New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he won’t allow the city to revert back to its “bad old days” of high crime and excess gun violence, coming after a 72-hour period that saw 28 shootings and 38 injuries.
“In the beginning of the year, we saw an uptick in crime and shootings. We saw some leveling off for a few months in the beginning of the coronavirus crisis. Now, we’ve seen something very troubling in recent weeks,” de Blasio remarked on June 22 during a press conference.