Jeffrey Brown:
Since January, the city has added police patrols in the subway, and they were increased again after the mass shooting in April.
Mayor Eric Adams has also reinstated a specialized police unit charged with getting illegal guns off the street. In the past, these types of units have been controversial, including as part of the city's stop-and-frisk policy, which racially profiled young Black and Latino men, and was ended in 2013 by a federal judge.
By Dias says, more than any one violent incident or policy response, it's the more than two years of COVID that still hang over New York City and must be addressed.
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