A baby girl in the Bronx was in a critical condition on Wednesday night after being caught in crossfire and shot in the face.
The child is the latest victim of a surging wave of violence, which the new mayor, Eric Adams, is determined to curtail.
The 11-month-old girl was sitting in a car with her mother, 32, in the Fordham Manor at 6:45pm when gunfire rang out.
A male suspect began shooting at another man, and the baby was shot in the left cheek - her mother was unharmed.
The gunman fled on foot and remains at large.
The little girl, who turns one on Friday, was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in critical but stable condition, before being transferred to Columbia Presbyterian.
Adams visited the child and her mother on Wednesday night in hospital, his spokesman said.
Police are seen on the corner of East 198th street in the Bronx following the 6:45pm Wednesday shooting
Cones mark evidence from the scene of Wednesday night's shooting in the Bronx
A heavy police presence is seen in the Bronx on Wednesday night after the shooting
The street is seen taped off on Wednesday night, as locals gathered to observe
Police patrol cars block the street after the 6:45pm shooting on Wednesday in the Bronx
The 52nd Precinct tweeted: 'Due to Police activity, please avoid the vicinity of East 198 Street between Bainbridge and Grand Concourse.
'Expect Emergency vehicles and delays in the area.'
The shooting came as the newly-minted mayor, Eric Adams, struggles to get a grip on violence in the city.
Adams, a former NYPD officer, was elected on a campaign promise to reduce soaring crime, but in the first two weeks of his term shootings have continued to rise.
There have been 52 shootings in the week to January 16, with 57 victims - an increase of 15.6 percent on 2021.
Total crime is up 35 percent, year on year, according to CompStat.
On Tuesday night, Adams addressed a Times Square vigil for a 40-year-old Deloitte executive who died on Saturday when a mentally ill homeless man pushed her into the path of an oncoming train.
Adams said the violence
