New York City has seen a 12% drop in shoplifting, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday — crediting the double-digit dip on Albany’s retail theft crackdown passed last year.

Speaking on a street corner in Harlem, the governor touted the 12% year-on-year drop in retail theft cases in the Big Apple, and a 5% drop statewide, following a surge of such incidents hitting New York in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Neighborhoods that I visited during the height of this crisis, to hear from them on whether they feel the effects, and the answer is a resounding ‘yes,'” Hochul told reporters.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is taking credit for a dip in retail theft after massive surges coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. James Keivom

“Just goes to show the power of working together,” she said, giving

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