Currents News Staff
If you look at the latest statistics from the NYPD, crime is up in almost every neighborhood in New York City.
“Thirty precincts are contributing to 80% of the violence,” Mayor Eric Adams said.
The worst area is Elmhurst, Queens with more than a 142% increase in crime over last year. Fresh Meadows Queens saw a 118% jump in overall crime while in Brooklyn, crime in Sunset Park went up 107% from last year. In Canarsie, it went up 105%.
The biggest issues in these areas are grand larceny, felony assaults and robberies. Whether underground or on the streets, lately many New Yorkers are worried about their safety. Mayor Eric Adams talked about it after his meeting with president biden on gun violence.
“He came to NY to deal with the terror many people are experiencing right here in the city,” Mayor Adams said.
Sometimes the terror is caught on camera. One of the latest incidents was a gunman opening fire on a Crown Heights, Brooklyn street corner in broad daylight shooting another man several times.
Also in Brooklyn, a 79-year-old man just standing on the street in the afternoon gets punched in the back of the head for seemingly no reason at all.
It seems below the streets aren’t much safer as we hear about people being pushed in front of moving trains or being robbed. One video shows a mugger stealing a woman’s purse in a Manhattan subway station.
Businesses are also being targeted with criminals taking what they want and leaving without paying. Mayor Adams wants to toughen the state’s bail law, but state lawmakers aren’t budging on bail reform. Either way, the mayor has vowed to tackle the crime plaguing the city even looking to the feds for a 9/11 type response, but many wonder how long it will take for the Big Apple to become safer.
“We’re seeing the bridging together of all of our resources to stop crime, prevent crime and build more healthier children and families in our city,” Mayor Adams said.
There are only a couple areas in the city that saw a decrease in crime like Bushwick and Bed-Stuy in Brooklyn.