Franklin Zimring quoted in Newsday, September 26, 2013
The problem for the new mayor and police commissioner, Zimring said, is that the phenomenally good results so far in 2013 set a high standard. If homicides increase in 2014, some may view it as a failure, he said. “If 240 homicides in almost nine months of New York experience becomes the new benchmark, I am not running for commissioner,” Zimring said.