Thursday, February 6, 2014

Crimes Soar In New York City Under New Socialist Mayor


Murder rate is rising rapidly in the New York City (2014).
33% Rise in NYC Murders Under Bill “Soft on Crime” de Blasio the pro-Muslim, former Sandinista activist, and newly-elected Socialist mayor.

Who could have predicted that electing a Dinkins aide whose only calling card was viral videos made by his obnoxious son and junkie daughter would backfire running on a 1970s platform of class warfare, racial tensions and empowering criminals would backfire?

As his first month as police commissioner under Mayor de Blasio winds down, Bill Bratton is already facing some sobering news — a 33 percent spike in murders across the city.

According to the latest statistics released Tuesday, there have been 28 homicides so far this year compared to 21 in the same period last year. That puts the city on course for at least one murder a day.

At Least A Murder A Day In The New York City

Last year, the Big Apple racked up 334 homicides in 365 days, the lowest in the city’s recorded history.

“This is the residual effect of de Blasio’s backlash against stop-and-frisk,’’ the source said. “Cops aren’t stopping people and taking guns off the street, which emboldens the criminals,” the source said. Another veteran investigator agreed, saying, “Cops are reticent about making stops because they don’t want to get punished.”

Police statistics also for the past 26 days — the most recent figures available — show that gun recoveries are way down. There was a drop of 31.1 percent, or 208 guns recovered compared to 302 last year.

As I wrote before, much of the gun violence in America is really gang violence. And if you don’t control the gangs, you turn into Chicago. Stop and Frisk was one of the best tools for controlling gang violence and protecting black communities.

Now Bill de Blasio has taken that tool away and violence is on the increase. So is the murder rate.


Socialist Mayor Boycotts St. Patrick's Day Parade over Gays

The St. Patrick's Day Parade does not ban gays from participating in the parade, but it does not allow them to identify themselves by their sexual orientation. De Blasio says he disagress with that policy.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is taking a stand against the policy of the St. Patrick's Day Parade — much like Mayor Dinkins did 20 years ago. For the first time in 20 years, a New York mayor is boycotting the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in a protest over its ban on marchers who carry gay-pride signs.

“I am not planning on marching in the parade,” Mayor de Blasio said at a City Hall press conference on Tuesday. “I will be participating in a number of other events to honor the Irish heritage of this city, but I simply disagree with the organizers of that parade,” he added.

Parade planners have said gays are welcome to join the procession, which is expected to draw more than 1 million people on March 17, but they cannot identify themselves in any way by their sexual orientation.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito a Socialist from Puerto Rico also pledged not to march. “I have an incredibly strong trajectory of being a strong ally on issues regarding social justice and equity for the LGBTQ community, so I will definitely not march,” she said. “The mayor took a very bold step and decision in deciding not to march.”

But De Blasio rebuffed a move from his supporters, including Public Advocate Letitia James, to ban uniformed city workers from marching in the salute to the city’s Irish-American heritage.

The last time a New York City mayor declined to march in the boisterous parade up Fifth Ave. was in 1993, when Mayor David Dinkins refused to take part because of the gay issue. Last Mayor Michael Bloomberg participated every year. But former Council Speaker Christine Quinn — who is an Irish-American lesbian — did not march.

City Controller Scott Stringer and City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Queens) said they would also avoid the decades-old display of pageantry. Mayor Giuliani and Gov. Pataki were not opposed to the St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Mayor Giuliani marching in St. Patrick Day Parade.
Van Bramer, who is openly gay and was arrested for marching in the parade with a gay-pride banner in 2000, praised de Blasio for his “strong stand against discrimination.” “I find it offensive that the parade takes a formal and hard line that I can’t participate,” Van Bramer said. “That literally shuts out huge portions of our city.”

Not everyone took the mayor’s side. Mayor Koch was a regular face at the St. Patrick's Day Parade. Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, said in a sardonic statement that he was thrilled by de Blasio’s decision.

“Personally, I am delighted,” Donohue, who leads his organization’s delegation in the parade, wrote in the statement posted on the League’s website. “I do not want to march with a public official who does not want to be associated with Irish Catholics,” he added.

City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Queens) said he was disheartened that the mayor would not participate. “Mayor de Blasio’s decision not to march in this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is truly unfortunate and disappointing,” he said. “I am hoping Mayor de Blasio will reconsider his decision and participate in one of New York’s most time-honored traditions.”

A spokesman for the Archdiocese of New York said Timothy Cardinal Dolan, who missed last year’s parade because he was taking part in the election of a new Pope in the Vatican, was on a retreat and not available for comment.

Mayor Bloomberg.
Public Advocate Letitia James was one of several politicians who signed a letter asking de Blasio to ban uniformed city employees from marching in the parade.

“The presence of uniformed police and firefighters in such a procession sends a clear signal to LGBTQ New Yorkers that these personnel, who are charged with serving and protecting all New Yorkers, do not respect the lives or safety of LGBT people,” the letter states.

De Blasio responded that city workers can participate if they wish. “I believe uniformed city workers have a right to participate if they choose to, and I respect that right,” he said. Calls to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee were not returned late Tuesday.

The President of The Catholic League says he is “delighted” that New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio will not be marching in this year’s St Patrick's Day Parade. Bill Donohue made the remark after De Blasio said he would boycott the event because organizers will not allow participants to carry gay pride signs.

The head of the nation’s largest Catholic civil rights organization explained that he did not want to march with any public official who do not want to be associated with Irish Catholics. Donohue asserted that the parade honors the Catholic Saint Patrick and that it is not a political parade. Pro-life signs are also prohibited.

“The parade is not about homosexuals, or abortion, or anything other than honoring St. Patrick,” the Catholic league said in a press release. Parade planners have said gays are welcome to join the procession, which is expected to draw more than one million people on March 17.

Donohue has gone on the radio to dispel the myth that the parade is anti-gay. “I have invited gays to march with the Catholic League, provided they do not draw attention to themselves or to some extrinsic cause,” the News release further states.

On Tuesday, the newly elected mayor said at a City Hall press conference, “I am not planning on marching in the parade. I will be participating in a number of other events to honor the Irish heritage of this city, but I simply disagree with the organizers of that parade."

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito will be joining the mayor by sitting out during the parade. She applauded the mayor for the “very bold step and decision” to stand up for gay rights. She added, “I have an incredibly strong trajectory of being a strong ally on issues regarding social justice and equity for the LGBTQ community, so I will definitely not march.”

Also supporting De Blasio is openly gay City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Queens), who was arrested at the 2000 St. Patrick’s parade for carrying a gay pride banner. “I find it offensive that the parade takes a formal and hard line that I can’t participate,” Van Bramer said. “That literally shuts out huge portions of our city."

On the other hand, City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Queens) expressed disappointment that the mayor is not marching. “Mayor De Blasio’s decision not to march in this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is truly unfortunate and disappointing,” he said. “I am hoping Mayor de Blasio will reconsider his decision and participate in one of New York’s most time-honored traditions.”

Pro-Muslim Socialist Mayor of New York City Bill De Blasio announcing his decision to boycott
thousand-years-old Christian tradition the venerable St. Patrick Day Parade in New York City.