Harlem women scoff at Mayor Bloomberg's ?safe? streets boast

John Taggart for New York Daily News

?New York is the only city I know where a woman could walk in any neighborhood during the day and not have to look over her shoulder, and most neighborhoods at night,? Mayor Bloomberg said. Citywide, crime is up 4% this year compared with the same period last year.

Most ciity streets are safe for women at any hour of the day, Mayor Bloomberg boasted Friday ? but some ladies suggested he?s not walking on their blocks.

?That?s just crazy,? said Angelia Frazer, 48, a Harlem correction officer. ?Bloomberg is living in his own little world. There?s still a lot of dangers lurking out here.?

The mayor made his boast on his weekly radio show when he crowed that New York is one of the safest big cities in the world.

?New York is the only city I know where a woman could walk in any neighborhood during the day and not have to look over her shoulder, and most neighborhoods at night,? the mayor said.

The city has among the lowest crime rates of major U.S. cities, but that?s of little comfort to the women of Harlem?s 32nd Precinct.

There, 17 people have been shot since the beginning of the year. That?s a 30% increase over the same period in 2011.

Citywide, crime is up 4% this year compared with the same period last year.

?You got all kinds of people out here who will take what you have, who will assault you,? said Annie Floyd, 70, a home health worker. ?Mr. Bloomberg doesn?t live in my neighborhood. He doesn?t have to be out here alone.?

The mayor lives 2 miles south of Harlem in an upper East Side townhouse ? and has round-the-clock NYPD protection.

Bloomberg crowed about safety during a conversation about crime in Rio de Janeiro, a city he recently visited. He noticed the Brazilian city was safer than it used to be, but that New York was much better off by comparison.

?There?s some [neighborhoods\] that are still tough, but we are so much safer,? he said. ?You know, unless you travel the world people don?t recognize that.?

Alexis Jones, 18, said violence is a constant threat on her Harlem block ? and she?s reminded often.

?It?s dangerous out here,? she said. ?There are gangs and shootouts in my neighborhood. The mayor knows nothing about where we live.?

Jonnedy Javier, 27, said she worries about her children.

?You never know what?s going to happen in the streets, it?s dangerous out here,? she said. ?Bloomberg talks too much. Instead of cutting out soda, he should do more to cut out crime. You gotta be home no later than 10 p.m.?

tmoore@nydailynews.com

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