![]() Courtesy Russ Thomas Police at the scene of the shooting that stemmed from a dispute on the basketball court at Arcilla Playground in the Bronx. Tamiyah Thomas, a 17-year-old girl from Virginia visiting relatives in New York City, was shot at a Bronx park on July 11, 2022. July 11.Īs terrified people scrambled for cover inside the Arcilla Playground - just blocks from Yankee Stadium - stray bullets struck two 17-year-old girls at a cookout near the court. Here are some chilling examples of the summer mayhem: ‘Young people are shooting at each other’Ī basketball game in The Bronx erupted in gunfire when a dispute between players led one man to pull out a handgun and open fire around 8 p.m. The distressing situation in late July led Mayor Eric Adams to call in vain for a special session of the state Legislature to address his repeated requests for a rollback of the controversial 2019 bail-reform law.īut with summer’s official end on Labor Day, there’s worries Gotham’s public safety could be headed in the same downward spiral as the soon-to-be falling leaves. The only exceptions were felony assaults, which declined twice, and auto thefts, which dipped once.Īs of last week, the rate of serious crimes was up 35.6% over 2021, with robberies, burglaries, grand larcenies and auto thefts rising between 32.6% and 46.6% each. Official statistics show the NYPD tracked weekly spikes in almost every category of major crime except murders and rapes in June, July and August, compared with last year. ![]() ![]() ![]() Worries that warm weather would bring out the Big Apple’s bad guys proved true, with repeated examples of innocent New Yorkers falling victim to gunmen, crooks, perverts and violent maniacs. Mom of 5’s new boyfriend - who has lengthy criminal past - denies involvement in her death, hours after body found off hiking trailĭirt bike rider wanted after ‘intentionally’ hitting man, running him over twice: policeĬrime didn’t take a holiday over the summer of 2022. Straphanger stabbed with screwdriver while breaking up fight on NYC subwayįlorida drug dealer suspected of meth trafficking arrested for 25th time: police ![]()
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