CNN to Gov. Hochul: ‘You Can’t Deny That’ People Are Nervous About Crime

LEMON I did not ░░░░░░░░ the fact that you ░░░░░░░░ said you took the ░░░░░░░░ over and that you ░░░░░░░░ campaigning a the a ░░░░░░░░ stop and that is ░░░░░░░░ we have been seeing ░░░░░░░░ lot of crime right ░░░░░░░░ the news If you ░░░░░░░░ at the issue of ░░░░░░░░ has been really front ░░░░░░░░ center for voters Here ░░░░░░░░ New York City people ░░░░░░░░ that crime is number ░░░░░░░░ 28 this is according ░░░░░░░░ a Quinnipiac poll inflation ░░░░░░░░ 20 The crime rate ░░░░░░░░ is down but there ░░░░░░░░ issues when it comes ░░░░░░░░ violent crimes there are ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ They re down in ░░░░░░░░ places in the city ░░░░░░░░ in many places in ░░░░░░░░ city and in the ░░░░░░░░ as well What are ░░░░░░░░ not getting about crime ░░░░░░░░ are Republicans winning on ░░░░░░░░ whole crime issue That ░░░░░░░░ been the thing that ░░░░░░░░ fueled Lee Zeldin s ░░░░░░░░ HOCHUL Because they re ░░░░░░░░ dishonest about it They ░░░░░░░░ not having a conversation ░░░░░░░░ real solutions What we ░░░░░░░░ done is taken 8 ░░░░░░░░ illegal guns off the ░░░░░░░░ We made sure that ░░░░░░░░ 18 year old can ░░░░░░░░ their hands on an ░░░░░░░░ 15 We ve made ░░░░░░░░ that our red flag ░░░░░░░░ are tough and there ░░░░░░░░ background checks whereas Lee ░░░░░░░░ has opposed every part ░░░░░░░░ that even voting against ░░░░░░░░ first significant gun safety ░░░░░░░░ in three decades in ░░░░░░░░ He didn t even ░░░░░░░░ up to help support ░░░░░░░░ police officers with funding ░░░░░░░░ them in Washington So ░░░░░░░░ can say all they ░░░░░░░░ but the facts are ░░░░░░░░ the other side We ░░░░░░░░ done a lot to ░░░░░░░░ guns off the street ░░░░░░░░ I was just in ░░░░░░░░ subway again with LEMON ░░░░░░░░ crime is up 7 ░░░░░░░░ the state I mean ░░░░░░░░ is down a point ░░░░░░░░ 20 and 21 but ░░░░░░░░ is up 7 8 ░░░░░░░░ is concerning especially when ░░░░░░░░ look at New York ░░░░░░░░ and we look at ░░░░░░░░ news and we see ░░░░░░░░ what is happening in ░░░░░░░░ subways and on our ░░░░░░░░ People are really nervous ░░░░░░░░ it I know you ░░░░░░░░ saying they re being ░░░░░░░░ about it but that ░░░░░░░░ a real real factor ░░░░░░░░ You can t deny ░░░░░░░░ HOCHUL No I m ░░░░░░░░ denying it I m ░░░░░░░░ saying the way the ░░░░░░░░ ad campaign is If ░░░░░░░░ re going to say ░░░░░░░░ re tough on crime ░░░░░░░░ soft on guns that ░░░░░░░░ t add up and ░░░░░░░░ want the voters to ░░░░░░░░ that But we have ░░░░░░░░ hard into working with ░░░░░░░░ Adams on getting more ░░░░░░░░ and cameras and care ░░░░░░░░ people who are severely ░░░░░░░░ ill who have been ░░░░░░░░ the subway So I ░░░░░░░░ not talking about just ░░░░░░░░ election environment We did ░░░░░░░░ back in January and ░░░░░░░░ had a sustained approach ░░░░░░░░ bring state resources to ░░░░░░░░ local law enforcement which ░░░░░░░░ something I m proud ░░░░░░░░ and hasn t happened ░░░░░░░░ The Governor and the ░░░░░░░░ of New York never ░░░░░░░░ in the way we ░░░░░░░░ now and it s ░░░░░░░░ to take some time ░░░░░░░░ know the voters understand ░░░░░░░░ but nationwide crime has ░░░░░░░░ a problem Our numbers ░░░░░░░░ better in New York ░░░░░░░░ Violent crime is up ░░░░░░░░ we look at murders ░░░░░░░░ shootings and they re ░░░░░░░░ about 30 but that ░░░░░░░░ not going to give ░░░░░░░░ any comfort It says ░░░░░░░░ still have a problem ░░░░░░░░ understand that But let ░░░░░░░░ talk about real answers ░░░░░░░░ not just give everybody ░░░░░░░░ these platitudes.”