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Adams, NYC to Light Buildings in Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness

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Mayor Eric Adams announced that city buildings will be lit purple for domestic violence awareness.  Photo by Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office Follow @x NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that City Hall and a number of other municipal buildings, as well as iconic sites across the city will be lit purple tonight for the 11 th annual “NYC Go Purple Day,” in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month .  The lighting of buildings across the five boroughs will raise awareness and underscore the Adams administration’s commitment to supporting survivors of domestic violence, their families, and communities. “During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I am urging all New Yorkers to learn about how domestic, intimate-partner, and gender-based violence impacts New Yorkers and what we can all do to support survivors,” said Mayor Adams. “Critical to our efforts to support survivors and their families is raising awareness for the rich ecosystem of potentially l
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City Hall Stabbing

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Man Stabbed Outside Municipal Building Behind City Hall in Broad Daylight A man was stabbed in the neck outside the  Manhattan Municipal Building at 1 Centre St. -File Photo By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice October 16, 2024 Follow @x MANHATTAN - A man was stabbed in the neck behind City Hall in broad daylight today, cops said. It is unclear if this was a random attack. At around 11:30 am on October 16, a 19-year-old man was walking outside the Manhattan Municipal Building at 1 Centre St. Cops said a man pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the neck.  The victim was rushed to Bellevue Hospital where he is listed in stable condition.  Police are still investigating the attack. No word has been released about a description of the attacker or a reason for the near fatal attack.  Some published, unconfirmed reports, claim the stabbing was a random attack by a deranged man. However, police were not commenting on motive at this time. Anyone with information in regard to th
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Location: 1 Centre St, New York, NY 10007, USA
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Nine Straight Months of Crime Reduction

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By Mayor Eric Adams OpEd Manhattan Voice October 14, 2024  Follow @x NEW YORK - Our mission as an administration has always been clear: making New York City affordable and keeping it the safest big city in America. We have been able to achieve this by being tough and smart on crime, both on our streets and in the subways.    Thanks to our efforts, New York City has seen nine straight months of crime reduction, and crime continues to trend downward in New York City. Overall index crime was down 3.1 percent in September, 3.3 percent for the third quarter, and is down 2.0 percent year to date.   Homicides, burglary, grand larceny, and grand larceny auto are all down year to date. And in September, we also saw decreases in homicides, robberies, burglaries, grand larcenies, and grand larceny autos.   Additionally, transit crime is also down year to date. It was down 8.7 percent in September, down 4.8 percent for this quarter, and is down 5.1 percent year to date.   We have
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Location: City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007, USA
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Subway Groper Grabs Woman Near National History Museum

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Video - UWS Groper Wanted by Cops  The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a sexual assault on a subway train on the Upper West Side. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice  October 11, 2024  Follow @x MANHATTAN - Cops are looking for a subway groper who grabbed a woman on the Upper West Side.  The NYPD released cell phone video taken from inside a subway car of the suspect. In the video, the man dressed all in black, is seen grabbing himself as he walks through the train.  At around 7 pm on September 25, a 30-year-old woman was riding a northbound C train. As the train approached the Museum of Natural History on 81st Street, the man in black walked up behind her. Cops said the man groped the woman below the waist before running off.  It is unclear which direction he ran when he exited the subway station.   The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion, slim build and a beard. He is 5 foot 11 and is between the ages of 40 and 45. He was
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Location: 200 Central Park W, New York, NY 10024, USA
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Pro-Israel Supporter Struck in Face with Flagpole at Union Square Park

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Hate Crime Attack at ‘Peace Protest’ The NYPD is looking for this man and three others in connection with an assault on a man carrying an Israeli flag at a pro Palestine protest. By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice October 10, 2024 MANHATTAN - Cops are looking for a group of Pro-Palestine protestors who assaulted a man carrying a flag of Israel at Union Square Park.  The NYPD just  released new images of four suspects in connection with Monday’s assault.  At around 4 pm on October 7, a 54-year-old man was assaulted during a Pro Palestine Protest at 10 Union Square East. Cops said the man was counterprotesting while holding an Israeli flag. Then a group of pro Palestine protestors surrounded the man and tried to yank the flag out of his hands.  Cops said during the struggle a man in a white t-shirt struck the pro-Israel supporter in the face with a flagpole. A woman also allegedly assaulted the victim by striking him in the face with a tambourine.  Anyone with information in rega
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Location: 10 Union Square E, New York, NY 10003, USA
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