DEC ANNOUNCES SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION TO OPEN APRIL 10

 

Registration Postponed One Month; Additional Camp Program Changes Anticipated

DEC Seeking Counselors, Lifeguards, and Cooks for the 75^th Anniversary Season

 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that the start of registration for the 2022 DEC Summer Camp season is being postponed from Sunday, March 6, as previously announced, to Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 1 p.m.

In addition, due to current staffing challenges, this summer’s camp program offerings have changed. Camp Rushford and Pack Forest will open for a seven-week season. DEC may open registrations for Camp DeBruce if additional staff become available this spring. Camp Colby will remain closed until 2023 to complete major renovations to the camp.

Updates and changes can be found on the DEC Summer Camps webpage https://www.dec.ny.gov/education/29.html and on DEC’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/NYSDEC and the Summer Camps Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/NYSDECsummercamps/. Campers and camp families can contact EducationCamps@dec.ny.gov with any questions

DEC’s Summer Residential Camps are now hiring counselors, lifeguards, and cooks for the 2022 season. These are great opportunities to be involved in the education and enrichment of New York’s youth at locations designed to create a life-long passion for nature and a dedication to environmental stewardship. Employment at camp begins in mid-June and ends mid-August, and all positions include room and board. Visit https://www.dec.ny.gov/education/1869.html to learn more about the qualifications and opportunities as a DEC camps staff member.

Additional information, including plans to limit the spread of COVID-19 and other updates about DEC summer camps, will be provided as it becomes available.  

NYPD Announces Citywide Crime Statistics for February 2022 Vs. February 2021

 

For the month of February 2022, New York City saw a 58.7% increase in overall index crime compared to February 2021 (9,138 v. 5,759). Every major index crime category saw an increase for the month of February 2022. Robbery increased by 56% (1,276 v. 818), grand larceny increased by 79.2% (3,762 v. 2.099), and grand larceny auto increased by 104.7% (1,083 v. 529). Citywide shooting incidents decreased by 1.3% (76 v. 77) in February 2022 compared to the same period last year.

The New York City Police Department remains focused on the drivers of crime and disorder in New York City, and the department will never waver in its core mission to protect all the people it serves. Every day, in every New York City neighborhood, the NYPD is working to identify and investigate the relatively small number of people who are responsible for the majority of the criminal activity – and it is employing every resource to ensure that these offenders are held accountable.

To that end, the new Neighborhood Safety Teams will further enhance the NYPD’s efforts to stop the proliferation of illegal guns, stifle gang activity, and suppress the violence caused by these unlawful actions. The deployment of these specially trained officers and supervisors will augment the ongoing work of patrolling the city’s streets, subways, and public housing developments, 24-hours per day. Nearly nine million New Yorkers depend on the NYPD and its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to keep them safe – and every member of the police department is fully committed to this critical work.

"The men and women of the New York City Police Department are proactively addressing the deep-rooted causes of criminal behavior,” said Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell. “The NYPD will never relent, and the department has made far too much progress over the decades – and invested far too much in the communities it serves – to fall back by any measure. New Yorkers deserve better."

*All crime statistics are preliminary and subject to further analysis, revision, or change.*

Index Crime Statistics: February 2022 

	Feb. 2022	Feb. 2021	+/-	%
Murder	32	29	+3	+10.3%
Rape	134	99	+35	+35.4%
Robbery	1276	818	+458	+56.0%
Fel. Assault	1665	1361	+304	+22.3%
Burglary	1186	824	+362	+43.9%
Grand  Larceny	3762	209	+1663	+79.2%
G.L.A.	1083	529	+554	+104.7%
TOTAL	9138	5759	+3379	+58.7%

 

Additional Statistics for February 2022 

	Feb. 2022	Feb. 2021	+/-	%
Transit	182	105	+77	+73.3%
Housing	444	346	+98	+28.3%
Citywide Shooting  Incidents	76	77	-1	-1.3%