A gruesome video shows a Brooklyn woman being strangled to death in her own apartment building by a man who was following her as New York City tries to give police more money to tackle crime.
The 25-year-old woman was walking into her Prospect Park building around 11 p.m. Thursday when the man approached her from behind and put his arm around her neck.
Police, who posted a video online showing the man approaching the woman, said the victim screamed for help and begged the man to stop. She even tried to kick him and fight back, as he told her to “shut up” before letting go of her.
The man, who authorities said had only dark skin, ran away, but it is unclear 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 have determined. request for information that could lead to his arrest.
Gruesome video shows a Brooklyn woman being strangled to death in her own apartment building by a man who was following her, as New York City tries to increase police budgets to tackle crime
A neighbor told ABC7 The building has become unsafe lately and he purchased a door camera.
Despite Adams’ claims that crime was trending in the right direction late last year, the NYPD announced that crime increased in nearly every category in 2023.
The statistics paint a bleak picture of the city’s efforts to crack down on crime, which has skyrocketed since the pandemic, a campaign Mayor Eric Adams has repeatedly touted as successful over the past year.
However, statistics show that the politician, who campaigned on a promise to tackle street violence in the city and is now entering his second year as mayor, was mistaken.
The data was released by the ministry in December, exactly two weeks after Adams assured citizens that authorities had made progress on the unrest, while also claiming that progress had been made on public safety.
The data shows that rapes, robberies and sexual assaults have increased compared to last year, with both 2020 and 2021 reaching record highs not seen in decades.
Around 11 p.m., the 25-year-old woman was walking into her building in Prospect Park when the man approached her from behind and put his arm around her neck
Rapes surged in 2020 as streets were empty and unemployment was high due to unrest caused by the coronavirus. The number of rapes rose by 7 percent. This year, there were more than 120 rapes than last year.
Meanwhile, the number of robberies rose by as much as 20 percent, despite measures Adams (62) recently took to increase police presence in the city.
Assaults and thefts are showing a similarly steep rise across the city, with crimes up 12 percent — 26,039 incidents this year, compared to 22,835 last year — and burglaries up an alarming 25 percent.
All other crime categories, including theft of heavy goods and motor vehicle theft, showed a similar increase, except for murder, despite the fact that the pandemic began almost three years ago.
The statistics contradict Adams’ repeated assertions that New York — which saw violent incidents and shootings reach historic highs in 2020 as streets were emptied by lockdowns — was well on the way to recovery, the most recent of which occurred just last month.
Police, who posted a clip of the man approaching the woman, said the victim screamed for help and begged the man to stop and even tried to kick him and fight back, telling her to “shut up” before letting her go.
Perhaps that’s why the New York Police Department is getting a huge financial boost next year, after the City Council passed a $112 billion budget despite opposition from Democratic socialists.
The roughly $72 million increase in police spending in the Big Apple came a week after progressive Congressman Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., a proponent of defunding the police, lost his re-election campaign to a moderate.
The budget passed in late June on a 46-3 vote, with three Democratic Socialist members voting against the measure, in part because of the money for NYPD “favorite projects.”
The increased law enforcement budget could indicate that New Yorkers want to get tougher on crime, especially after Bowman’s departure.
New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams celebrated the budget’s passage in a statement.
“The mission of our administration is clear: protect public safety, rebuild our economy and make this city more livable. This budget is direct evidence of that mission,” he said.