By Scott Pringle
Listen here: https://www.wbgo.org/news/2022-06-15/bill-being-introduced-to-make-gun-seizure-stats-public-in-nyc
A bill is expected to be introduced in the New York City council Thursday that requires more public details on illegal gun seizures in New York City.
Councilman Shaun Abreu’s bill will require the NYPD to make gun seizure data public. Abreu says that includes location and if the gun was used in a crime.
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By Natalie Duddridge
Watch the press conference: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-council-looking-to-crack-down-on-gun-trafficking-and-dealers/
NEW YORK — Several City Councilmembers will introduce a new bill Thursday aimed at reducing gun violence.
As CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge reported, it focuses on the illegal flow of firearms into the five boroughs.
“We don’t react until we see mass shootings.
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By Shaun Abreu and Donovan Richards
https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2022/5/20/two-tools-to-solve-traffic-violence-new-york-city
Last September, at 1:30 a.m. on Amsterdam Avenue, a driver struck and killed a 28-year-old named Pedro Garcia Gomez on his bicycle. At that hour, in accordance with state law, every speed safety camera in New York City was shut off – restricted from operating, as they are every night from 10 p.m.
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Join Skye for a hop over a cement wall to visit Council Member Shaun Abreu’s childhood tee-ball court:
Watch the video here! https://www.cityandstateny.com/stream/2022/02/new-york-city-council-member-shaun-abreu-takes-us-day-his-childhood-life/361798/
Listen Here: https://www.wnyc.org/story/51-councilmembers-52-weeks-district-7-shaun-abreu/
The majority of the New York City Council members are new, and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. Over the next year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. This week, Councilmember Shaun Abreu, talks about his priorities for the Upper West Side’s District 7, which stretches from Manhattan Valley, through Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, Hamilton Heights and into Washington Heights.
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By Mark Levine and Shaun Abreu
As the COVID-19 positivity rate rises and the temperature plummets, too many New Yorkers do not know if they will be able to stay in their apartments. Across our state, hundreds of thousands of eviction cases currently sit in limbo. When the eviction moratorium ends on Jan.
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