The story of New York · October 22 to October 29
Quieter citywide, but vandalism jumped in Laurelton and Parkchester
Most citywide report counts ran well under normal this week, while Jackson Heights logged 23 public order reports against about 3.
15 vandalism reports near Laurelton this week, where none were logged in 8 weeks
Across New York City, this was a quieter week than usual. There were 3,210 public order reports against a normal 7,843, and 2,362 road hazard reports against 5,703. Vandalism reports came in at 487, against a usual 1,133.
A few neighbourhoods went the other way. Three neighbouring pockets of Laurelton, Queens, logged 15, 14 and 10 vandalism reports this week, where the past eight weeks saw none to about 0.4 a week. Parkchester in the Bronx had 15 vandalism reports against about 1 a week, and Bushwick had 12 against about 0.5.
Public order reports clustered in Queens. Jackson Heights held at 23 this week against about 3 a week, and Hollis had 8 against about 0.6. In Brooklyn, 78 vehicle theft reports were logged within 400 metres of one point in East New York, 57 of them in weekday daytime.
Mott Haven in the Bronx drew attention on several fronts. Newsroom reports said a lithium-ion battery fire there was fatal, and a structure fire call on the 600 block of Melrose Avenue was still listed as active. The area also logged 8 vandalism reports this week, against about 0.4 a week.