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Gun violence is, without question, the biggest obstacle to a full recovery in New York City. Housed within MOCJ, the Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) is tasked with helping communities develop and scale-up solutions to public safety issues by directly engaging networks most affected by gun violence, amplifying holistic assistance for New Yorkers affected by violence, and improving the design of physical and social environments to contribute to long term vitality. The Crisis Management System (CMS), launched in 2014 by Mayor Bill de Blasio and coordinated by OPGV, is a partnership of more than 70 organizations that promote peace, community stewardship of public safety, and healing in neighborhoods most affected by gun violence. As of 2020, the CMS network is operating citywide in 21 neighborhoods, which account for upwards of 50% of NYC’s shooting incidents. CMS is a model of civilianizing public safety, building on the talent, resiliency, and creativity that reside in neighborhoods across New York City. The core components of CMS include (1) deployment of the Cure Violence public health model of violence intervention, (2) school-based conflict mediation, and (3) therapeutic mental health services. CMS engagement strategies are responsive to the inequities in health, wealth, and safety resulting from generational divestment and extractive economic conditions, racist housing, lending, education, employment, and over-policing in Black and brown communities