Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared to walk back his fear comment on Thursday
On Wednesday, de Blasio claimed that New Yorkers were not living in fear amid the current surge in crime, which shows no signs of dwindling soon
But on Thursday he admitted there is fear but said New Yorkers fight back
Overall crime is up 2.4 percent from the same time last year
There is a 36 percent increase in murders and 35 percent hike in auto thefts
On Monday, a five-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet in a random shooting
A tourist from Kansas City was also recently grazed by a bullet in Times Square