Sam Antar

Do Shooting Statistics Really Measure Gun Violence in NYC?

When it comes to crime numbers, it is in a politician’s best interests (as well as the NYPD) to cook the books and make sure that number is as low as possible. Public officials like Mayor Eric Adams and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg are quick to point out the effectiveness of their gun violence […]

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NYC Politicians Misuse Crime and Incarceration Statistics to Further Their Agendas

Recently, the New York City Council overwhelmingly voted (42-9) to overturn Mayor Eric Adams’ veto of two bills: Intro 586-A, a bill that requires the NYC Police Department (NYPD) to document all investigative encounters, and Intro 549-A, a bill to ban solitary confinement in city jails. Supporters of both bills leveled charges of institutionalized racism

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Experts Are Misusing Crime Metrics to Make the NYC Subway Appear Safer Than It Is

Misused Subway Crime Metrics A long chorus of politicians, government officials, and mass transit advocates have consistently misused baseline metrics to measure subway crime in New York City (NYC) to give riders a false sense of security. For example, New York City Police Department Transit Chief Michael Kemper, appeared on PIX11 morning news last week

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NYC Council Member Christopher Marte Advocates for Criminals While Chinatown Suffers from Crime

While NYC Council Member Christopher Marte (District 1) galivants around town attending parties and advocating on behalf of violent criminals, his constituents in Chinatown continue to suffer as major felonies increased 25% last week, 15.6% year-to-date, 68.7% over the level it was two-years ago, and 26.7% over the level it was 13-years ago. If the

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No Progress Reducing Crime in NYC

NYC Over the last week, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (A/K/A AOC), Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Congressman Jerry Nadler, and their respective political allies have been cherry-picking or even making up numbers to counter criticism about the level of crime and lawlessness in NYC. Below is a statistical analysis detailing how crime

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Clowns Conning on Crime

Three days ago, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and twenty-eight other elected officials published an open letter to Congressman Jim Jordan, Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, which distorted the facts about crime in Manhattan since Alvin Bragg took office as Manhattan District Attorney. Rather than cherry-pick numbers as these clowns love to do, I

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