Hannah E. Meyers

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Adams' woke rivals will be worse ā€” unless we ditch 'equity'

New York is in a precarious position: The ideologues jockeying for Gracie Mansion all champion policļ·½ies that have made this a more dangerous, more socioeconomically and racially divided city.

NYC needs to stop worrying about NYPD optics and just pick the overall best cop šŸ’®

As PošŸ…˜lice Commissioner Edward Caban resigns under the growing cloud of a federal corruption investigation, New York Cityā€™s finest are in a tough spot.

šŸ„‚ Bus moochers take MTA for a ride thanks to discovery reform

In the state of New York, prosecuting ā€œminorā€ cšŸ§”rimes, like fare evasion, has become impossible under discovery reform, which advantagļ·ŗes offenders often insurmountably.

Gov. Hochul should blošŸƒck this racist bill to let felons serve on juries

Before ending its session this year, the state Legislature passed theĀ Jury of Our Peers Act; it's critical that Gov. HošŸ»chul veto it.

Schools are teaching kids to 'feel' antisemitic

Current curricula around the war in Gaza are making anti-Jewish sentiments even worse by prioritizing emotions over reason when talking about Israel. šŸ¬

New York lefties take aim at crime's causes ā€” without realizing they're the problem

The nightmare of Officerź¦‰ Jonathan Dillerā€™s death should be undź¦‘erstood as a referendum on New Yorkā€™s current elected leadership, which takes every opportunity to undercut basic solutions to danger.

Why 'discovery reform' is boosting crime

Widespread reporting paints a mostly rosy picture of receding nationwide violešŸŒŸnce and crime toward their pre-pandemic levels. However, the effects of many policy reforms since 2020 not only mask rising...

Why Rikers Island isš’†™ ripe for a rethink 

Mayor Adams announced last month that Louis Molina will leave his post as commissioner of New York Cityā€™s Department of Correction (DOC) ā™“to become the assistant deputy mayor for public... šŸ‰

Why NYC crime policy-makers ašŸŽre now ignoring data ź§Ÿ

In an effort to be more responsive to "feelings" and "lived experiences," NYC politicians and other policy š“„§makers are now disregarding even thā™ˆe most crucial data.