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VOLUME 30, NO. 51 THURSDAY DECEMBER 18, 2025 25 CENTS

Hochul: Statewide Shootings
Down 60% Since 2021; Shootings

The Queens Times New York has recorded its low-
in 2025 Reach New Low
WISHES ALL

est number of shooting incidents
with injury in nearly two decades,
according to new data released
Tuesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s
office.
Statewide shootings with injury
are down 60% since 2021, and the
first 11 months of 2025 saw the
fewest incidents since the state
began tracking the data in 2006.
The statistics, compiled by
the Division of Criminal Justice
Services, highlight progress in the
Gun Involved Violence Elimina- deaths compared to last year. “When I came into office, gun
tion (GIVE) initiative, which part- Local Impact violence was surging,” Hochul
ners with 28 police departments Several major cities saw double- said. “Thanks to our record in-
across 17 counties. Between Janu- digit declines: vestments in public safety and law
ary and November 2025, GIVE • Albany led the reductions, with enforcement, we are seeing major
jurisdictions reported: a 47% drop in shooting incidents progress in our ongoing mission
• 477 shooting incidents with and a 44% decrease in victims. to eradicate gun violence from
injury, a 15% drop from 558 in the • Buffalo and Syracuse also our communities. By partnering
same period last year. reported significant declines, with more than two dozen police
• 547 people shot, down 21% underscoring the initiative’s reach agencies, we are driving down
from 689 in 2024. across upstate communities.
• 29 fewer gun violence-related Governor’s Statement (Continued on page 4)
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Meng Highlights Importance of Federal

Hugh Turn Out For FDNY And Funding For STEM Programs in Queens-NYC

Senator John Liu’s Free CPR And And Negative Impacts of STEM Cuts Made by
Fire Safety Training Trump Administration

More than 100 Queens residents joined Senator John Liu and
the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) today at Pomonok
Community Center for a free training event focused on CPR Congresswoman holds hearing at Queens College with local education, science and
training, fire safety, and FDNY recruitment. See story on page 7. medical institutions serving the borough and the rest of NYC. see story on page 6.
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