According to the New York Post, the NYPD is dealing with a big increase in assaults downtown, the "city's party mecca." In the Lower East Side, there have been 43 assaults so far in 2009, up 30-percent from 2008....
I took a walk down the street to the 7th Precinct last night to satisfy my curiosity about the monthly community council meetings. Here's what I learned. While crime in the 7th is down overall, there was a homicide...
