On Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams released a report card on city agencies with almost no notice.

“Crime is down. Jobs are up. Tourists are back. The city is moving in the right direction. Allow us to continue the job we have started,” Adams said.

So far, some of the numbers back him up. The mayor’s preliminary report card covers the first four months of this fiscal year and details key metrics on how agencies across the city are stacking up.

What You Need To Know

  • On Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams released a report card on city agencies with almost no notice

  • The mayor’s preliminary report card covers the first four months of this fiscal year and details key metrics on how agencies across the city are stacking up

  • Major crime is down compared to the same period of the previous year, and a look at private sector employment shows jobs are up almost 4% climbing to more than 4.1 million

  • But some of the mayor’s critics do not think all the report’s indicators are rosy

“We want to continue the success, driving down crime in a real way and improving public safety in this city,” Adams said.

Major crime is down compared to the same period of the previous year, and a look at private sector employment shows jobs are up almost 4% climbing to more than 4.1 million.

“In the first four months of this fiscal year overall crime was down 3%,” said Fabien Levy, deputy mayor of communications.

But some of the mayor’s critics do not think all the report’s indicators are rosy.

“It’s taking the NYPD almost two whole minutes longer than last year to respond to critical crimes, but they are increasing the broken windows enforcement on minor issues significantly. That’s the wrong prioritization. That’s not how you keep New Yorkers safe,” said Brooklyn Councilmember Lincoln Restler.

The number of quality-of-life summonses climbed a whopping 69% during this time period to more than 67,000.

NYPD response times for all crimes in progress were also climbing. It took 14 minutes and 21 seconds in fiscal year 2023 and now that’s up to 16 minutes and 12 seconds.

New Yorkers looking for cash assistance were also waiting longer, with just 14% of applications completed on time.

The city did step up some trash collection.

“They go to the bin and they put [garbage] in, but the bin is overflowing. We have to be consistent with our message and that’s why we are putting the money in to have these bins emptied more often,” Adams said in 2022.

The city’s sanitation department increased the number of litter baskets it emptied during the first four months of the fiscal year, cleaning out more than 3.6 million.