 [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Eric Adams tore into new DA Alvin Bragg Thursday night, criticizing the prosecutor's soft-on-crime approach as crimes continue to plague the Big Apple
- 'We need to now stop the domestic terror that we're living out every day in these cities,' Adams, 61, told host Rita Cosby Thursday night on The Rita Cosby Show
- The former police captain credited the increase to policy changes made by Bragg last month that lighten punishments for armed robbery and burglary
- The DA's policies, announced in a memo last month, allow career criminals and repeat offenders back on the streets after committing violent, felony offenses
- The mayor said 'there is no appropriate response to [criminals'] bad behavior' thanks to Bragg's policies, which nix prison sentences for all but serious crimes
- The new mayor described New York City as 'a failing company' because of skyrocketing crime, and proclaimed 'I’m the new CEO'
'It's not safe out here': Terrified New York woman films a homeless man following her through Union Square, threatening to 'knock her out' and 'slit her throat'
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - The woman, who goes by @shamsiaaaa on TikTok, said that the man was making her uncomfortable by staring at her while she sat on a bench
- When he stood up, she got up to leave and walked away, but he followed
- As she began filming, he said he would 'knock her out,' 'slit her throat,' and 'knock her f***ing teeth out'
What is the gentleman’s accent? I can’t tell.
- She said the video was interrupted by an incoming call, but he also threatened to put a bullet in her before finally walking in a different direction
- She also said that she didn't know that the was homeless until TikTok commenters said they recognized him as a homeless man who is frequently seen around Union Square, the East Village, and Washington Square Park.
So I’m not the only one — he looked to me to be well-groomed, unlike the homeless guy stereotype
- According to the newest statistics released by the NYPD, the seven 'major crimes' tracked by the NYPD are up 37.66% year to date
- The NYPD data reports a 26.5% increase in rape, a 32.9% increase in robbery, and an 11.5% increase in felony assault, but a 18.8% decrease in murder
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