Criminal Justice

Mayor Announces First in Nation 911 Rapid Response Technology for Active Shooters in Public Schools

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Matthew Fraser announced Monday, Oct. 27, the nation’s first pilot program directly integrating public schools with 911 services for life-saving rapid response in case of an active shooter situation. City officials said more than 1,900 K-12 school shooting incidents occurred in the United States between 2015 and September 2025, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database, and K-12 school shootings peaked at 351 in 2023. They said another 336 occurred in 2024.  

UPDATE AG Charges RCI Strip Clubs with Multimillion Dollar Tax Fraud and Bribery of State Tax Auditor

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Editor’s Note: In an earlier version of this story, we reported incorrectly that the AG announced the indictment on Oct. 23. In fact, it was on Sept. 16. We apologize for this error.  New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Sept. 16 the indictments of top executives of RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (RCI), a company that owns and operates strip clubs throughout the country, for their roles in a major, multimillion dollar criminal tax fraud and bribery scheme.   Officials from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) said an an OAG investigation revealed that RCI executives bribed an auditor


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Fordham Manor: Fun Prevails at Fall Festival in St. James Park

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Annual Fall Festival hosted by District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez, in collaboration with State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33), Assemblyman George Alvarez (A.D. 78), Assemblywoman Yudelka Tapia (A.D. 86), and several other sponsors, including various city agencies and many health entities, was held in St James Park on Saturday, Oct. 11.