NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Eric Adams on Monday launched a plan to make New York City streets safer.
The mayor introduced his blueprint to finish gun violence three days after two NYPD officers were shot, one was killed.
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Adams’ bold plan contains, amongst many issues, the return of a modified, plainclothes police unit, CBS2’s Marcia Kramer reported.
The plan requires assigning officers to neighborhoods the place 80% of violence happens.
Adams known as this a pivotal second within the metropolis’s historical past as a result of public security is essential to the town’s restoration from the COVID pandemic.
“That is my primary precedence, preserving you protected. I campaigned on it. I’ll ship on it,” Adams stated. “You’ve my phrase.”
Whipsawed by gun violence — the horrific taking pictures in Harlem of two cops was simply the newest in a protracted string of crimes — Adams laid out a complete plan that features jobs for unemployed youth, psychological well being initiatives and violence interrupter applications.
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However the massive focus is on cops and fixing the prison justice system.
“I’m prepared for the battle. I’m prepared for the battle, and my life expertise has ready me for this second,” Adams, a former NYPD captain, stated.
Adams’ plan will put plainclothes neighborhood security items on the streets in 30 precincts the place 80% of gun violence happens. They are going to be up and working in three weeks, and be outfitted with physique cameras to discourage abuses.
The plan will enhance patrol energy by taking officers off desk obligation and try and cease weapons coming into New York Metropolis by bus or practice with checks at entry factors together with practice and bus stations in New York and New Jersey.
It would enhance the scale of gun suppression items, use new expertise to determine suspects carrying weapons and develop the partnership between the NYPD and the state police.
One in all Adams’ most artistic concepts is to solely choose judges who’re dedicated to preserving violent criminals who use weapons off New York Metropolis streets.
“That is a part of the reform we should do, Marcia, on this dysfunctional metropolis that we’re dwelling in,” Adams stated. “The group will do an evaluation of what number of judges we are able to appoint within the subsequent 4 years. However I’m going to be clear, you can’t carry on the bench your philosophy and your concept. It’s essential to carry on the bench preserving this metropolis protected.”
The mayor stated he helps a proposal made Monday by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams that may require all New York Metropolis cops to stay inside the 5 boroughs.
