The NYPD announced a new initiative Wednesday afternoon to crack down on quality-of-life crimes. MKramerTV reports.
is not calling the new program"Broken Windows," but she might as well call it"Broken Windows 2.0" because uniformed cops are now being ordered to crack down on what she calls the"precursors of violence" -- public drinking, public urination, dice games that lead to disputes, and even unlicensed and unregistered drivers.
Wednesday, he took another step towards that goal as his police commissioner announced a new quality-of-life crackdown. Uniformed cops, often acting on community complaints, will go after the kinds of crimes that often lead to bigger crimes, crimes that were reportedly ignored under former mayor Bill de Blasio and grew proportionately.
There has been a 139% increase in 911 calls reporting knives in the transit system and a 71% increase in reports of drug sales in the subway.
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