Safe NYC is also the first part of an effort to stem a rising tide of homelessness on the streets of the nation’s largest city, where the homeless population has risen since de Blasio took office in January 2014.
Asked about the increased murder rate and what he would say to some who believe the city is going downhill, Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters: “Look at the facts and stop the hysteria”.
“From driving an hour away to play club soccer to having my dad coach me and my sisters for high school soccer, we have lived and breathed the game of soccer”.