Since 2006, cops have made 52,000 stops in this eight block area, where about 14,000 people reside. The putative purpose is to take guns off the street. Thus far, they've come up with 25 guns. [More]
How's this liberty/security trade-off working out for public safety?
So far this year, 237 people have been slain in the city, compared with 211 at the same point last year - a 12.3% jump - according to NYPD statistics through July 4, the most recent data available. [More]