THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER PETER F. VALLONE JR.
For Immediate Release October 15, 2012
Michael Pantelidis
718-274-4500
On October 4th, Council Member Peter F. Vallone Jr. continued his Queens-wide public safety tour by visiting the Queensboro Hill Neighborhood Association and University Park Tenants Council.
Vallone, who is Chair of the Public Safety Committee, discussed the rising crime rate, his efforts to get more police officers and what communities can do to be safer.
The Council Member recently began a borough-wide tour, beginning with safety speeches to the Peter Dellamonica Senior Center and the Bay Terrace Community Alliance, among others.
“Our police force is overburdened and understaffed, and that is the main reason why crime recently rose in every borough for the first time in two decades,” said Council Member Vallone. “The safety of the public is always my main consideration, and I know that we stay safe when there are more cops patrolling the streets and there is an involved community.”
