NEW YORK, July 7 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams, alongside Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, announced a significant gang takedown and reported historic reductions in gun violence during a news conference on July 3, 2025. The announcement, which included video evidence, detailed the indictment of nine members of the "R2R" (Road to Riches) gang, based in East New York, who are accused of at least ten shootings, including one homicide and a case where  more