New York – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is detailing a $210 million plan to improve safety at public housing developments.
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Shootings have gone up 31 percent so far this year in New York City Housing Authority buildings. Meanwhile, overall crime has dropped slightly citywide.
De Blasio said the improvements would begin at 15 troublesome housing developments.
Those 15 projects make up 20 percent of the violent crime across 334 housing authority developments.
The money was allocated in the budget agreement announced last month.
De Blasio said Tuesday it will fund 200 additional police officers dedicated to safeguarding the facilities.
The funding will also go toward installing security cameras and lighting systems and keeping community centers open later.
Racial profiling ?
Why the need for an additional $210 million. Let’s analyze what changes took place since the beginning of the year to date. Actually none, except that Mr. di Blasio was elected.