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The murder of six-year-old<\/a> Prince Joshua Avitto in a New York neighborhood has shocked the city.  Security cameras that could have helped identify the culprit were not installed due to a delay in bureaucracy. \u201cI think it was a bad strategic decision by NYCHA to not simply put those cameras in place immediately,\u201d Mayor de Blasio said<\/a>.<\/span> \u201cThe buck stops with me. And I’ve ordered all these cameras put in place this year.”
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

Gap between promise and reality<\/h3>\n

Although the New York City Housing Authority promises a \u201csafe and secure\u201d living environment in public housing, these housing projects see more crime. According to the New York Police Department, the rate of shooting incidents in public housing has risen more than 35 percent, and 20 percent of violent crimes<\/a> happen here, although NYCHA houses just 5 percent of the city\u2019s residents.<\/p>\n

\"Public

Public housing in Brooklyn. From Payton Chung<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Bureaucracy is speedier after murder<\/h3>\n

Just a day after Joshua\u2019s murder, the city approved a camera for the lobby of the Boulevard Houses public development, where the incident took place. It only took city officials one week<\/a> to approve $25 million in funding for security cameras in 49 projects. Sometimes, these contracts can be stalled for years.<\/p>\n

Less than half of the 2,563 public housing<\/a> buildings in New York have security cameras. According to the Housing Authority, it would cost $400- 600 million to put security cameras in all of them.<\/p>\n

Although federal money was used to pay for cameras for many years, since 2003 that was not an option. Discretionary allocations by state and city officials are now the only means of paying for security cameras.<\/p>\n

Other delaying factors<\/h3>\n

However, this is not the only hurdle. After funds come through, tenants and police officials must decide on the type of cameras to be used and their locations.<\/p>\n

Boulevard\u2019s tenants approved a plan for 15 cameras in March, although the money had been allocated last year. However, the housing agency only submitted the expense plan to the city Office of Management and Budget in May. Ironically, permission was granted a day after the murder happened.<\/p>\n

Cameras are not the only answer<\/h3>\n

Crimes often happen in elevators even after cameras are installed, but at least they help identify suspects. Joshua\u2019s murder happened in an elevator.<\/p>\n

De Blasio announced other measures<\/a> to prevent such incidents from happening. Neighborhood patrols, front door repair, after-school and recreation programs, and more co-ordination between the police and community are among them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ve got to remember that we have had a tragedy and that, in and of itself, hurts us deeply,\u201d says de Blasio. \u201cBut what\u2019s even worse is when you’ve had a tragedy and nothing changes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The murder of six-year-old Prince Joshua Avitto in a New York neighborhood has shocked the city.  Security cameras that could have helped identify the culprit were not installed due to a delay in bureaucracy. \u201cI think it was a bad strategic decision by NYCHA to not simply put those cameras in place immediately,\u201d Mayor de […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[170,12],"tags":[219,167],"class_list":["post-2749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security","category-surveillance","tag-cctv","tag-new-york-city"],"yoast_head":"\nMayor de Blasio calls for cameras in public housing -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NYC is planning to beef up surveillance in 49 of its public housing projects after the elevator murder of six-year-old Joshua.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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