Posted on 08/04/2020 7:44:04 PM PDT by rickmichaels
New York City's wealthiest neighborhood is grappling with a spike in armed robberies, new data reveals.
Manhattan's Upper East Side has seen 27 robberies over the past four weeks - a 286 percent increase when compared to the same period last year, according to the NYPD.
Alarmingly, a significant number of those have involved locals being held up at gunpoint.
For the entirety of 2019, the Upper East Side only reported four armed robberies. This year, 14 have already been reported.
The figures are causing alarm in the ritzy neighborhood, where residents boast an average annual income of $322,400.
The Upper East Side is also known for its high concentration of billionaires - and some of the crimes have taken place just feet from their lavish residences.
Last weekend, three teenagers held up man at gunpoint on the corner of East 65th St and Lexington Ave before making off with his wallet.
According to Fox New, financier Henry Kravis - who has a net worth north of $6.5 billion - lives just a 'stone's throw away'.
The trio of thieves struck again a short time later on East 84th St and Fifth Ave, snatching a woman's cell phone. Billionaires John Paulson and Glenn Dubin reside close by.
Cops later apprehend the teens - two aged 16 and one aged 17 - and seized a loaded gun.
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Why wouldn’t criminals get bolder, the cops probably won’t catch them and even if they do, they will be released right away.
Wait until you get a knock on your door. It will happen. This will spread, is spreading.
It’s clearly time for New York City to enact some commonsense, reasonable, modest do-it-for-the-children gun control.
These are most likely the same rich who have been cutting for this crap for a century.
And how much would NYC extort out of a billionaire as he fled the city with his billions?
Pretty impossible to feel sorry for these people who vote rat all the time. I used to think New Yorkers were smart. They’re not.
Friends with a lot of local cops. Their stops for people from Baltimore in the community less than 180 days has gone thru the roof.
The shitbirds are migrating.
“Shocking!!”
“Causing alarm in the ritzy neighborhood”
Who is “shocked” that criminals come out in force when you cut the police force, scare the remaining cops that they will be sent away for 20 years for doing their jobs, substitute social workers for cops, disband the crime-prevention unit, and stop-and-frisk, let the rabble run loose demonizing police and elect a communist mayor? It is a perfect storm.
As anybody shocked?
Probably a 70%+ Democrat neighborhood. Let them eat cake.
Wow, who knew the bad guys traveled to where the opportunities are?
Joe says, “shoot through the door.”
“Why wouldn’t criminals get bolder, the cops probably won’t catch them and even if they do, they will be released right away.”
yep NY state passed a “no-bail” law ...
I was about to ask if the Upper East Side was near Chelsea., but thanks to your map, it doesn’t look like it.
Cedric and Bob at it again?
Rush, Bongino and the President left just in time. Good calls.
Keep voting Democrat.
Just carry a lot of cash, so you can give it to anyone holding you up. Don’t argue or resist. This should be public policy, like a certain other community.
Not shocked, not at all
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