• Keeping our streets and subways safe – Since coming into office, we’ve taken more than 20,000 illegal firearms off our streets and driven down shootings by more than 42 percent. These gun seizures have also dramatically reduced homicides, saved lives, and helped drive down overall crime across the five boroughs. Every day, you see our officers on the streets protecting our city, and now you’ll see more of them on the subway since we just surged 300 more NYPD officers on overnight trains. Fewer guns and more police on our streets and subways are how we make NYC even safer and ensure it’s the best place to raise your family.
• Supporting SNAP theft victims – To date, we’ve connected almost 95,000 victims of SNAP and Cash Assistance benefits fraud with nearly $48 million in replacement funds. Benefits theft is a national issue, and I’m proud of our work in NYC to lead the way on getting families their replacement money for food and daily necessities that were cruelly stolen from them. If your benefits were stolen before December 20, 2024, you can submit a claim here.
• Improving New Yorkers’ quality-of-life – When our communities speak, we listen. When launching “Operation Restore Roosevelt” in October, we incorporated New Yorkers’ feedback into addressing safety and quality-of-life concerns in Queens. This multi-agency operation has already made significant progress since then to make streets safer, get illegal vehicles and ATVs off the roads, close illicit smoke shops, engage New Yorkers experiencing homelessness, and more. Our work on Roosevelt Avenue is our “Community Link” initiative’s latest success story, as we improve communities across NYC! 

↳ Three things to know this week:

1. There’s an urgent call for blood donors in New York City. It's critical that our city has a sufficient blood supply to keep New Yorkers healthy, and your donation could save someone’s life. See if you’re eligible to give blood, then make an appointment here. 
2. It's Restaurant Week and Broadway Week! With delicious deals at more than 600 popular restaurants and 2-for-1 discounted Broadway tickets to spectacular shows, this is an excellent opportunity to have a memorable night on the town without breaking your budget. 
3. Make sure to get your updated COVID-19 and flu vaccines to stay healthy this season. Use our interactive vaccine finder to locate vaccines near you! You can filter by insurance status and view no-cost vaccines for New Yorkers without insurance. 

↳ FREE events this weekend:

...local trick skaters show off their moves at the Bryant Park ice rink on Tuesday nights? In the park’s popular Winter Village, you can watch these talented skaters fly across the ice from 8:40PM to 10PM every “Trick Skate Tuesday” through the end of February! From backwards grapevines to high-speed hockey stops, these skaters put on an exciting show for onlookers while taking advantage of this seasonal event series. Be sure to check out all the other fun happenings at Bryant Park while you’re there!

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