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Friday, March 10, 2023

New Yorkers weigh in: Crime today vs. back in the day

New York City residents have almost become accustomed to seeing crime scenes in their neighborhoods as law enforcement continue to adjust to a post-COVID-19 pandemic society, as well as facing other challenges.

Long-time city residents have their own views on how crime today compares to back in the "bad old days" of past decades. 

"It's just getting worse. It's unbelievable you can't even go out to the street," one Upper West Side resident for the past 70 years, told FOX 5 NY. 

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NYC residents must not read the news. In the past few weeks I've seen where Mayor Adams said overall crime is down in The Big Apple.