Rafael A. Mangual
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New York’s new sanctuary state laws are a recipe for chaos
If New York was a “sanctuary state” before, it will soon be a sanctuary state on steroids once the budget is signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Mamdani’s Office of Community Safety still leaves NYPD on hook for city’s most dangerous mental-health calls
Mamdani's new plan to take mental-health 911 calls off police will do little to curb the real demands on the sworn officers of the NYPD.
What possible justification do Dems have for not letting ICE deport a sex offender?
You really can’t make it up.
Soaring teen crime a message for Hochul — fix Raise the Age and save New York’s kids
Crime among teens is rising statewide, prompting district attorneys all across New York to urgently call for Raise the Age reform.
Trump’s feds can end-run Zohran Mamdani — and fight NYC crime
The federal government can marshal its considerable resources to block some of the devastating damage Mamdani could do with his soft-on-crime promises.
With Alvin Bragg’s re-election under a Mayor Mamdani, ‘justice’ in NYC is about to get worse
Bragg and Mamdani are two sides of the same coin.
Ignore progressives: Child-welfare probes work — saving kids
Are child-welfare investigations traumatic for families? How should we weigh that trauma against learning if children are in danger and ensuring parents change their behavior? New York City’s Administration for...
Mamdani’s plan to strip the NYPD’s boss of disciplinary power would threaten public safety
Mamdani’s proposal to shift control of officer discipline from the commissioner to the CCRB is the equivalent of taking the power to sentence convicted felons away from judges and giving...
Zohran Mamdani revealed true colors on crime in his first election
A little-known document Zohran Mamdani signed when he first ran for his state Assembly seat sheds light on the policing policies he believed in until about five minutes ago.
Teenage victims and criminals have increased since ‘raise the age’ law passed
This year, New York City residents have been benefitting from historic declines in shootings and homicides, and from less-sharp, but still meaningful, decreases in other crime categories.
Mass shooting on Park Avenue shows how dangerous a Mayor Mamdani would be for NYC
New Yorkers’ collective sense of safety was bruised and rattled this week — a chilling wake-up call.
Don’t trust the naysayers — Adams’ NYC crime decline is no mirage
The idea that the crime increase in the city since 2019 is merely an optical illusion created by an aggressive, proactive NYPD simply doesn’t withstand scrutiny.
Why Zohran Mamdani is bad for NYC families
Socialist Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has made a splash in the race for New York City mayor.
NYC crime is dropping — but success is alarmingly fragile
The platforms of top mayoral contenders means it's a grievous mistake to take this good news for granted.
NYC mayoral hopeful’s irrational free-fare plan vs. transit crime
Zohran Mamdani's simplistic solution to “just make it free” may sound appealing, but it fails to withstand the slightest scrutiny.
New NYPD Commish Jessica Tisch faces slew of issues as she enters a force desperate for change
Without public order, New York simply can’t thrive — and public order doesn’t just happen, especially not without a functioning and trusted NYPD.
Why Kamala and Trump are turning to podcasts to woo uncertain voters
Harris and Trump now see podcasts as the best way to reach the masses.
Face it progressives: NYC crime is down because police enforcement is up
Crime is down across NYC thanks to beefed up police patrols, not ineffective progressive policies.
It’s time for Carl Heastie to listen up and get down to business to make NYC safer
With violent retail thieves brazenly flouting the law and battering those who try to stop them, many New Yorkers would like to see their government adopt harsher penalties for such...
What’s the 311 on NYC’s longer-than-ever 911s?
In addition to troubling increases in crime and disorder since 2020, another law enforcement measure should now give New Yorkers pause