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What’s Behind the Latest National Guard Surge in D.C.

by Will Gottsegen  The Atlantic Daily  July 10, 2026 Donald Trump summoned the National Guard to Washington, D.C., last August in an attempt to “rescue” the city from “crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse.” Since then, the number of soldiers in the capital has ebbed and flowed as states have lent their own Guardsmen to the cause. A month ago, there were just under … Continue reading What’s Behind the Latest National Guard Surge in D.C.

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More NYPD Officers Are Coming to the Bronx. Not Everyone is Happy.

by Ben Feuerherd Gothamist June 05, 2026 … Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch have announced a plan to add nearly 200 new officers to the borough. Tisch said the reinforcements are necessary because of a high volume of emergency calls in the area. She said the department will also expand specialized units, including homicide squads, narcotics teams and units that focus on … Continue reading More NYPD Officers Are Coming to the Bronx. Not Everyone is Happy.

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Brownsville Civilians Handle Crises in a Model Mayor Mamdani May Expand

by Ben Feuerherd Gothamist May 12, 2026 … [Brownsville Safety Alliance] At least twice a year since 2020, nonprofit workers from the neighborhood spend a week calming disputes and responding to most 311 and 911 calls on certain blocks in the neighborhood. This year’s April installment took on a special significance, because organizers’ approach is similar to what Mayor Zohran Mamdani has vowed do across … Continue reading Brownsville Civilians Handle Crises in a Model Mayor Mamdani May Expand

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The Untold Impact of Nonviolence Work: How Success Gets Measured in Chicago’s Hardest-Hit Neighborhoods

“When you answer questions about violence and point to individuals at high risk, that makes politicians happy because they can blame those other people,” Butts said. “There are politicians who live off of getting one group of people to vote against the other group, and this individual-level approach sustains that political energy.” Continue reading The Untold Impact of Nonviolence Work: How Success Gets Measured in Chicago’s Hardest-Hit Neighborhoods

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