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Continuing to Keep New Yorkers Safe

This week, we also announced the pilot of a new initiative that is helping us continue to

sweep out crime, block by block, with the launch of our “Every Block Counts” initiative.

This program addresses quality-of-life issues and works to reduce crime on city blocks

with the highest historical rates of gun violence

ERIC ADAMS

ince day one, this administra-
tion has been committed to
Smaking New York City a safer,
more affordable city. And we have
fought to ensure that New Yorkers
can pursue their dreams by improv-
ing quality of life.
New Yorkers have raised their
concerns about public safety across Crime is down year to date in our city — both above and below ground. Shootings, murders, burglaries, grand larceny, auto theft, and subway
the five boroughs — they asked for crime are all down (Representative/File photo)
more cops on our streets and for us to
address the issues that affect their liv-
ability. We listened and went to work. down year to date in our city — both This week, we also announced nothing to do is one of the rivers that
We have prioritized the safety issues above and below ground. Shootings, the pilot of a new initiative that is make young people turn to a life of
that communities have raised with us murders, burglaries, grand larceny, helping us continue to sweep out violence. So, this week we will open
and taken decisive action. We have auto theft, and subway crime are all crime, block by block, with the a new baseball center in Washing-
hired 4,000 new cops this year alone down. But we know that working launch of our “Every Block Counts” ton Heights as part of our Saturday
and are taking on issues like illegal New Yorkers and families not only initiative. This program addresses Night Lights program, providing a
vending, retail theft, public substance need to be safe in our city but need quality-of-life issues and works to space for our kids to be free, to play
use, the mental health crisis, scaffold- to feel safe, too. And this requires reduce crime on city blocks with the sports, and to just be kids. This new
ing, and unlicensed cannabis shops. taking a community-driven approach highest historical rates of gun vio- baseball center will give our young
This week, we released our pub- that brings together all of our agen- lence. Beginning on 10 select blocks people an alternative on nights and
lic safety report, “Safer Together: cies to address long-term problems. in Brooklyn and the Bronx, we have weekends at the times when crimes
The Adams Administration’s Ap- Nothing embodies this more increased patrols, increased street are most likely to be committed. I
proach to Community-Driven Public than our “Community Link” pro- lighting, repainted signage, cleaned know the pain of being on the wrong
Safety,” showing that our public safe- gram, which focuses on persistent public spaces, and done even more side of the law. I took the wrong path
ty strategy is working, and our com- quality-of-life issues by deploying the — ensuring that families and commu- at 15 years of age and was given a
munities, streets, and our subways right mixture of agencies and offi- nities remain safe. Every New York- second change; every young person
are getting safer. We have refused cials to tackle the problems. Through er deserves to live in a neighborhood deserves an opportunity like that to
to tolerate an atmosphere where Community Link, we have accom- where the streets and sidewalks are thrive in our city.
anything goes and where crime and plished over 1,070 multi-agency op- clean and well lit, where the street Our administration is making
disorder rule our streets. erations, resolved over 730 commu- signs are clear and easy to read, and quality of life improvements and tak-
Here are our results: nity complaints, and issued nearly where they are free from violent ing on crime, so families and work-
We have closed over 1,300 illegal 16,000 summonses to ensure people crime. ing-class New Yorkers are safer every
cannabis shops, removed 19,000 ille- follow the law. We are also focused Additionally, we are redoubling day. And we are going to continue to
gal guns from our streets and made our on delivering services and helping our efforts when it comes to protect- work 24/7 to keep New York City the
subways safer with a 15 percent drop people, for example, Community ing our young people and keeping safest big city in America.
in crime on our subways in November. Link has helped over 200 people who them off a pathway to crime. We Eric Adams is the Mayor of
Because of our efforts, crime is were on the streets get shelter. know that having no place to go and New York City, NY

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