Fresh proof New York is paying a steep price for disastrous criminal-justice reforms

The proof is now in: Hobbling cops and making sure thugs walk free again and again destroys public safety.Just look at the 206% jump — yes, 206% — in felony assault arrests of repeat offenders over the past eight years, based on just-released NYPD stats.  So far this year, The Finest have nabbed 263 criminals who’d been arrested three or more times for felony assault in 2026, vs.

just 86 during the same period in 2018.To be clear: These are thugs with three or more felony assault arrests; there are now more than three times as many of them roaming the streets and menacing Gotham’s populace now.And it’s all thanks to the “let ’em loose” policies pioneered by New York leftists, most notably the cashless-bail law signed by Gov.Andrew Cuomo in 2019. And pro-criminal DAs, like woke Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, who’s spent far more energy going after people who defended themselves, like Daniel Penny and Jose Alba, than actual criminals. And lefty judges who let perps walk even when their crimes are eligible for bail. The recidivists clearly learned that the risk of serious consequences, even for felonies, is small — small enough to make their crimes worth it.“This is a direct byproduct of our turnstile-justice system,” fumed Councilwoman Joann Ariola.“The same people are continuing to victimize New Yorkers and getting little more than a slap on the wrist when they get arrested.”Indeed, this is the atmosphere in which deranged killer Rhamell Burke was able to commit multiple felonies and still be let free earlier this year — only to then allegedly murder Ross Falzone by pushing him down the subway stairs. True, NYPD boss Jessica Tisch and the NYPD have done incredible work on public safety; new figures show this summer saw the fewest murders and shootings on record.But felonies by repeat offenders are growing: By the end of 2024, felony assault busts for repeat offenders had jumped by more than 146%.Where will it be in five years, absent ...