Grand larcenies, or thefts of $1,000 or more, have soared up to over 60% in Gotham precincts in the past year, according to the latest NYPD stats — and some business owners blame the state’s…
Manhattan’s trendiest tourist-packed neighborhoods have become increasingly terrorized by brazen thieves who are leaving shop workers stymied and scared.
Last week, Adams conceded that “grand larcenies are killing our [crime] stats in the city’’ — and it’s not just businesses that are getting targeted. Ava Homsey, 22, of Yonkers, who moved to New York from Boston earlier this year, said, “Things are just getting worse. “I heard yelling down the street. These two men came rushing into the store and were like ‘Call the police!’ ” Lipscomb said.Mayor Eric Adams held a “summit’’ with business leaders at Gracie Mansion earlier this month to deal with the spike in retail thefts.“The guy who ran in last just grabbed one [piece of art] and left,’’ the worker said. “So I chased him. He was just really pissed. We tug-of-warred with it until he acted like he was going to hit me with it.
Grand larcenies have also increased steeply in the Fifth Precinct — which covers Chinatown and the Bowery — where the crime has risen from 408 to 613 incidents, or 50.2%. “One of my employees got punched in the face, and our employees are scared, as they should be,” Giddon said.
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