New York has been hit hard with major crime in the past, always because demonRAT pols had their hand in the cookie jar and did not want to offend the far left.
Again, it's gone too far and maybe Adams will help right the ship.
I lived in Manhattan for about 2 years in the 90s {mayor dinkens} when they set the death record of 2,000+ murders in a single year and the Rudy got elected and turned it around.
Maybe it could turn around if adams is serious about crime prevention...we'll see.
I lived in Fun City for 57 years, from LaGuardia to Bloomberg. I spent the 90s working in Washington Heights, Harlem and the South Bronx. Once Rudy's second term was over and the NY GOP crowned the life-long liberal Bloomberg as their standard bearer, I had a case of deja vu. I saw the second coming of Republican John V. Lindsay.....so I got out!
History has proven that decision to be right, and this clown Adams, even if he truly has the betterment of NYC in his heart, will not fare well.