After narrowly escaping an attack in broad daylight, RHONY’s Leah McSweeney has become the latest Manhattanite to slam New York City‘s mayor Bill de Blasio.
While she dodged a terrifying encounter with a homeless man that lunged at her on the ‘unsafe’ streets, the incident left her shaken about the safety of her 13-year-old daughter, Kier.
‘He was so drunk that it was easy to jump out of the way,’ she told The Post. ‘But what if that was my daughter? I have a f***king pubescent daughter and I’m not letting her walk down the street alone right now.’
After narrowly escaping an attack in broad daylight, RHONY’s Leah McSweeney has become the latest Manhattanite to slam New York City’s mayor Bill de Blasio (seen in November)
Manhattan’s Upper East Side has seen a shocking 286% increase in robberies over the past month – compared to the same period last year, according to the NYPD.
‘No one thinks he’s doing a good job, and he really should step down,’ the 37-year-old reality star told the outlet, as the Big Apple underwent a weekend of violence.
She added: ‘His legacy will be ruining New York City for a good amount of time. He’s just in over his head.’
‘His legacy will be ruining New York City for a good amount of time. He’s just in over his head,’ she said of New York City’s mayor Bill de Blasio (seen this month)
While many of her Real Housewives of New York cast members have fled to the Hamptons, McSweeney says she wants to ‘build this city back up again.’
‘I refuse to leave — I’m not going to let that happen,’ she continued, noting her plans to attend a meeting held by NYPD’s First Precinct to air her grievances.
‘There really is a safety issue in our neighborhood … that’s without a doubt,’ she added. ‘We need leadership at a top level, and, obviously, we don’t have leadership right now.’
‘I refuse to leave — I’m not going to let that happen,’ she said, before revealing her plans to attend a meeting held by NYPD’s First Precinct to air her grievances (seen in July)
She specifically questioned de Blasio’s decision to keep gym’s closed, despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement that fitness centers can reopen.
‘If businesses aren’t open, people won’t be out walking around, and if they aren’t walking around, the streets will continue to be unsafe,’ the Married to the Mob founder fired.
Data from the NYPD data shows 20 people were injured in 12 shooting incidents on Friday, another 23 wounded on Saturday in 20 separate shootings. On Sunday, nine people were shot.
While many of her Real Housewives of New York cast members have fled to the Hamptons, McSweeney says she wants to ‘build this city back up again’
Across the whole of last week, the NYPD says 69 people were victims of gun violence including 43 people shot on Friday and Saturday according to NBC News.
Shooting incidents in the city have been up nearly triple for the last four weeks, compared to the same period of time last year. The statistics follow a pattern seen since June when shootings surged by 130 percent, as the coronavirus lockdown began to ease.
During the month of July, there were 244 citywide shooting incidents, compared to 88 shooting incidents in July 2019, a 177% increase.
‘No one thinks he’s doing a good job, and he really should step down,’ the 37-year-old reality star told the outlet, as the Big Apple underwent a weekend of violence with at least 52 people shot
For the entire year, up until the end of July, there has been a 72% spike in citywide shooting incidents with 772 incidents compared with 450 up to the same point in 2019.
Murders have also risen 30 percent this summer compared to last year.
There were 235 murders in the city for the first seven months of 2020 compared to 181 for the first seven months of 2019.
Unacceptable: For the entire year, up until the end of July, there has been a 72% spike in citywide shooting incidents with 772 incidents compared with 450 up to the same point in 2019
In July alone, there were 54 murders, compared to 34 killings last year.
Police leaders in the Big Apple have placed the blame squarely on de Blasio, citing his move to slash $1billion from the NYPD’s budget, a new law that lets some defendants go free without posting bond and the release of thousands of prisoners from Rikers Island due to coronavirus concerns.
Mayor de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea have been at odds over what is to blame for the increase. Factors offered include slowdowns in the court system, gang activity and pent-up rage from being in lockdown.
Under fire: Mayor de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea have been at odds over what is to blame for the increase of crime
Some have suggested that a decision to shut down the NYPD’s plainclothes anti-crime unit mid-June may have also contributed to the rise.
In July, de Blasio championed a budget cut through the City Council which took $1billion away from the NYPD after bowing to pressure from Black Lives Matter protesters.
It involved wiping more than 1,100 new cop jobs and disbanding a plain clothes anti-crime unit.