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Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O'Neill at a press conference at One Police Plaza.

NYPD Reports Lowest Number of Major Crimes Since 1950s

New York City is celebrating a new record: major crimes down to their lowest level since the 1950s.
By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks about the fatal shooting of a 66-year-old emotionally disturbed woman in the Bronx by a police officer at City Hall.

De Blasio Praises NYPD’s ‘Transparency’ After Killing of Bronx Woman Deborah Danner

Mayor Bill de Blasio praised Police Commissioner O'Neill for admitting his sergeant's failures in shooting the disturbed Deborah Danner in the Bronx.
By Madina Toure
Police officers salutes the casket of Officer Brent Thompson as it is escorted out of the memorial service in Dallas on July 13, 2016. Officer Thompson and four others were killed July 7 by a gunman during a protest in downtown Dallas.

What We Can Do to Support Our Men and Women in Blue

As citizens, it is our responsibility to fix this. Politicians have—and will—fail us. The media will move on. We have to do the work. So let us begin. Here are a few ways to start today.
By Eric Greitens
Reigning champion Miki Sudo reclaims her title at Nathan's annual competition.

Afternoon Bulletin: Women Dominate Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest and More

By Anna Staropoli
Chipotle Mark Crumpacker

Afternoon Bulletin: Chipotle Exec Embroiled in Cocaine Bust, Naked Model Arrested

By Josh Keefe
(Photo: Getty)

Afternoon Bulletin: Bed-Stuy Residents Ask Mayor for More Cops

By Giulia Olsson
Demonstrators take part in a rally against gun violence on March 21, 2013 in the Harlem neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York City. The group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America as well as gun violence victims, youth organizations, healthcare workers, unions, elected officials, faith leaders and artists demonstrated to promote New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's NY SAFE Act as a national model for federal gun control legislation. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

The New Squeegee Man

By The Editors
TUNIS, TUNISIA -Security measures are taken outside the National Bardo Museum, near the country's parliament in Tunis, when gunmen take tourists hostage on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. (Photo by Amine Landoulsi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

UPDATE: Gunmen Attack the Bardo National Museum in Tunis

By Nate Freeman and Alanna Martinez
Sheldon Silver. (Photo: Daniel Barry/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: Sheldon Silver Arrested On Corruption, Bigfoot Startups and More

By Ashley Chappo

Shots Fired

By The Editors
Mayor Bill de Blasio with City Council and administration officials Wednesday. (Jillian Jorgensen)

With Shootings on the Rise, de Blasio and Council Roll Out Anti-Violence Initiative

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio with NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Summer Shootings

By The Editors
Jumaane Williams announces the inception of the National Network Against Gun Violence (Photo: Will Bredderman)

Jumaane Williams to Media: Don’t Link Stop-and-Frisk to Shooting Spike

By Will Bredderman
They look like the stepped right out of the video game (Twitter).

Defeated ‘Call of Duty’ Gamer Sends SWAT Team to Winner’s LI House

By Sage Lazzaro
Police cars sit outside Village Shalom, the senior living center where one of three victims was killed. (Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty)

NYPD ‘Taking All Steps’ to Protect Jewish Institutions After Kansas Shooting

By Colin Campbell
Crackin' down.

New York Went Murder (and Stabbing and Shooting and Slashing) Free For a Full 24 Hours

By Vinnie Mancuso
The Yellow Dogs

Celebrated Iranian Band Members Killed in Bushwick by ‘Enraged Musician’

By Sarah Jacoby
A little less of this hanging around!

New Yorkers Forgot to Kill Each Other Last Week

By Sarah Jacoby
Guns cannot be carried in New Jersey.

Twenty-Five People Shot in New York City This Weekend

By Rebecca Hiscott
Governor Andrew Cuomo (Getty)

Governor Cuomo Offers Condolences to Families of Firefighters Shot in Webster

By Hunter Walker
President of the NRA at today's conference (Washington Post)

NRA Takes a Stand on Violent Video Games, Movies and Anything Else That Isn’t Gun-Related [Video]

By Drew Grant
The NRA Country logo.

NRA Cancels Country Music Event After School Shooting

By Hunter Walker

Gun Massacre in New Jersey: Angry Coworker Shoots Two Supermarket Employees, Self

By Drew Grant

NYPD Officer Takes to Reddit, Offers Disturbing Answers to Questions About Cops and Their Guns

By Foster Kamer
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