Due to popular demand and as we promised we’ve gotten some of our Officers to be bicycle trained. You will be seeing them patrolling the east village on bicycles. pic.twitter.com/4A065T2Usi
— NYPD 9th Precinct (@NYPD9Pct) July 16, 2022
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
The 9th Precinct will add bicycle patrols to the East Village
Friday, July 15, 2022
Opening-night crowd prompts the NYPD to shut down the art show at O'Flaherty's on Avenue C
Monday, May 16, 2022
Report: Man shot dead on 3rd Street and Avenue D last night
The shootings will compound the problem already plaguing Manhattan this year, as the city confronts a massive spike in violent crime. Year-to-date through May 8, shooting incidents in the NYPD"s Patrol Borough Manhattan South are up 31% over last year.According to the NYPD's CompStat system, for the period from Jan. 1 to May 8, shooting incidents in Manhattan South are now at their highest since 1997.
Monday, May 9, 2022
Councilmember Carlina Rivera calls for an immediate end to the city's encampment sweeps
It reads in part:
For over a month, my office, other local elected officials, and community leaders have conveyed to your office through meetings, phone calls, and emails that these sweeps represent an egregious misappropriation of resources with very few housing placements as outcomes and further deepen the mistrust between government and the public. The acts themselves also appear to be among the most tragic misfires in community engagement to have transpired in recent years. Despite our best efforts in seeking your attention to this urgent matter, yesterday afternoon the NYPD Strategic Response Group, an entity designated for counterterrorism efforts, aggressively executed multiple arrests, a continuation of the harmful behavior we have witnessed since the first confrontation at the intersection of East 9th Street and Avenue B in Manhattan on April 6, 2022.I both respect and commend your administration's commitment to ending homelessness in New York City. With that goal in mind, I urge you to put an end to the ineffective sweeps and instead commit to supporting and investing in the policies and programs our communities deserve. We must build more housing across the five boroughs and we should start now; we must legalize nontraditional uses for housing, like basements and vacant commercial properties; and we must fully staff the agency teams tasked with securing affordable housing for the New Yorkers who qualify.
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Report: 8 arrested in latest sweep of unhoused encampment on 9th Street
The protest began as dozens of police officers, accompanied by a sanitation crew and a single homeless outreach worker, forced out the people living in the encampment for at least the seventh time in the last six weeks.[Tompkins Square Park] has become ground zero to the small but vocal movement protesting Mr. Adams's policies for addressing homelessness. "Housing is a human right, fight, fight, fight," the protesters chanted as police vans pulled up on neighboring streets around 9 a.m., and campers and supporters from a host of mutual aid and tenant activist groups taped off the tents with red packing tape.
All went willingly except Johnny Grima, 37, a homeless man who has emerged as the public face of the protests. He has been arrested three other times in the last month.As officers wrestled him out of his tent, then carried him toward a waiting police van, a protester shouted: "Shame on you. Is that how you treat houseless people?"
Sunday, May 1, 2022
At the March Against Gun Violence
Monday, April 25, 2022
Police release surveillance video of suspect in connection to stabbing on Avenue A last Monday
We originally heard that the NYPD had a suspect in custody last week. They actually had a suspect identified. And the incident took place near 10th Street, not Seventh Street, per the above tweet.🚨WANTED🚨for a Stabbing/Assault inside of (Tompkins Square Park (East 7 St & Ave A) #Manhattan @NYPD9pct on 4/18/22@ 5:50P.M The individual used an object to stab the victim multiple times.💰Reward up to $3500 Know who he is?📱Call 1-800-577-TIPS Calls are CONFIDENTIAL! pic.twitter.com/reJdjUQC1A
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) April 25, 2022
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Report: 2 arrested in latest East Village encampment sweep
This was the same location as an action on April 6 that resulted in a 7-hour standoff between a group of activists and unhoused residents and reps from several city agencies.i just watched 33 cops arrest 2 unhoused people in order to sweep an encampment of 5, the entire nyc housing policy is eviction at gunpoint pic.twitter.com/D7xhSlYcwh
— tracy jeanne rosenthal (@two__evils) April 20, 2022
The East Village sweep was part of Mayor Eric Adams' ongoing efforts to clear the city of homeless encampments, which he has repeatedly argued is necessary for the dignity of homeless people. The sweeps, while not a new phenomenon under Adams, have drawn a drumbeat of criticism from homeless advocates, the City Council's Progressive caucus, the New York Times editorial board, and a coalition of faith leaders.
Saturday, April 16, 2022
Report: 5 people are splitting the $50,000 Crime Stoppers reward for Frank James tip
The names of the individuals, who will receive $10,000 each, were not released by the NYPD.The amount – cobbled together by the New York City Police Foundation, Transportation Workers Union Local 100, and MTA – is among the larger rewards doled out by Crime Stoppers. The tip line allows anyone to provide leads anonymously and without having to testify in court, according to its website.
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Report: Alleged subway shooter held without bail after first court appearance
In court, Assistant US Attorney Sara Winik described the attack as "premeditated and carefully planned" as prosecutors requested James remain behind bars.
Defense attorneys told the federal judge they consented to him remaining in custody for now but may press again for bail later. The lawyers further asked for a psychiatric evaluation to determine James' medical needs.
"We are all still learning about what happened on that train. What we do know is this: Yesterday, Mr. James saw his photograph on the news. He called Crime Stoppers to help. He told them where he was. Initial press and police reports in cases like this one are often inaccurate. Mr. James is entitled to a fair trial, and we will ensure that he receives one."
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Wednesday's parting shot
Videos: Witnesses describe spotting alleged subway shooter Frank James before his arrest in the East Village
Updating: Suspect in Sunset Park subway shooting arrested in the East Village
#BREAKING: Suspect is in custody according to five senior law enforcement officials. He was arrested in the East Village this afternoon. https://t.co/Dh9NFZ3PMh
— myles miller (@MylesMill) April 13, 2022
Per published reports, the shooting left 10 people with gunshot wounds and an additional 13 injured from panic attacks or smoke inhalation during the rush to escape.Just witnessed the subway shooter Frank James being arrested in the middle of the East Village…crazy…. pic.twitter.com/g5CJsUpUSF
— lex (@Ayy_Korobow) April 13, 2022
James was gone when officers arrived, but they soon spotted him on a busy corner nearby.Four police cars zoomed around a corner, officers leaped out and, soon, a compliant James was in handcuffs as a crowd of people looked on, witness Aleksei Korobow said.
Officers from the 9th Precinct on Fifth Street made the arrest.
Saturday, April 9, 2022
In Tompkins Square Park, speaking out against the city's sweeps of unhoused encampments
The speakers included Sinthia, one of the unhoused residents who was living on Ninth Street...
"It was awful, it was stupid, and it was violent," said Helen Strom, director of homeless advocacy for Safety Net Project.Strom also said it was dehumanizing to watch homeless people and advocate in a seven-hour standoff with police and a Sanitation crew looking to clear up their encampment on an East Ninth Street sidewalk."What the mayor should be doing is he should be sending out housing specialists to get people into apartments, instead of spending hundreds of thousands of tax payer money on police," she said. Strom said it was a total waste of resources, since the unhoused individuals refused to go to a shelter, fearing for their safety.
The new mayor will face an uphill battle in actually compelling people to leave the streets and go into the city’s shelter system, which is considered unsafe by many who have taken refuge under bridges, on sidewalks and in the subways. Elected officials and advocates for homeless people warn the city lacks capacity to offer people other options, and say the push is an unwelcome return to failed policies of the past.