Lhota to NYC business leaders: Crime could surge with reformed stop-and-frisk
Republican mayoral nominee Joe Lhota warned a group of prominent New York City business leaders Tuesday that crime could surge if his Democratic opponent Bill de Blasio is elected mayor.
Though the city’s overall crime rates have plunged dramatically during outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s 12 years in office, Lhota suggested a recent spike in high-profile crimes could foreshadow what would happen if de Blasio is elected.
He denounced the shooting death of a 1-year-old Brooklyn boy last month, a stabbing spree in a Manhattan park, and the violence that erupted last week during a confrontation between a SUV driver and a group of motorcyclists.