NYC CRIME

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Another man shot and killed and others injured outside a restaurant bar in the Tremont area of The Bronx during the heatwave.

Prepare yourself for the hottest Summer in the city. On average, overall crimes increase and violent crime by double digits on days with maximum daily temperatures above 88 degrees Fahrenheit. So get moving and don’t be late for an important date.

Online Hate and Violent Crimes Soar With High Temperatures, according to public safety compiled data. https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2022/09/07/a-different-heatwa…

Meanwhile, back in the concrete jungle, the natives are growing restless.

However, according to AP, after a congressional hearing on violent crime in New York City, claims spread across social media that the bad old days are back in the nation’s largest city. https://apnews.com/article/trump-bragg-new-york-manhattan-nypd-4c0cb6ef…

Conservatives and other users widely shared a video clip of New York City Councilman Robert Holden, who testified at the special hearing in Manhattan that he’s “never seen the lawlessness” he’s seen today in his lifetime.

“DEMOCRAT city councilman Robert Holden has lived in New York City for 71 years,” Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee that held the hearing tweeted, along with a clip of the Queens lawmaker’s testimony. “He’s never seen crime this bad.”

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/man-shot-and-killed-outside-bronx…

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-fatal-bronx-kama-loun…

https://abc7ny.com/bronx-shooting-3-shot-nyc-crime/13540337/

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OGldad4p8D8

https://www.amny.com/new-york/bronx/one-dead-two-injured-in-bronx-tripl…