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Mayor Eric Adams (2 nd left) swears-in Edward Caban (Far right) as the 46 th Police Commissioner of the NYPD on the steps of the 40 th Precinct on Alexander Avenue. -Photo by David Greene By Mayor Eric Adams Community Op Ed  Manhattan Voice  August 3, 2023   NEW YORK - As Mayor of New York, I know just how important public safety is to our city, and how important the right leadership is in achieving it.  Over the last 18 months, this Administration has made major progress driving down major crime, and last week I named a new leadership team at the NYPD that will continue to improve safety across our city and keep New York the safest big city in America.   This new team is not just making news – they are making history. Police Commissioner Edward Caban is the first Hispanic Police Commissioner in our city’s history, bringing decades of experience and leadership to this role. Our incoming First Deputy Commissioner, Tania Kinsella, is the first woman of color to s

Ride Share Driver Attacked, Robbed Police are looking for four men in connection with an attack on an Uber driver in Queens. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice July 28, 2023 QUEENS - An Uber driver was beaten and robbed by four men he picked up as passengers in Queens last month. Now police released new surveillance video of the four men who allegedly beat their driver. At around 2:30 am on June 16, the 51-year-old Uber driver picked up four passengers in the vicinity of   137-03 168  Street. As the ride share car drove through Jamaica, Queens, at one point the passengers attacked. The riders hopped over the seat and began beating the driver. Cops said the passengers punched the driver and removed property from him before exiting the vehicle and fleeing on foot southbound on 233rd Street. The victim was treated by EMS at the scene for the minor injuries. The first suspect is described as a young looking male with a dark complexion. He last seen wearing a black t

Couple Tasered, Tied Up in Elaborate Home Invasion Cops are looking for two men who posed as FBI agents to rob a couple of cash, crypto and a Mercedes. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice July 21, 2023 QUEENS - A pair of phony FBI agents committed a home invasion in Queens tasing and tying up the couple and stealing their Mercedes as well as $20,000 in cash and $20,000 in crypto as well as luxury items, cops said. Police released surveillance video of the suspected home invaders who dressed in suits and a visible FBI logo patch beneath the sport coat of one of the suspects.  At around 7:30 am on July 16, a 25-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were returning home when a Porsche Cayenne pulled up with two men climbing  out of the vehicle claiming to be FBI agents. The men displayed to the couple the guns in their waistbands. Inside the apartment the phony agents tased the couple and proceeded to tie them up.  The thieves then filled a giant duffel bag with ite

New York City Mayor Eric Adams tours waterfront neighborhoods along the East River ahead of the annual Macy's Fireworks show. -Photo by Benny Polatseck/Mayoral Photography Office. By Mayor Eric Adams Community Op Ed July 17, 2023   NEW YORK - The old saying, ‘Prevention is better than cure’ is truer than ever today. There are many problems that we face now, which—if we deal with them at the source—can be handled effectively and with less suffering. Gun violence among our young people is one of them.  Our administration’s historic $89 million investment in New York City’s Crisis Management System as well as landmark investments in our Summer Youth Employment Program and Summer Rising will give our young people a sense of purpose and keep them engaged and safe. Our Crisis Management System is based on a widely recognized public health approach to addressing violent conflict and aims to change New Yorkers’ attitudes towards using violence in tense situations.  Taken together

Cops recovered a handgun at one of the random scooter shootings. -Photo by NYPD 1 Killed, 3 Injured in Shooting Spree in Queens, Brooklyn Queens Voice  July 10, 2023 QUEENS - A Brooklyn man has been charged in the random drive by shootings on a scooter that left one man dead and three others wounded, prosecutors said.  Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Thomas Abreu has been charged with murder, attempted murder, assault and weapon possession in a Saturday morning shooting spree that killed an 86-year-old man and injured three others in Queens and Brooklyn.   “The streets of two boroughs were turned into scenes of terror as this defendant allegedly rode his scooter, shooting indiscriminately at pedestrians and others,” District Attorney Katz said. “Thank you to the NYPD for quickly apprehending the suspect. My office will hold him fully accountable and seek justice for the victims.”   Abreu, 25, of Elton Street, Brooklyn, is awaiting arraignment on a complain