Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted the recent surge in gun violence in New York City and the state as an 'urgent crisis' that he blamed squarely on police departments because they have done 'very little' to come up with reform plans.
He also threatened to pull funding from up to 500 departments across the state if they do not have plans in place by April 2021.
Cuomo raised the growing lawlessness during his Monday press conference where he revealed in New York City murders are up 29 per cent, while shootings are up 79 per cent year to date.
He then broke down the percentage increases of shootings within each borough as compared to previous year data, noting that shootings are up 60 per cent in The Bronx, 102 per cent in Brooklyn, 54 per cent in Manhattan, 75 per cent in Queens and 108 per cent in Staten Island.
Cuomo blames POLICE for crime wave
- by: Maxine Shen
- 2020-08-18
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- 08/18/2020
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