Mayor Adams Insists NYC is Still Safe

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Mayor Eric Adams is holding firm that New York City is still safe despite the migrant crisis fueling a spate of recent crimes in the Big Apple.

“We had 62 million tourists last year; we will continue to surge this year; NYPD is ever present,” boasted Adams. “I was walking up there [in Times Square] the other day. You see the presence that’s there. It is safe.”

“We’re going to continue to be the safest big city in America, and we’re going to set the right tone,” he added. “And those who are violent, who have no place in the city, doesn’t matter if they’re long-standing New Yorkers, or they’re new arrivals. Violence is not accepted in the city.”

Adams’ remarks were made two days after a 17-year-old migrant was stabbed in Times Square on Thursday night. The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital and survived.

Within two hours following the teen’s stabbing on Thursday, a brawl began on 43rd and Broadway, in front of the Hard Rock Café.