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NYPD commissioner resigns: What to know

The nation's largest police department has a new temporary leader after Edward Caban abruptly resigned as New York City police commissioner Thursday. Federal investigators raided Caban's home and seized his phone last week as part of a corruption probe that has surrounded Mayor Eric Adams' administration in recent months. Tom Donlon has been named interim commissioner. Former NYPD Deputy Commissioner Richard Esposito joined CBS News to discuss the situation with the department.

Concerns Over Subway Crime In New York Continue After Rush Hour Shooting

Assessing NYC's new subway safety measures

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has touted the success of a pilot program pairing MTA police officers with mental health professionals in an effort to make the subway systems safer. The subway co-response outreach teams, also known as the SCOUT Program, focuses on getting New Yorkers with severe mental illness connected to services and supportive housing. Since the program launched last fall, the SCOUT team has moved nearly 100 individuals out of the subway system and into care. CBS News New York reporter Elijah Westbrook has more.

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