De Blasio vows to ‘flood the zone’ in Times Square in wake of shooting

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday vowed police would “flood the zone” in Times Square in the wake of the shooting that injured a tourist, as the Big Apple seeks to rebound from the COVID-19 lockdown.

Hizzoner said dozens of additional cops were sent to the tourist hotspot, which already has a significant police presence, immediately after the shooting late Sunday afternoon, the second act of gun violence there in as many months. “Bottom line is, we are going to flood the zone in Times Square with additional officers,” de Blasio said during his daily virtual press briefing. “We have more and more tourists coming back, they have to be safe and feel safe.”