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Both highly criticized efforts were mentioned during an interview as the term-limited New York City Mayor prepares to depart office at the end of the year.

The gang started in los angeles and spread to major american cities. in recent years the gang has spread like wildfire across long island. their tactics and techniques are so brutal that ms-13 members are often recruited as enforcers for major mexican drug cartels. tucker?aj >> tucker: unbelievable.nl trace gallagher, thanks very much. well, murderous gang members not the only problem here in new york city. there is rampant corruption, too. here's one shocking example. the mayor of new york, bill de blasio's wife, her name is charlene mccrea, oversees a massive mental health project. it's call...

Immigrants. the gangs started in los angeles and spread to major american cities. in recent years the gang has spread like wildfire across long island. their tactics and techniques are so brutal that ms-13 members are often recruited as enforcers for major mexican drug cartels. tucker? >> unbelievable. trace gallagher, thanks very much. well, murderous gang members not the only problem here in new york city. there is rampant corruption, too. here's one shocking example. the mayor of new york, bill de blasio's wife her name is charlene mccrea oversees a massive mental health project. it's calle...

Have -- is to maybe it something that will engage but every day. how are you doing that in new york? how are other cities modeling programs? >> well, we're taking a public health approach in new york city with thrive nyc. that's giving a lot of information. i talk about how we don't grow up learning about this. we want everyone to have a vocabulary and talk about this and know they need to talk about this. so mental health is something we need to encourage in new york. we have made it available, the people, for free, so we've trained roughly 60,000 new yorkers so far, which teaches them, you k...

Be terrorized. different sides tried to convince each other they're going to lose. this is psychological warfare. if we say, no, we're better than that, we can prevail but it's important for the average citizen if they see something or hear something or think somebody is up to no good, report it immediately. >> we're dealing with people of unstable of mind. mental health is an issue. we're trying to figure out how to deal it because of stigma. if you have schizophrenia or bipolar they call you crazy. stigma you're dealing with doesn't have parity with physical healthcare the way we want it to ...