Zohran Mamdani: “This quarter, we saw 54 murders across the five boroughs, a…”

“In the first three months of the year, New York City has recorded the fewest murders and shooting incidents since we began tracking these numbers decades ago. This quarter, we saw 54 murders across the five boroughs, a drop from the previous record low of 60 set in 2018. When you compare these figures to last year, which had already set historic lows for gun violence, murders fell by a significant 28% year to date.” (01:22–01:31)

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