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The surge in gun violence in New York City has led to officials coming
up with new ways to combat the issue..

Brooklyn
District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced a multipart plan in&nbsp;hope
to bring gun violence in the borough to a minimum.

The
strategy, Gonzalez says, is to combine and balance prosecution and
interruption.

“We
know that arrests and incarceration, however, alone as a strategy did not keep
us safe,” said Gonzalez. “And so, we need a multifaceted approach to get
guns out of the hands of a violent few.”

His
"Stop Violence Plan," announced last month, includes a $2.7
million digital evidence lab and an investment in the ghost gun unit.

The
NYPD says citywide shooting incidents increased by over 16% in March&nbsp;as compared to the same time
last year, but shootings decreased by more than 20% in the last month.

Project
Restore is also at the forefront of the gun violence initiative, with $2.5
million from the city to create partnerships between officers and violence
interrupters to target those committing gun violence crimes.

It is
still a pilot program, and Gonzalez says new information and data they receive
will shape the project, with researchers from Columbia University set to
monitor it.

The surge in gun violence in New York City has led to officials coming up with new ways to combat the issue.

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On Sunday night, we're checking in with Alan because we are on storm watch. So, what's this 5050 weekend we got going on because Saturday is all right. Yeah, Saturday is going to be actually picture perfect. You want to enjoy Saturday? That's the outdoor day because it's going to be absolutely beautiful. It's also going to be milder. We're going to see middle fifties. Lots of sunshine go out and enjoy it because we don't get these kinds of days in December, albeit an entire winter pretty often then heading into Sunday. That's when things change big time, the temperatures. I mean, that's the only good part about this is that we will be in the middle sixties actually, but it's going to be quite the stormy finish and we're looking out for the potential of a few even squall lines. Yes, some thunderstorms are looking likely. So let's take a look at when to expect the rain. It's going to be moving in Sunday, especially late morning and early afternoon. Look at how Saturday is pretty much dry day and night may be an isolated shower. But aside from that, it's really going to be into the daytime on Sunday. Right. Lunchtime, we're going to see that rain into Sunday night. That rain will be heavy at times. It will be a windswept rain, continuing into the Monday morning commute and wrapping up around lunchtime. So that by the time we get to Monday evening, things are fine. Let's take a look at the future cast, which is going to pretty much everything is nice and clear all the way through Saturday. Just a few passing clouds here and there. Heading into Sunday though, it'll start off cloudy. This is at 7 a.m. No, no matter where you are across the, you're fine early on into the afternoon, we're going to see all the rain showers moving in. This is at 1230. That's pretty much, yeah, that's it for outdoor activities, those sports games, if you can fit them in earlier or better yet on Saturday, that would be the best time because you could see already some steadier rain moving into Riverdale and then heading into the three o'clock hour across Park Chester City Island and sound view. Some moderate rain is expected. We'll see it on and off. It's not expected to be heavy until we get to about midnight when that squall could potentially move on through. And on top of that wind gust could be approaching 50 MPH, especially for our coastal community. So looking at that 10 day forecast again, it's for that second half of Sunday, first half of Monday that I'm really worried about some potential wind damage, those holiday decorations, either secure them or bring them all in. I mean, at least like half the weekend salvaged you could do a little, even a little bit more than half. Yeah, about two thirds. All right, Alan, thank you. Well, community health workers want to teach you how.

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Brooklyn DA announces multipart plan to combat gun violence

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the problem of gun violence feels never ending, but that isn't stopping elected officials from trying to stop it. News twelve's Caitlin Ullrich gives us an inside look at one plan aimed at ending gun violence with a multipart equation on a virtual call. We've taken a much better approach to this Brooklyn District Attorney erIC Gonzalez explains that there's a fine balance to reducing gun violence prosecution mixed with interruption. Gonzalez has long said only a few actors are responsible for gun crimes. A sentiment backed by data, we know that arrest and incarceration, however alone as a strategy, cannot keep us safe. And so we need a multifaceted approach to get guns out of the hands of those violent. His stop Violence plan, announced last month includes a $2.7 million quote, digital evidence lab, unquote and investment in the ghost gun unit In March. According to the NYPD. Citywide shooting incidents increased by just more than 16% as compared to the same time last year, but this month shootings decreased by almost 20%. That's despite the deadly mass shooting in Harlem killing one and injuring eight. I have skin in the game and I think that's important. Um, I don't um, have to hear about incidents because I see them on in the neighborhoods under the umbrella of stop violence is project restore a program funded with 2.5 million from the city. His plan, similar to Mayor eric Adams, plans for his gun violence task force is to create partnership between officers and violence interrupters to target those committing or most at risk of committing gun violence. It is a pilot program. Gonzales says data collection will be essential in shaping the project so that, you know, if it works, it could be modeled. If it doesn't work, you can figure out what solutions researchers from Columbia University are going to be monitoring the project in order to collect that data. It's going to be launched in Bedford stuyvesant four News 12 I'm Caitlin Ulrich.

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