Today's cover: Eric Adams blames media for ‘perception’ of violent crime surging in NYC subways
Mayor Eric Adams used a new TV interview to downplay the increase in violent subway crime — and blamed the news media for creating a false “perception” that the situation underground is out of control.
Hizzoner added: “So, I have to deal with those six crimes a day — felony crimes — and the perception of fear.” “That’s just a statistic,” she said. “That’s not taking into account the unreported crimes. That’s not taking into account the warning signs — the threats, the crazy looks in people’s eyes. Schulz, who was the first female captain in the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Police Department, said that the current crime wave in the subway is different than crime in the past.
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