Adams sending 1,000 more NYPD officers to the Bronx after rash of shootings

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Mayor Eric Adams said the city is sending 1,000 extra NYPD officers to the Bronx this weekend after at least 15 people were shot in the borough in recent days.

During a news conference at Haffen Park in Baychester on Thursday, Adams said the officers would be sent to “hotspots” in the borough.

“We are zero focused on the Bronx because of what we’re seeing,” Adams said. “A thousand more officers.”…

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