Why wouldn't it work in New York City, sir? Well, first, public safety. Some areas of crime are down, but New Yorkers do not feel safe. We still have work to do on crime. We have the lowest level of police force that we've had in modern political history because we responded to this far left movement. We, New York City responded to this far left movement. Defund the police. Defund the police. They defunded the police. Lowest level in modern history. I want to raise the police department by 5,000. (07:22–07:31)
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