He was determined to do harm, and in a law enforcement approach, that is something extremely challenging.
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He appeared to have blamed the NFL for his injury.
It is time to turn the corner of a society where automatic weapons are as easy to get as a cellphone. We need to rethink who we are as a society, that there is a comfortability to carry an illegal weapon of this magnitude.
We cannot strengthen gun laws through vigils. It must be responded through legislation.
This senseless act of violence, as the police commissioner and I walked through the building, we saw the blood trails and the videos. And the level of violence … I have not witnessed at that level before.
By rejecting the land use application for this casino bid while approving three others in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, the City Council is putting its finger on the scale — and this is precisely the type of action that leads New…
When you start dismantling the pieces of the law enforcement apparatus that are specifically designed to carry out functions, that is extremely dangerous.
Donald Trump asks for 5 seats and Greg Abbott automatically bends the knee. The 2026 election is being rigged. California won’t sit back and watch this happen.
The note alluded to that he felt he had CTE, a known brain injury for those who participate in contact sports. He appeared to have blamed the NFL for his injury.
He loved this city, and everyone we spoke with stated he was a person of faith and a person that believed in God and believed in living out the life of a godly person. He embodies what the city is all about.
He embodies what this city is all about. He’s a true-blue New Yorker, not only in a uniform he wore, but in his spirit and energy of loving this city.
I told them that he was a hero and we admire him for putting his life on the line.
He was doing what he does best and all members of the police department carry out, he was saving lives.
Each gun we take off the street is a river of violence that we are damming.
Officer Didarul Islam died as he lived, a hero and protector of New York City.
He's an immigrant from Bangladesh, and he loved this city.
He was a hero, and we admire him for putting his life on the line.
Grateful for all of our first responders on the ground.
I’m heartbroken to learn of the horrific shooting in midtown and I am holding the victims, their families, and the NYPD officer in critical condition in my thoughts.
In so many ways, our pets care for us and our loved ones, and it’s important that we care for them, too.
No words can describe this act of evil, a man who takes the life of others who are innocent. And no words can fill the void left by this tragedy.
He was doing what he does best, and all members of the police department carry out. He was saving lives. He was protecting New Yorkers.





