In wake of subway shooting, NYC Mayor Adams calls for ‘national and local’ solutions to violence

Adams, a former NYPD captain, won office last year on a tough-on-crime platform. Still, crime has continued to spike during his first three-and-a-half months on the job — transit crime is up 68% compared to the same time last year, while seven major categories of crime are up 44%, according to NYPD stats.