"Former NYC Police Commissioner Howard Safir Passes Away"

Former New York City police commissioner Howard Safir, known for his tenure in the late 1990s marked by declines in the city's murder rates but also controversial episodes of police killings of Black men, has died at the age of 81. Safir's leadership saw a decrease in the murder count, but incidents such as the brutalization of Abner Louima, the shooting of Amadou Diallo, and the killing of Patrick Dorismond sparked outrage and criticism.