Tuesday afternoon Mayor Bill de Blasio came to Burnside Avenue to tour the looting that occurred the night before with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., City Council members Fernando Cabrera and Vanessa Gibson, Assemblyman Victor Pichardo, and community leaders.
The Mayor met with the Bronx elected officials at the corner of Burnside and Jerome Avenues where they went inside the Bronx Optical Canter which had been looted Monday night. Mayor de Blasio then went to several other stores which had been looted talking with the store owners. Some were happy that the mayor came to see what had happen, but a few said they were angry because there were no police officers on or patrolling the street Monday night.
It should be noted that not every store on Burnside Avenue was looted. The looting was in mostly in chain stores such as the cell phone stores.
It should be noted that not every store on Burnside Avenue was looted. The looting was in mostly in chain stores such as the cell phone stores.
Above - Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. looks at where looters pried up the gate then broke a window to loot the Bronx Optical Center.
Below - Mayor de Blasio inside the Bronx Optical Center listening to the tore owner whose store was looted.
Above - Councilman Cabrera leads the mayor on a tour of the aftermath of the Monday night looting on Burnside Avenue.
Below - The broken glass outside has been cleaned away, but the looting has left this store interior a mess, as was the case in many other stores on Burnside Avenue.
