Horrifying video shows a Brooklyn woman strangled in her own apartment building by a man who followed her, as New York City tries to increase police budgets to fight crime.
The 25-year-old woman was entering her building in Prospect Park around 11 p.m. Thursday when the man sneaked up behind her and put his arm around her neck.
Police, who released a clip of the man as he approached the woman, said the victim screamed for help and begged the man to stop and even tried to kick him and fight back, as he told her to shut up before releasing her.
The man, who authorities said was dark-skinned, fled, but it was not clear in which direction he went.
The victim, who has not been identified, was unharmed and refused medical attention at the scene, but her attacker remains at large, police said. Request any information which could lead to his arrest.
A gruesome video shows a Brooklyn woman strangled in her own apartment building by the man who followed her, as New York City tries to increase police budgets to deal with crime.
A neighbor told me ABC7 The building has become unsafe lately and he has purchased a camera for the door.
Despite Adams’ claims that crime was trending in the right direction late last year, the NYPD revealed that crime is up in virtually every category in 2023.
The statistics paint a grim picture of the city’s efforts to address crime that has skyrocketed since the pandemic, a campaign Mayor Eric Adams has touted as successful several times over the past year.
But statistics show the politician, who campaigned on a promise to tackle violence on the city’s streets and is now entering his second year as mayor, was wrong.
The data, released by the department in December, came exactly two weeks after Adams assured citizens that officials had made progress in the unrest, while touting supposed advances in public safety.
Data shows that rapes, robberies and assaults all increased from last year, reaching highs not seen in decades in both 2020 and 2021.
Around 11 p.m., the 25-year-old woman was entering her building in Prospect Park when the man sneaked up behind her and put his arm around her neck.
Rape, which soared in 2020 when streets were empty and unemployment was rife due to coronavirus-fueled unrest, rose 7 percent, with more than 120 rapes this year than last year.
Meanwhile, robberies are up a staggering 20 percent, despite recent measures by Adams, 62, to increase police presence throughout the city.
Meanwhile, assaults and robberies across the city are showing an equally sharp rise, with serious assaults increasing by 12 per cent (26,039 incidents this year compared to the 22,835 seen last year) and burglaries up an alarming 25 per cent.
All other crime categories, including grand larceny and motor vehicle theft, showed similar increases except for murder, even though the pandemic began nearly three years ago.
The statistics directly contradict Adams’ repeated statements that New York, which saw incidents of violence and shootings rise to record highs in 2020 as its streets emptied by lockdowns, was well on its way to recovery, the most recent of which came last month.
Police, who released a clip of the man as he approached the woman, said the victim screamed for help and begged the man to stop and even tried to kick him and fight back, as he told her to shut up before releasing her.
Perhaps that’s why the New York Police Department will see a huge cash boost next year after City Hall adopted a $112 billion budget despite dissent from Democratic Socialists.
The increase in police spending in the Big Apple by about $72 million comes a week after progressive Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a New York Democrat and advocate of defunding the police, lost his re-election bid to a moderate.
The budget was adopted in late June by a vote of 46 to 3, with three Democratic Socialist members voting against the measure, in part because of money for the NYPD’s “pet projects.”
The increased law enforcement budget may now signal New Yorkers’ desire to crack down on crime, especially after Bowman’s ouster.
New York City’s Democratic Mayor Eric Adams welcomed the budget’s passage in a statement.
“Our administration’s mission is clear: protect public safety, rebuild our economy and make this city more livable, and this budget is a direct testament to that mission,” he said.