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Cedar News
11 hours ago
- Cedar News
Harlem Shooting: Teen Suspect Surrenders After Gunfire Injures One on Lenox Avenue
A Harlem shooting involving suspects on a scooter and Citi Bike left one man injured and a teen in custody after police confrontation on Lenox Avenue. Gunfire Erupts on Lenox Avenue in Harlem Two suspects—one on a scooter and another on a Citi Bike—opened fire on Lenox Avenue near 114th Street around 6:30 p.m., according to NYPD. 30-Year-Old Man Shot During Harlem Shooting The victim was struck in the upper right thigh. It's still unclear if he was the intended target of the gunfire. Police Confront Scooter Suspect — One Shot Fired After one suspect ditched his scooter and ran, officers attempted to stop him. When he refused to drop his weapon, one officer fired a single shot but missed. Teen Suspect Surrenders After Harlem Shooting Incident The 15-year-old boy surrendered shortly after the shot was fired. A gun was recovered from him, and he was taken into custody without injury. Victim Hospitalized, Second Suspect Still at Large Officers applied a tourniquet to the victim before he was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside in stable condition. The second suspect fled on a Citi Bike and remains at large. Community Reacts to Harlem Shooting Locals expressed concern about safety despite a police presence in the area. 'Tired of coming outside,' one resident said. Investigation into Harlem Shooting Ongoing Police are still investigating the incident and continue searching for the second suspect.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Yahoo
Nonprofit connects formerly incarcerated with new careers
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A non-profit teamed up with the city to help create careers for hundreds of justice-impacted New Yorkers, giving them careers as bike mechanics. 29-year-old Zarravon Quarry from Flatbush says that at the age of 16, his trouble with the law began. More Local News The death of a very close friend moved him to change his life. It wasn't easy, but Quarry had a powerful drive and a new ally. Thanks to a city and a nonprofit, Quarry says changing his life. The Hope Program aligned him with a program called Bike Path run by Bike NY. It's a 3-week training program for previously justice-involved people over 18 to become certified Bike Mechanics for Citi Bike. Ken Podziba, the president and CEO of Bike New York, says it gives them a second chance and gives them a job right away with Citi Bike. A win-win, maintaining the city bike fleet and offering a fresh to a stable career. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Yahoo
Boy, 17, shot — possibly by Citi Bike-riding gunman — hours after 2 other teens hurt in gun violence: cops
A 17-year-old boy was shot — possibly by a Citi Bike-riding gunman — outside a Bronx housing development Thursday night, hours after two other boys his age were struck by gunfire in the borough, cops said. The teen was blasted in the hip as he walked on the grounds of NYCHA's Forest Houses on Trinity Avenue near East 165th Street in Longwood just before 10 p.m., police said. He was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. The suspect fled southbound on Trinity Avenue, possibly on a Citi Bike, cops said. The violence came several hours after two 17-year-old boys — both apparent innocent bystanders — were shot and wounded around 1:20 p.m. at East 176th Street and Anthony Avenue in the Mount Hope neighborhood, police said. One of the teens was shot in the right arm, the other in the neck, police and sources said. Neither boy appeared to be the intended target of the shooter, but were struck in the crossfire, based on preliminary details, sources said. Both were taken to Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where they were listed in stable condition, police said. Neither victim has a criminal history, and they were shot from a distance, according to the sources. The 37-year-old mother of the boy struck in the arm, who declined to share her name, told The Post Friday that she is 'nerve-wrecked' by the violence. 'I'm grateful my son came home, I'm grateful my son is alive, he is functioning, no brain damage, he can walk, he can talk, he can still wipe his own butt,' she said. 'As far as we are concerned, we are blessed. 'I don't believe he or his friends have any enemies around here. It's not like there was a fight going on or any altercation going on.' Now, the still-stunned mom said she is planning on keeping her son in the safety of their home. 'From the looks of things, it doesn't seem like he is going to be outside,' she said. 'I feel like he is safer inside.' The troubling violence comes just days after NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch revealed that youth violence has skyrocketed in the Big Apple — and placed the blame on the state's contentious 'Raise the Age' law.
