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Over the summer, the mayor and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch swore in 1,100 police officer recruits, the largest class since January 2016, according to Adams' office. So far in 2025, the NYPD has hired 2,911 officers, the most since 2006, the mayor's office said.
Parts of New York City saw record rainfall on Thursday, and the deluge flooded some streets and subway stations. According to NYC Emergency Management, the National Weather Service reported that 1.8 inches of rain fell in Central Park on Thursday. That would preliminarily break the previous known record set in 1917, the department said.
At least two people have died in separate basement flooding incidents in New York City Thursday as record-setting rain inundated the region. Police responded to reports in the aft