swiftly and spotted the ...
New York State Nonpublic Schools get Boost in Security Equipment Funding
[By Judith Dinowitz]
Agudath Israel is pleased to announce that 9 million dollars of New York State funding for security equipment - approximately $20 per child - will be allocated to nonpublic schools, as promised, very soon.
This grant, the Nonpublic Safety Equipment Fund, is part of the SAFE Act, passed by the New York State legislature in 2013. The schools have been waiting for this money, which they can use to buy high tech video cameras, intercoms, remote electronic door unlatching ...
Shots Fired At Three NYPD Officers In Staten Island
The following is via Breaking911.com:
On Thursday, June 18, 2015, at approximately 12:39AM, police officers responded to a 911 call of a dispute between two groups of males at 140 Park Hill Avenue, in Staten Island – within the confines of the 120th Precinct.
Upon arrival officers observed 2 groups of males engaged in a dispute, in which a shot was fired. The three officers in plain clothes, assigned to the 120th Precinct anti-crime team identified themselves and attempted to engage the ...
The Latest On NY Legislature: Still No Rent Deal
The speaker of the New York state Assembly says lawmakers are "nowhere near a resolution" on extending New York City's lapsed rent regulations.
Democratic Speaker Carl Heastie of the Bronx says Thursday that talks between the Assembly, the Senate and Gov. Andrew Cuomo continue but that no compromises have been found.
The rent rules expired Monday after lawmakers failed to agree on the extension. Assembly Democrats want the rent protections strengthened while Senate Republicans want to ...
BREAKING: NYPD Officer Stabbed In Neck On Coney Island Subway Platform - Suspect Shot Dead
The NYPD has just shot an armed man dead in Brooklyn.
According to initial information, a man armed with a knife attacked an NYPD Officer at West 1st Street and Seabreeze Avenue in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn at around 1:15PM, Thursday afternoon. The officer returned fire, hitting the perp. The officer was stabbed in the neck.
The incident reportedly occurred on a Subway platform.
The officer was rushed to Lutheran Trauma Center with a police escort. The suspect was taken to ...
The Latest On NY Prison Escape: Lawyer: Husband In Shock
The lawyer for the man whose wife is charged with helping two convicted murderers escape from a maximum-security New York prison says his client was "blown away" by revelations that she talked to the inmates about having them kill her husband after they broke out.
Attorney Peter Dumas told NBC's "Today" show that Lyle Mitchell is still in shock from his wife Joyce's arrest on charges alleging she provided tools that helped David Sweat and Richard Matt break out of Clinton Correctional ...
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