New York Post
07-06-2025
- New York Post
Boy, 17, shot — possibly by Citi Bike-riding gunman — hours after 2 other teens hurt in gun violence: cops
A 17-year-old boy was shot — possibly by a Citi Bike-riding gunman — outside a Bronx housing development Thursday night, hours after two other boys his age were struck by gunfire in the borough, cops said. The teen was blasted in the hip as he walked on the grounds of NYCHA's Forest Houses on Trinity Avenue near East 165th Street in Longwood just before 10 p.m., police said. He was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. The boy was shot in the hip just before 10 p.m. on the grounds of NYCHA's Forest Houses on Trinity Avenue, police said. GoogleMaps The suspect fled southbound on Trinity Avenue, possibly on a Citi Bike, cops said. The violence came several hours after two 17-year-old boys — both apparent innocent bystanders — were shot and wounded around 1:20 p.m. at East 176th Street and Anthony Avenue in the Mount Hope neighborhood, police said. One of the teens was shot in the right arm, the other in the neck, police and sources said. Neither boy appeared to be the intended target of the shooter, but were struck in the crossfire, based on preliminary details, sources said. The gunman fled the scene, possibly on a Citi Bike, cops said. GoogleMaps Both were taken to Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where they were listed in stable condition, police said. Neither victim has a criminal history, and they were shot from a distance, according to the sources. The 37-year-old mother of the boy struck in the arm, who declined to share her name, told The Post Friday that she is 'nerve-wrecked' by the violence. 'I'm grateful my son came home, I'm grateful my son is alive, he is functioning, no brain damage, he can walk, he can talk, he can still wipe his own butt,' she said. 'As far as we are concerned, we are blessed. 'I don't believe he or his friends have any enemies around here. It's not like there was a fight going on or any altercation going on.' Now, the still-stunned mom said she is planning on keeping her son in the safety of their home. 'From the looks of things, it doesn't seem like he is going to be outside,' she said. 'I feel like he is safer inside.' The troubling violence comes just days after NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch revealed that youth violence has skyrocketed in the Big Apple — and placed the blame on the state's contentious 'Raise the Age' law.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Citi Bike agrees to curb e-bike speeds at 15 mph after service suspension threat from NYC Mayor Eric Adams admin
NEW YORK — Citi Bike has agreed to curb the speed at which its e-bikes can go at 15 miles per hour — a move that came in response to a service suspension threat from Mayor Eric Adams' administration. The electric Citi Bikes can currently ride at 18 miles per hour, a limit the service's operator, Lyft, previously set as part of an agreement with Adams' Department of Transportation. But late Thursday, Citi Bike general manager Patrick Knoth said that due to 'direction from City Hall,' the new speed cap will be 15 miles per hour. 'We're working to meet that mandate and best serve our riders,' Knoth added without offering a timeline for how soon the lower speed cap could be effective on the hundreds of e-bikes Lyft operates across the city. Knoth's announcement came after the Daily News first reported Wednesday that Adams, citing growing concern in neighborhoods over the dangers posed by e-bikes, would enact a 15 mph speed limit on all e-bikes in the city. In response to The News' report, Knoth said late Wednesday the mayor's office had not told Lyft of the policy shift and said he would 'express deep concern' about it. Randy Mastro, Adams' first deputy mayor, then sent a letter to Lyft late Thursday saying that due to its refusal to comply with the demand for a new 15 mph speed limit he was declaring the current 18 mph speed limit an 'emergency threat to life and property.' Under that declaration, Mastro's letter, which was also signed by Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, said Lyft had to come into compliance with the new 15 mph speed limit within 15 days. If it didn't, Mastro suggested Adams' administration could invoke a provision of Lyft's contract that says the city government reserves the right to start 'removing, replacing, relocating, reinstalling or locking all or any portion' of Citi Bike's fleet if doesn't comply with rules set by the city in the event of a 'threat to life' emergency. Within hours of Mastro making that threat, Knoth announced Citi Bike was 'working' on complying with the new mandate. Mastro, a controversial attorney who served in the Giuliani administration, cited the need to invoke such a drastic emergency to the fact that 11 people have died on electric Citi Bikes since 2021. He also noted 1,170 have been injured in that stretch. Since becoming Adams' top deputy at City Hall in early April, Mastro has been at the center of several other controversial policy disputes, including signing a legally disputed order to let ICE back on Rikers, issuing a directive to freeze certain fines on landlords and pressuring a concert promoter to cancel a performance by a pro-Palestinian singer. Most private e-bikes can currently ride at 20 mph, a limit that would have to be lowered under the Adams administration's new regime. It remains unclear how exactly the administration will enforce the new speed limit, but Mastro acknowledged in the letter to Lyft that the matter still needs to go through a formal rulemaking process, meaning its official implementation is likely still over a month away. Since Adams took office in 2022, the Department of Transportation has fallen way short of bike lane construction targets set as part of a citywide master plan. In his letter to Lyft, Mastro argued the city's progress on bike lane construction is being inhibited by e-bike fatalities. 'The lack of action to address this issue is hindering the city's ability to advance bike lane and micro-mobility infrastructure and safety across the city,' he wrote. The mayor has recently portrayed cracking down on bike riding as a matter of public safety amid widespread concern. Last month, his NYPD started handing out criminal instead of civil summonses to bike riders for running red lights or otherwise riding recklessly, a drastic shift that has outraged transit advocates and City Council members who note car drivers do not face such penalties for similar infractions.
