The things Rudy Giuliani got wrong could fill a book, but when Giuliani was mayor, he got plenty of big things right. One of those was the enduring lesson that “quality of life” matters mightily in New York, which is to say that it isn’t just crime stats but close-up, harder-to-measure indicators of civic well-being that powerfully shape people’s impressions of Gotham.
Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg has announced the indictment of Jermaine Longmire, 43, for attempting to rape a woman in Central Park last month.
“As alleged, Jermaine Longmire attempted to rape a woman in Central Park while she was sunbathing last month. Our parks should be a place where New Yorkers can relax without fearing for their safety, and this alleged conduct will not be tolerated,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Our Special Victims Division has the resources to both hold offenders accountable and support survivors as they heal; please call us at 212-335-9373.”
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg, Jr announced Wednesday they have filed an amicus brief before he U.S. Supreme Court in Garland v. VanDerStok, in support of federal rehulations issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives that require ghost gun parts to have serial numbers and compel background checks for buyers. Ghost guns, which are proliferating across the nation, are untraceable weapons often made at home from kits. Gunmakers are challenging the Biden admintration rules regulating ghost guns just like other guns, and the Supreme Court in April agreed to take up the case.
A man has been arrested in connection with the attempted rape of a woman sunbathing in Central Park last month, police said.
