Mayor Takes Aim At Homeless Encampments | NYC Week In Review

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01 April, 2022

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NEW YORK CITY — Here's a roundup of the top headlines from Patch from around New York City this week. Mayor Takes Aim At Homeless Encampments To Dismay Of Advocates Advocates have called a new plan to clear 150 encampments where homeless New Yorkers live in two weeks "tired and cruel." Mayor Asks Homeless To Trust Him As City Clears 240 Encampments "I'm supposed to allow this to stay?" Adams asked. "I'm supposed to act like I don't see this?" City Urges COVID Precautions Again As Cases Begin To Rise The uptick — fueled by the BA.2 subvariant — led health officials to postpone lifting a mask mandate for children under 5 years old. Non-White NYers Make Up 90% Of NYC Broken Window Arrests: Study The report on minor offense arrests comes as the city faces a controversial crackdown on minor offenses from the NYPD. Amazon Workers In Staten Island Vote To Unionize, In Nationwide First The new Amazon Labor Union is the first for the online retail and could further fuel a growing worker movement. 12-Year-Old Fatally Shot Sitting In Parked Car In Brooklyn: Cops "When are we going to start fighting for the innocent people in this city?, " Mayor Eric Adams said from the East Flatbush crime scene. NYC 'Worst Landlord' Faces Major Lawsuit By City "Moshe Piller has ignored his responsibilities, " said the mayor. "This lawsuit sends a clear message that those who break the law will pay." 104 NYPD Officers Guilty Of Misconduct In George Floyd Protests But most cops found guilty of misconduct during the 2020 protests haven't faced NYPD discipline, according to a civilian watchdog board.