This week's gang takedown was perhaps the largest ever in Queens: a 151-count indictment brought against 33 alleged gang members, five of whom are charged with murder.

At the center of the indictment is a blood feud between rival Southeast Queens street gangs. Set off by a slashing in April 2019, the tensions and violence between the warring factions escalated after the murder of 14-year-old Aamir Griffin in October 2019.

Griffin was playing basketball at the Baisley Park Houses when he was gunned down by a gang member who mistook him for a rival.

After Griffin's murder, there were more than 20 shootings, one fatal. Some 34 firearms were recovered through this investigation.

Whether it is a 14-year-old like Aamir Griffin playing basketball with friends, or a schoolteacher walking his dog, or a mother running out to buy milk for her children -- all innocent bystanders in deadly shootings in Queens -- we have seen law-abiding New Yorkers peacefully going about their business killed by mindless gang violence.

We will do absolutely everything we can to get illegal firearms off of our streets.

We will not let lawlessness and fear take over our neighborhoods, parks and streets.

Anyone willing to jeopardize the lives of their neighbors with deadly gun violence is put on notice. Every resource of this office will be used to identify and prosecute these cases and to get these weapons off our streets.

My top priority will always be keeping you and your loved ones safe.

In Friendship,

If you have information about the death of Manuel Mayi, let authorities know. It is never too late for justice.

I attended the grand re-opening of the Masjid Abu Huraira/Islamic Center in Jackson Heights with Mayor Eric Adams and Congresswoman Grace Meng. Abu Huraira -- which includes a mosque, school and community center -- serves as a vital hub of the Bangladeshi Muslim community, providing vital social services through its non-profit organization.

Chief Executive Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Naiburg and Assistant District Attorney Alyssa Glasshagel read to students at the William C. Hughley School, P.S. 116, in Jamaica. Read Across America is a reading motivation program encouraging literacy through community events such as this one held with the Queens Women's Bar Association.

Calvary Baptist Church in Jamaica has been a vibrant community hub for more than 90 years. I visited Reverend Victor Hall and the congregation recently to discuss community concerns and acknowledge their ongoing social outreach programs, including a successful food pantry serving people experiencing food insecurity.

I attended the Howard Beach Columbus Day Foundation's 10th annual St. Joseph's Day Celebration with community members and elected officials. The event, which was in-person for the first time since the pandemic, raises funds for hospital donations and scholarships.

I joined the women of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. for their annual Finer Womanhood Luncheon in Queens Village. The organization is dedicated to community empowerment and members of Delta Beta Zeta chapter provide countless hours of service and philanthropic resources to Queens.

Scams targeting seniors and recent immigrants for their hard-earned savings and property cost victims millions of dollars each year. I visited Chinese Christian Herald Crusades in Flushing with members of my Elder Fraud Unit to present strategies seniors can use to identify these schemes and avoid becoming targets. The Elder Fraud Unit has been instrumental in prosecuting these financial crimes and securing restitution through the courts.