this wave of violent crime. shootings in the month of may were up more than 70% over last year. why are you a better candidate to keep new yorkers safe than eric adams who actually spent his career in law enforcement? >> i'm so honored to have been endorsed by the police captain's yub onhere, the nypd. these are the officers that worked with eric for years, and they decided i was a better choice to keep new yorkers safe. they want a partner that they can trust. that they know will follow through. we do need to get the gun violence down, which involves assigning more detectives to the gun violence suppression division and building a new anti-violence and community safety unit of plain clothed officers. the police captains and firefighters know how to keep new york safe, and i will be working hand in hand with them