On July 17th, the Police Athletic League and Executive Director Frederick Watts were honored for their great work from Harlem to Hollis at City & State’s Protecting New York Summit and Awards held at Baruch College. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: James O’Neill
NYPD Will ‘Release’ Bodycam Footage Of Harlem Cop Shooting (Update)
The shooting by a Harlem cop of a knife-wielding, emotionally troubled man was captured on an NYPD body camera video that police plan to release publicly, officials said Monday. Continue Reading →
NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill Reflects On The Importance Of 9/11
CBS reports that Police Commissioner James O’Neill says 9/11 is a difficult day for him and so many first responders across the Tri-State area. Continue Reading →
Slain NYPD Cop Shot In Harlem Honored With Street Naming
Nearly two years after NYPD cop Randolph Holder was fatally shot by a reputed gangbanger, hundreds of uniformed officers and family members joined together Friday to rename the Queens street where he grew up in his honor. Continue Reading →
Mayor de Blasio, Farina, O’Neill Announce Safest School Year Ever From Harlem To Hollis
Mayor Bill de Blasio (right), Police Commissioner James O’Neill and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña today announced that the 2016-17 school year was the safest school year on record, with an 18 percent decrease in major crime since the 2014-15 school year. Continue Reading →
Top Cop Comes To Harlem Church To Tout A Union Of NYPD And Community
The NY Daily News reports that the city’s top cop continued a community outreach campaign Wednesday in an appearance at Riverside Church in Morningside Heights. Continue Reading →
Trafficking Ring Brought At Least 86 Guns Into Harlem NY From Virginia
Four members of a gun trafficking ring that has smuggled at least 86 firearms into New York City from Virginia were indicted Monday, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Continue Reading →
Crack Bust Nets 17 Arrests At East Harlem’s AK Houses
Seventeen members of a gang responsible for selling crack at an East Harlem affordable housing development have been arrested following a 10-month investigation dubbed “Operation Insomnia.” Continue Reading →
What We Know About Ahmad Khan Rahami, The Chelsea Explosion Suspect
Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, the lead suspect in last weekend’s series of nonfatal bombings in New Jersey and New York City, was a native of Afghanistan who grew up in the U.S. but made a couple recent trips back to the Middle East, where investigators now believe he may have been radicalized, various law enforcement sources told source. Continue Reading →