New York City marked 3 new benchmarks in relation to crime benchmarks: the first time the total number of index crimes has fallen below 100,000; the first time the number of shooting incidents has fallen below 800; and the first time the total number of murders has fallen below 300.
Mayor de Blasio returned to the Brian Lehrer show to discuss the recent winter storm that had happened in the City as well as the state of public housing (and how it held up throughout the storm), among other topics.
A Report on DHS commercial hotel procurement process for homeless families with children. The Report found that DHS’ procurement process
did not consider criminal activity at prospective hotels prior to placing families with children at those locations.
Mayor de Blasio gave an update on the conditions in the city during the storm, strongly emphasizing the necessity for New Yorkers to stay indoors until the storm passes.