Not just New York, not just New York City, but across the nation. But we were besieged by crime. Shootings had doubled in just a couple of years. Repeat offenders were routinely being sprung free out to commit crimes again. Thieves were ransacking our local businesses with impunity. And people just felt so unsafe. And it wasn't just our residents. The word was out among people who might visit from other states and other countries. (25:42–25:47)
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