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NYC sees 33% spike in murders, fewer guns seized
NY Post ^ | 1/28/14 | Jamie Schram

Posted on 01/31/2014 3:59:18 PM PST by jimbo123

As his first month as police commissioner under Mayor de Blasio winds down, Bill Bratton is already facing some sobering news — a 33 percent spike in murders across the city.

According to the latest statistics released Tuesday, there have been 28 homicides so far this year compared to 21 in the same ­period last year.

That puts the city on course for at least one murder a day.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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KEYWORDS: banglist; billbratton; bratton; deblasio; murderrate; murders; nyc; safeact; stopandfrisk
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To: jimbo123

Expect to see rents and prices for apartments and homes decline. This happened in the early 1990s. NYC has a history of wide swings in real estate values.


21 posted on 01/31/2014 4:58:22 PM PST by WashingtonSource
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To: Publius

He’s an excellent director. A throwback to the great 70s films.


22 posted on 01/31/2014 5:07:45 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (15 years of FReeping! Congratulations EEE!!)
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To: jimbo123

Go ahead, bite the Big Apple/Don’t mind the maggots.


23 posted on 01/31/2014 5:10:07 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: sport

But...he’s barely settled into the Mayor’s residence.


24 posted on 01/31/2014 6:10:49 PM PST by Trod Upon (Every penny given to film and TV media companies goes right into enemy coffers. Starve them out!)
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