AOC brushes off concerns over surging NYC crime as ‘hysteria’

It’s not like any of the shootings that have New Yorkers panicked are taking place in AOC’s backyard — oh wait, they are.

US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) sparked outrage Tuesday for dismissing concerns about surging crime as “hysteria.” The Bronx-Queens congresswoman, a far-left progressive routinely referred to by her initials, AOC, made the remark during a Zoom chat with freshman US Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), a fellow proponent of the “Defund the police” movement who represents the Bronx and Westchester.