{"id":27986,"date":"2023-01-10T17:58:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T17:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=27986"},"modified":"2023-01-10T18:17:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T18:17:15","slug":"community-op-ed-making-new-york-safer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/27986","title":{"rendered":"Community Op-ed: Making New York Safer"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Eric Adams (Mayor of New York City)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

New York: When I came to the office, I inherited a city with many crises, including increasing crime. And my top priority has always been public safety. From day one, I got to work with the Police Commissioner, our Deputy Mayor and our team to make our streets and subways safer.<\/p>\n

And our\u00a0public safety strategy is working.\u00a0New York City is getting safer.\u00a02022 ended with crime trending downward in New York City.\u00a0In December, we saw major crimes go down by 11.6 %\u00a0and in the fourth quarter of 2022, overall index crime dropped by 1.5%.<\/p>\n

Last month, we saw murders, shootings, robberies, burglaries, grand larcenies, and hate crimes all going down.\u00a0Our efforts \u2014 including taking 7,100 firearms\u00a0and more than 400\u00a0ghost guns\u00a0off our streets \u2014 are bringing gun violence down.\u00a0What these numbers tell us is that we\u00a0are turning the corner on crime in this city. And the results speak for themselves.\u00a0New York City is back.<\/p>\n

You can see it and feel it across the five boroughs. Tourism\u00a0is back at a roaring pace\u00a0and\u00a0subway ridership\u00a0is at its highest since the pandemic started.<\/p>\n

Broadway attendance is at its highest since before the pandemic and our hotel occupancy is the highest amongst the top 25 markets. New Yorkers and visitors are flocking back to our city, with more than 62 million visitors expected to visit\u00a0this\u00a0year.<\/p>\n

Our city is well and truly back. But there is much more work to be done.\u00a0We will not surrender to crime and violence in our city.\u00a0We are going to make sure that these\u00a0crime\u00a0numbers continue to trend in the right direction.\u00a0We are going to double down and\u00a0continue to get ghost\u00a0guns and illegal guns\u00a0off\u00a0our streets. We are going to protect our\u00a0subways\u00a0and transit stations with our police officers patrolling\u00a0subway platforms and trains each day.<\/p>\n

And\u00a0we are going to continue to\u00a0invest in prevention through our Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, Crisis\u00a0Management System, and our youth programs like Saturday Night Lights and the Summer Youth Employment\u00a0program.\u00a0We know that these programs work\u00a0and that\u00a0they keep our kids safe and away from gun violence.\u00a0This is a major task to undertake, but our city is ready.<\/p>\n

And we are making progress.\u00a0Safe communities are something that all\u00a0New Yorkers deserve, and\u00a0across all five\u00a0boroughs we are building a\u00a0city that is safe for everyone. A city\u00a0that ensures working people have\u00a0decent jobs, good health care, a roof over their heads, clean streets, and good schools. Public safety is the prerequisite to prosperity. Together, we are making sure that, in 2023,\u00a0New York City remains\u00a0the\u00a0safest big city in America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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