{"id":324732,"date":"2026-08-19T06:34:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T06:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/324732\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T06:34:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T06:34:26","slug":"hochul-and-tisch-visit-housing-cops-and-residents-amid-record-low-crime-in-nycha-hear-feedback-from-locals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/324732\/","title":{"rendered":"Hochul and Tisch visit housing cops and residents amid record-low crime in NYCHA, hear feedback from locals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Police Service Area 2 in Brooklyn on Tuesday to meet with officers and community members, hear residents\u2019 concerns, and highlight what the NYPD says are record-low crime levels in public housing this year.<\/p>\n

Tisch and Hochul greeted patrol officers at PSA 2 headquarters, located at 560 Sutter Ave., thanking them for their work before meeting with tenant association presidents to discuss safety issues in their communities.<\/p>\n

According to the NYPD, major crime in public housing has dropped more than 6% since January, while murders are down 45%. Department statistics also show shootings in and around NYCHA developments have declined by 32%, while the number of shooting victims has fallen by 35%.<\/p>\n

\"\"Tisch and Hochul greeted patrol officers at PSA 2 headquarters, located at 560 Sutter Ave.,Photo by Dean Moses \"\"According to the NYPD, major crime in public housing has dropped more than 6% since January, while murders are down 45%. Department statistics also show shootings in and around NYCHA developments have declined by 32%, while the number of shooting victims has fallen by 35%.Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n

The police commissioner and governor met with some of their toughest critics on Aug. 18 \u2014 the residents who live in NYCHA developments. But rather than immediately voicing complaints, several tenant leaders praised the police presence and said they have seen noticeable improvements in public safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have them on speed dial,\u201d said Anita Alston of Glenmore Plaza. \u201cEvery time I call, they fix my problems right away. They always answer my calls.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking with residents, Tisch said she has also been impressed by the significant decline in crime throughout the city\u2019s public housing developments.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI was looking during the car ride here. Robbery, burglary and car theft are all down like 33% so far this year, which is really unbelievable,\u201d Tisch said.<\/p>\n

According to the governor\u2019s office, the improvements have been aided by a $150 million state investment over the past 18 months to expand NYPD resources. The funding supports approximately 5,000 hours of daily Enhanced Transit Safety Overtime and helps maintain the deployment of mobile field forces and an increased police presence on trains and subway platforms.<\/p>\n

Hochul said the investment was prompted by the spike in crime during the COVID-19 pandemic, when violence surged in New York City and across the nation.
\n\"\"\u201cWhen I first became governor five years ago next week, housing developments were living with fear. There were assaults and murders and shootings across the country, but we really felt it here in New York, the epicenter of the pandemic,\u201d Hochul said.Photo by Dean Moses\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I first became governor five years ago next week, housing developments were living with fear. There were assaults and murders and shootings across the country, but we really felt it here in New York, the epicenter of the pandemic,\u201d Hochul said. \u201cWe had to step up. And I knew the state could do much more if I could help with more money. So we put money into helping our local policing.\u201d<\/p>\n

While many tenant association presidents expressed satisfaction with current policing efforts, others said quality-of-life issues remain unresolved.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cMy thing is that you have people using drugs and sleeping in the hallways of the building,\u201d said Lisa Kenner of the Van Dyke Houses. \u201cHomeless people go in there. But NYCHA has to fix those broken doors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tisch remained after the meeting to hear residents\u2019 concerns firsthand, taking notes and promising to increase patrols if necessary. She also offered to co-sign a letter urging NYCHA to repair broken entrance doors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m hearing your feedback that the visible posts are nice, but you want to see more officers doing vertical patrols,\u201d Tisch said. \u201cIf you want to write a letter, I am happy to sign it with you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Police Service Area 2 in Brooklyn on Tuesday to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324733,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[31602,895,9,24,63,103,613,55230,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-324732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-crime-stats","tag-governor-kathy-hochul","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-nypd","tag-pm-newsletter","tag-police-commissioner-jessica-tisch","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}