Before Her First State of the State, Gubernatorial Opponents and GOP Target Hochul

U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) called on New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday to refocus her efforts on public safety. An analysis by Newsday last week showed the homicide rate in New York City has increased by nearly 50% and shootings nearly doubled in 2020.

Suozzi, who is primarying Hochul for the Democratic nomination for governor in June, said he is concerned New York will become “the crime capital of the country.”

“I think we have a very serious problem in our state,” Suozzi said. “I don’t think it’s been talked about enough, and I’m going to be talking about it a lot more throughout this campaign and I hope that the governor will do the same because we’ve got some very serious things going on.”