After shootings: Times Square is said to be “flooded” with police officers

New York. After two shootings with uninvolved injuries within just two months, New York’s Times Square is said to be “flooded” with police officers, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio.

“We’re going to flood the area around Times Square with police officers to make sure this situation is resolved once and for all,” de Blasio said at a press conference. “We have more and more activity there, more and more jobs are coming back, more and more tourists are coming back. They have to be safe and feel safe. “

The number of violent crimes has risen

At the square, which is one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions, a 21-year-old visitor was hit and injured over the weekend when a group of men quarreled nearby and one of them drew a gun and fired several times. In May, three uninvolved passers-by were injured in a similar situation, including a four-year-old child. The number of violent crimes in New York had risen significantly in the past few months.

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