‘Blueprint’ for Reducing Gun Violence Unveiled

(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is taking aim at gun violence in the city with a nearly $500 million spending plan that seeks to address what he views as its root causes.

The Blueprint for Community Safety plan, unveiled on Monday, calls for increased spending on youth mentorship and job training programs, diversion programs, improved housing conditions, renovations in parks and playgrounds, mental health programs and community policing initiatives.

“Ending gun violence requires more than enforcement, more than policing, far, much more,” Adams, a Democrat, told reporters at a briefing. “It requires attention and investment. That is why this blueprint is on a community development approach that focuses on preventive measures and long-term strategies.”

Adams said the spending will be focused on six police precincts in the Bronx and Brooklyn that city officials say were responsible for about 39% of “shots fired” incidents last year. (Excerpt from Just the News.)