Your city needs you.”“The truth is that New York City cannot afford to defund the police,” he added. Times Square represents the commercial and tourist heart of Manhattan, itself the financial capital of New York City and the nation. Last year, only 22 million tourists came to New York City, and officials estimate it will take years for the industry to recover. Both Mr. Adams and Mr. Yang took the opportunity to highlight their policing agendas, which include reimagining plainclothes anti-violence units. Mr. Yang said he would ensure his plainclothes unit was populated by better-trained officers with clean records.

Source: New York Times May 09, 2021 22:07 UTC