Murders are up in New York. Why? According to NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton, it's because of drug dealers getting violent over "marijuana, a seemingly innocent drug that is being legalized around the country." That's all the more reason to legalize it here in New York, too.

The NYPD slowdown may be speeding up, but the one-sided airborne propaganda war against Bill de Blasio is evidently still in full effect. "De Blasio Get Off The Pot. Resign. We <3 NYPD," reads the latest banner, which flew behind an airplane over the Hudson River earlier today.