New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday welcomed the recent drop in crime but cautioned that many New Yorkers still feel crime remains high. At the same time, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch warned that crime committed by children remained at worrisome levels.

Shootings and homicides decreased 53.9% and 41.4% respectively last month, with Memorial Day Sunday having no shooting across all five boroughs, an achievement made for the first time in 32 years, the mayor said during his weekly Tuesday press briefing.

“We've had the lowest number of shootings and homicides in recorded history in the city. I just want that to linger out there for a moment, because you have people running around saying the city's out of control,” he said.

As the mayor held up a small handgun to

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