The story of New York · October 18 to October 25
A quieter week citywide, with vandalism pockets in Laurelton and Parkchester
Most report types ran below normal, while a few blocks in Queens and the Bronx saw vandalism reports far above their usual weeks.
3,811 public order reports this week, against about 8,149 normally
New York ran quieter than usual this week. There were 3,811 public order reports against a normal of about 8,149, 3,991 road hazard reports against 5,737, and 733 vandalism reports against 1,175. Hazmat was the one category above normal, at 104 reports against 90. Some 311 reports arrive a day or two late, so the latest days are still filling in.
The exceptions were local. Three neighbouring parts of Laurelton, Queens, logged 15, 14 and 10 vandalism reports, where recent weeks averaged between none and about 0.4. In Parkchester in the Bronx, one area had 15 vandalism reports where about 1 is normal, with 6 next door and 5 public order reports nearby.
Two clusters held all week. 78 vehicle thefts were logged near one East New York point, most on weekday daytimes. On the Lower East Side, 267 road hazard reports were logged within 400 metres of one point, nearly all on weekday daytimes.
Late in the week, subway police alerts were posted at several stations. Alerts at Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy and Hudson Yards were listed as active, while the Grand St alert in Chinatown moved to monitoring. In Coney Island, planned gas work at Surf Avenue and Brighton Beach Avenue was still listed, alongside N and Q delays.