“The View” had a tense moment between two co-hosts as the panel discussed crime in the nation. Joy Behar chastised Alyssa Farah Griffin for “exaggerating” the level of insecurity in the city.
The topic arose as the women recollected the debate between New York gubernatorial candidates Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin on Tuesday.
Farah Griffin became skeptical when co-host Sunny Hostin stated, “New York is one of the safest cities in the country” (h/t TheWrap)
“Do you feel that though? I don’t feel safe in New York,” Farah Griffin responded. “I live in the city; I don’t feel safe in New York.”
Behar hopped into the conversation between her two co-hosts, conveying to Farah Griffin that she wasn’t fully aware of how horrible crime used to be in the city before she was born.
“You’re very young. You are,” Behar said. “You’re 32 years old, was it? You know, I’ve been around, and there were worse crime rates in the 80s and the 70s. I was afraid to leave my house at some points.”
Farah Griffin replied that the city shouldn’t settle for minor improvements, leading Behar to fire back and say, “no, I’m not settling for it, but don’t exaggerate the situation!”
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