New York wants homeless people off the subway

Authorities in New York pledged on Friday to kick the massive subway system out of the countless homeless people who survive but are singled out in the recent surge in crime. • Read also: Record crime in Manhattan against people of Asian descent Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, rates of delinquency … Read more

New York mayor booed at ceremony for George Floyd

The mayor of New York was booed Thursday by a crowd gathered in tribute to George Floyd, accusing him of tolerating increasingly muscular police interventions against protesters who denounce racial inequalities. • Read also: Another night of protests in New York • Read also: Extended curfew for Tuesday in Manhattan At the ceremony in the … Read more

The boss of a Nigerian start-up found dismembered in New York

A young entrepreneur specializing in digital services for developing countries was found murdered and dismembered in his New York apartment, New York police said on Wednesday. Fahim Saleh, 33, was found mid-afternoon Tuesday at his Manhattan home, said a police spokeswoman, who called his death a homicide. An investigation is underway, but no arrests have … Read more

Under pressure, New York reviews police budget

The city of New York adopted on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday a budget for 2021 reducing the funds allocated to its police services, illustration of the impact of anti-racist demonstrations even if many considered this decrease insufficient. The budget of the first American metropolis for the fiscal year which opens on July 1 … Read more