NYPD announces 1,000 firearm seizures to start 2026 as bereaved Harlem mom speaks out against gun violence

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NYPD announces 1,000 firearm seizures to start 2026 as bereaved Harlem mom speaks out against gun violence
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NYPD Commish Jessica Tisch announces 1K illegal guns seized so far in 2026

A Harlem mom who lost two sons to shootings spoke passionately about tackling gun violence as the NYPD announced seizing more than 1,000 firearms from city streets so far this year.made clear “enough to enough” while NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch credited cracking down on gangs and flooding officers in crime-riddled neighborhoods for hitting the milestone in the first three months of 2026.

“Let me say as a mother who lost two kids to gun violence I am sick and tired of being sick and tired of every time we hear the TV or pick up the paper it’s about losing lives and illegal guns coming into our city,” said the Harlem Mothers SAVE founder as Tisch and state Attorney General Letitia James stood by at a press conference in Brownsville.the tragic consequences due to the proliferation of firearms. Her 17-year-old son was killed in Harlem in 1982 while another son, who was 28, was killed in Baltimore in 1998, according to past reports.Half-naked twerking Texas spring breaker hurled from Jeep in viral video has died Chilling moment Bryan Kohberger talks about his college murders with DMV worker — as he changed his license plate “Let’s get it together and start saving lives for the city of New York,” she said. “No more guns, no more illegal guns and no more deaths.” Overall, 1,054 guns have been seized with 305 confiscated in Brooklyn, another 251 in the Bronx and 240 in Manhattan, according to the NYPD. Cops grabbed 194 guns in Queens and 64 more on Staten Island.Last year during the first three months of the year, more than 1,300 guns were seized.Tisch said during the press conference the NYPD had a “multi-prong” approach to getting guns off the street while stating the agency has changed its approach to combatting shootings.“This is precision policing,” she said, noting an “unprecedented” number of cops – about 2,000 — are sent into neighborhoods each night that have been plagued by gunfire.“When we do a big gang takedown in a community it can affect the shooting levels and the level of violence in that community for years to come,” Tisch said. Gang-rape victim, 25, whose suicide attempt left her paralyzed, will die by euthanasia after court battleHalf-naked twerking Texas spring breaker hurled from Jeep in viral video has diedThese bags and shoes look like The Row, but they start at just $25 during Amazon’s Big Spring SaleHeather Graham defends being child-free at 56, following ‘non-traditional path’Paul Martinka for NY Post Stream It Or Skip It: 'Bait' On Prime Video, Where Riz Ahmed Is A Struggling Actor Who Helps Start A Rumor About Him Being The Next James Bond

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