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While shootings and murders are escalating in New York City, Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio thinks the city’s official seal depicting a Native American and a white male settler should be looked into.
When asked about the depiction during his daily press briefing this week, de Blasio said, “It’s the kind of thing a commission should look at carefully and decide if it still makes sense for the 21st century.”
Meanwhile, murders and shootings are up significantly in New York City.
Patch.com reports:
Fifteen shootings, seven of which were fatal, on Sunday. A 200 percent spike in gun violence from this point last year. Growing concern over New York City’s efforts to stem the violence.
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People are moving out of New York City for good over several reasons including the COVID-19 pandemic and the spike in crime.
Making matters worse, de Blasio defunded the police budget by $1 billion and ended New York City’s plainclothes anti-crime units.
Former NYPD Chief of Department Joe Esposito criticized the decision.
NBC New York reports:
“Anti-crime (cops) are the crime fighters. These are the folks who get the guns off the street, who get the robbers while the robberies are happening,” Esposito said. “There is a price to pay here — we’re eliminating all the tools that got us to be the safest city in the county.”
Focusing on the city’s official seal depiction is a glaring example of de Blasio’s misguided priorities as crime around him is on the rise.
de Blasio’s lack of leadership is resulting in a spike in murders and shootings putting innocent people in harm’s way every day in New York City.
