Fire destroys NYPD storage facility with decades of DNA evidence

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Tuesday December 13, 2022 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Fire destroys NYPD storage facility housing decades of DNA evidence]( [A fire rips through an NYPD warehouse facility, where e-bikes, motor vehicles and historic vehicles are held. It's unclear what caused the fire.]( [The NYPD storage facility keeps impounded vehicles, electric bikes, and other confiscated items.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [People wear masks in Grand Central Terminal on Dec. 12, 2022 after New York City health officials issue an advisory about COVID-19, flu, and RSV cases.]( [What to do if you catch RSV, flu and COVID-19 — back to back to back]( [New York City health commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan offers advice for facing and treating the tripledemic.]( [Mayor Eric Adams with preschool kids doing a lesson at a table in Harlem.]( [NYC Mayor Adams expands special education in preschools]( [The addition of 800 special education preschool seats looks to address a persistent lack of access to free pre-K and 3-K for students with disabilities.]( [Governor Kathy Hochul speaks after signing bills targeting hatred and intolerance, new education initiatives for people convicted of committing hate crimes. A new Siena College poll shows 45% of those polled said they have a favorable view of Hochul, compared to 43% unfavorable.]( [NY voters feel Gov. Kathy Hochul didn’t deliver on priorities, poll shows]( [A new Siena College poll shows Hochul’s favorability rating is above water, but only slightly.]( [NYPD policemen are seen at subway station at Brooklyn in October. Felony crime on the subways remains high compared to the same time last year.]( [Transit, NYPD officials defend subway crimefighting tactics at heated City Council hearing]( [Felony crimes remain high within the subway system, with felonies up more than 30% compared to this time last year. They have dropped about 24% in the last four weeks, according to police data.]( [Police tape at a crime scene]( [Vigil planned for teen victim of domestic violence killed in Harlem]( [Saniyah Lawrence was fatally stabbed in the neck by her boyfriend on Sunday afternoon, according to police.]( [A person enters the elevator in the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center subway station.]( [MTA pilot hopes to sniff out soiled elevators in NYC subways]( [“We are actually going to be piloting a device that would alert, I won't tell you what the smell is, but will alert cleaners about the potential lack of clean in an elevator.”]( [A general view shows the Rikers Island facility on June 6, 2022.]( [NYC detainee death rate is highest in 25 years]( [The news comes two days after a 19th person died in custody this year.]( [Visitors wait to enter Nassau County Correctional Center.]( [No weekends, not enough evenings—the long, frustrating process of visiting loved ones in Nassau’s jail]( [There are only enough after-work visiting appointments for a third of the people held in the Nassau County Correctional Center.]( [Subway tracks on the Williamsburg Bridge.]( [Williamsburg Bridge rehab expected to cause train disruptions over the next 2 years]( [A $167 million contract also indicates partial closures of bike and pedestrian paths on the bridge, though the city does not anticipate that will be necessary.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]() [NJPR]( [WQXR]() [New Sounds]() Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.