NYC Is Cracking Down on Illegal Fireworks, NBC new YOrk

Police are investigating a series of incidents, including one case in Manhattan where fireworks were thrown, ignited, at a man sleeping on the street; a top NYPD official decried the inhumanity of that crime Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a new multiagency task force Tuesday to crack down on illegal fireworks as complaints across the five boroughs soar to unprecedented levels for this time of year. The task force, comprised of 10 officers with the NYPD Intelligence Bureau, 12 FDNY Fire Marshals and 20 Sh