By Scott R. Axelrod
Staten Island Advance, N.Y.
NEW YORK — New York City went 12 consecutive days without a homicide, matching the longest stretch without a murder in the city’s recorded history, NYPD statistics show. But the streak ended Sunday night when a 38-year-old man was shot and killed in the Bronx.
The streak, from Nov. 25 through Dec. 7, equaled a previous record set in 2015. It came during a year that saw significant decreases in violent crime across the city.
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November marked a particularly low point for murders, with 16 homicides recorded during the month, tying the record low previously set in 2018. Queens and Staten Island reported zero murders in November, and overall murders dropped 46.6% compared to November 2024.
Through the first 11 months of the year, the city recorded its lowest number of shooting incidents and victims in recorded history, according to statistics through Dec. 1.
The city’s Fall Zones initiative showed that shootings decreased 40% in designated neighborhoods when officers were deployed since the program began.
“Right strategy. Great execution. That’s how you set record after record,” said NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch. “Thank you to the members of the NYPD who have sacrificed so much this year to drive down violent crime to record lows.”
According to police, Sunday’s shooting occurred just after 9 p.m. inside the Sotomayor Houses in the Soundview section of the Bronx.
The victim, Gregory Stewart, was discovered in a stairwell with a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported by EMS to NYC Health+Hospitals/Jacobi, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Police took a person of interest into custody and were working to determine a motive.
The investigation remains ongoing, police said.
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