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NYPD honors slain policeman Edward Byrne in Queens

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Hundreds of New York’s finest dignitaries gathered in Queens early Saturday morning to memorialize a rookie policeman who was ambushed and killed while sitting in his private car there 34 years ago. Mourners remember Edward Byrne at a midnight party on the corner of 107th Ave. and Inwood St. In southern Jamaica – steps away from where he was shot dead on February 26, 1988 while guarding the home of a drug witness. He was only 22 years old. He didn’t ask why. “He took his job and understood its…

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Letters to the Editor – February 24, 2022

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The problem: Mayor Adams’ plan to make the Underground trains safer by increasing social service and a police presence. There is no doubt that the issue of homelessness is an issue that needs to be resolved (“Subway Homeless Assistance Teams to a Slow Start,” February 23). Simply ignoring the problem, as Mayor Adams’ predecessor did, is not a solution. Locking up people doesn’t solve the problem either. These people were once productive members of society and, for whatever reason, descended into a life of drug addiction and mental illness. Adams’s…

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NYC thief Macy’s arrested with loaded gun

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A man was arrested for shoplifting in Macy’s in Manhattan on Tuesday, police said, and busted for heat. A New York Police spokesperson said the 21-year-old was kidnapped and held by security inside the Herald Square store around 6:30 p.m. until NYPD arrived and discovered he was carrying a loaded .380 caliber pistol. Police said he has not yet been charged. The suspect lives in Brooklyn and was arrested weeks ago and charged with grand theft from another store on January 14, according to sources. Sources said he was arrested…

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How hate speech led to hate crimes

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Three days after US officials first used the term “China Virus” on a national news broadcast, a barrage of anti-Asian attacks began in New York City. Within hours, two Asian Americans were separately assaulted — the first of such hate crimes in the city for the year and marking a deeply troubling, sometimes deadly trend that continues today. “Where is your corona mask, you Asian b—h?” a 23-year-old woman was asked March 10, 2020, before she was slugged in the face. Hours later, a 59-year-old man was kicked to the…

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Monitors overseeing failing NYC agencies racked up $111M tab

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The city has shelled out at least $111 million on monitors and special masters overseeing agencies ordered to fix high-stakes failures — from horrific living conditions in public housing and jails to alleged racist practices at the NYPD, FDNY and Department of Education. The Post examined 11 ongoing cases in which most of the pricey outside overseers have amassed fortunes after being appointed by judges and government entities to ensure city agencies correct years — and sometimes decades — of malfeasance. They include: $36.9 million lawyer that Mark S. Cohen…

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Ex-NYPD detective loses 100lbs after being diagnosed with cancer and heart failure

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Frank Thomas from Brooklyn, New York, has a new lease on life — and a powerful message for everyone. That’s after he beat a rare tissue cancer and a devastating diagnosis of heart failure. Thomas, a New York City Police Department detective of 23 years and a father of three, told Fox News Digital exclusively that he thought he was “pretty much over” when he was diagnosed with angiosarcoma — a cancer that forms in the inner lining of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, according to the National Institutes of…

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NYPD arrests Babakar Mbaye for punching 4-year-old policeman

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A man allegedly hit a 4-year-old in the head in Times Square – then was immediately beaten by two women, with the child’s mother helping restrain him until the cops arrived. New York police said Babacar Mbaye, 34, was arrested Thursday after the unprovoked attack in broad daylight on 46th Street and Seventh Avenue at the crossroads of the world. The beast allegedly hit the baby at around 3:20pm as the area bustles with passersby enjoying the warm afternoons. He was then handled by the child’s mother and another woman,…

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Former NYPD SVD Chairman Michael King retires instead of being reappointed

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The Post has learned that the former head of the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit put out his retirement papers just two days after bouncing back from the long-besieged department. Inspector Michael King, who was described by the police leadership for his background as a forensic nurse upon his appointment in August 2020, applied for retirement on Friday, according to police sources. The sources added that King’s last day in office will be March 30. The 45-year-old inspector, who joined the NYPD in 2000, said the position at the top of…

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Eric Adams tackles rule-breaking on the NYC subway with new safety plan

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Mayor Eric Adams announced a new plan Friday to clean up the city’s subway system by cracking down on violating rules and preventing people from living on trains and at stations. “No more smoking. No more drug use. No more sleep. No more barbecues in the subway system. No more just doing what you want,” he said. “No. Those days are over. Swipe your MetroCard. Get on the system. Get off at your destination. That’s what this administration says.” Adams said teams of outreach workers and NYPD cops will begin…

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Police shoot a car that tried to run over them in New York City: sources

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NYPD detectives opened fire on a car they had just parked in Manhattan Tuesday in connection with a citywide pattern of theft — when the driver tried to ram the officers, police sources said. Police said the shooting occurred just after 3 p.m. on East 99 Street and Madison Avenue, a block from Central Park. Detectives from the NYPD Robbery Squad were trying to tow the car because they believed it was involved in a burglary. The shooting took place just after 3 p.m. on East 99th Street and Madison…

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