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About two weeks prior, the man accused of the Grand Central Station stabbing, Steven Hutcherson, was released at a court hearing for a previous charge.

Last November, Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan to move unhoused people on streets and subways with severe mental illness.

One year since the start of a homeless initiative, NYC Mayor Eric Adams is announcing 54 chronically homeless people were removed from the streets.

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What of Daniel Penny? He’s an ex-marine sergeant from Long Island. He had no previous criminal record. Now he stands charged with second-degree manslaughter. If convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison. During the incident he appears to have had the support of those around him. A couple eve

The death following the chokehold of a street performer who was unsheltered and facing mental health challenges "is a tragedy that never should have happened," New Yorks mayor said Wednesday

Neely’s family, protestors and many local leaders point to the lack of criminal charges as proof of a double standard in the criminal justice system.

'Jordan Neely did not deserve to die,' New York mayor says as he calls for revamped mental health services -- and sidesteps talk of homicide investigation

The death following the chokehold of a street performer who was unsheltered and facing mental health challenges "is a tragedy that never should have happened," New Yorks mayor said Wednesday