After covering almost every NYC shooting since 2020, I wanted New Yorkers to be able to find out more about where gun violence happens & who is affected. With help from superb reporters like @jeffwilen & the expert guidance of @Giambusso, we bring you: gothamist.com/news/hot-spots…

“Olaso said she was shocked by the text and initially doubted whether she had read it correctly. Then, reality set in.” gothamist.com/news/black-cou… vía @gothamist

The father of the 5-year-old girl who died in Queens yesterday after an incident at her home told me he has no idea what happened — says he always thought the girl was safe & happy living with her mom. Police are questioning the child’s mother but have not yet ruled the death suspicious. gothamist.com/news/nypd-inve… vía @gothamist

“She was ‘embarrassed’ and just wanted to ‘forget it happened,’ she said. But on the campaign trail, Greene-Placentia is constantly speaking about fighting for Arizonans, ‘and I didn’t feel like I could keep saying that if I weren’t also fighting for women that are victims of sexual assault,’ she said.” @phoenixnewtimes phoenixnewtimes.com/news/con…

A 23-year-old mother is dead and her 5-month-old daughter is in critical condition after they were pushed from a 15th-floor balcony in the BX. Neighbors say the woman often fought with her boyfriend, & that he fits the NYPD’s description of the suspect. gothamist.com/news/bronx-wom… vía @gothamist

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NEW: The Bellevue Hospital jail outpost unit was opened in April to keep sick Rikers Island detainees safer & provide them better care…but an oversight report found that widespread negligence contributed to the death of a man there in August. gothamist.com/news/doc-negli… vía @gothamist

On the last day of John Price’s life, he waited three and a half hours for medical care on Rikers Island. Now, his family is planning to sue the city and the DOC for $25 million. “He’d been complaining and they would turn him away,” said his brother, Arnez Price. gothamist.com/news/a-man-who… vía @gothamist

Central Park birders, others remember 63-year-old woman killed in park gothamist.com/news/central-p… vía @gothamist

Pair accused of sewer spelunking in UES manhole told cops they were looking for gold gothamist.com/news/pair-accu… vía @gothamist

Manhole mystery grips NYC as 3 more men seen emerging from Brooklyn sewer, NYPD says gothamist.com/news/manhole-m… vía @gothamist

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Tanaya Campbell Ortiz’ estranged husband and 5 children are searching for answers for how she ended up dead in a Plumb Beach garbage can last week. “She would never abandon her children, ever,” her husband Mike Ortiz told me. Police have so far not ruled it a homicide. gothamist.com/news/woman-fou… vía @gothamist

20-year-old dies after medical distress in Queens Courthouse, officials say gothamist.com/news/20-year-o… vía @gothamist

NYPD data shows decline in summer crime, as perceptions of safety shift gothamist.com/news/nypd-data… vía @gothamist

Police are looking for 55-year-old Mark Washington, who they say killed his fiancée Angelique Apostol in a home in Queens in June. According to Apostol’s sister, she was so badly decomposed when officers found her that they had to identify her through tattoos. “We couldn't have an open casket. I couldn't even see her. They wouldn't show me her hand or anything.” gothamist.com/news/family-of… vía @gothamist