AOC’s district sees 70% crime surge — more than double NYC average: ‘She doesn’t care’
What these neighborhoods really need is a “Squad” car. Major crime rose by an eye-popping 70% in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Bronx and Queens district since the ‘defund the police’ socialist lawmaker took office in 2019 — more than double the citywide increase of 30% over that same span, a Post analysis of NYPD data shows. The 110th Precinct in Queens, which covers part of the infamous “Market of Sweethearts” human-trafficking and prostitution mecca on Roosevelt Avenue, saw a 105% surge, the highest increase of any NYC precinct in that period. Major crimes consist of murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary,...