The NYPD is cracking down on the quality of life crimes across the city, however, officials are rejecting suggestions that they are returning to 'broken windows' policing.
The next key part of Mayor Eric Adams' public safety plan is a crackdown on quality of life crimes and a revamped version of the anti-gun unit. The NYPD calls it a way to answer community concerns, but critics say it's a return to previous controversial policies.
Broken windows policing is a strategy that cracks down on smaller quality-of-life crimes like turnstile jumping, open-air drug selling, public drinking, dice games, and public urination that can lead to more serious crimes. However, critics say broken windows policing targets and incarcerates more people of color and the poor.