Listen to the “Injured By Fireworks?” podcast here: Governor Kathy Hochul reminded New Yorkers to keep safe while celebrating the upcoming July 4th holiday. As part of a multi-agency effort, the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection, along with the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services’ Office of Fire Prevention and […]
By Gabriel Sandoval and Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY As summer begins, audio sensors placed around New York by ShotSpotter Inc. have a lot more to listen for — and account for. Shootings doubled in June compared with the same period last year, NYPD statistics show. Meanwhile, fireworks, which can sometimes trigger the gunshot-detection technology, have been exploding […]
