NEW YORK — New York, which has long prided itself on being one of the world’s safest cities, is experiencing a surge in crime, with the topic becoming a central theme of a mayoral race set to be decided in June. All these things are going to contribute to violence and then that violence can be somewhat self-perpetuating going forward,” Pfaff added. New York is gradually beginning to emerge from the coronavirus crisis and unemployment is falling, but crime statistics are far from improving. He accused Foye of “fear-mongering” at the behest of Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, who frequently accuses the mayor of inaction on crime. “The new mayor is going to walk in with this pile of bad news on his desk,” he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 16, 2021 01:30 UTC