Terrifying video shows woman being strangled in her Brooklyn apartment building after man followed her home

A horrifying video shows a Brooklyn woman strangled in her own apartment building by a man who followed her, as New York City attempts to boost police budgets to deal with crime.

The 25-year-old woman was walking into her building in Prospect Park at around 11.00pm on Thursday when the man snuck up behind her and wrapped his arm around her neck.

Police - who posted a clip of the man as he approached the woman - said the victim cried for help and begged the man to stop and even tried to kick him and fight back, as he told her to 'shut up' before releasing her.

The man - described only as having a dark complexion by the authorities - then ran away but it was unclear in which direction he went. 

The victim - who has not been identified - was unharmed and refused medical attention at the scene but her assailant remains at large, as police ask for any information that could lead to his arrest. 

One neighbor told ABC7 the building has become unsafe of late and he's purchased a door camera.

Despite Adams' claims that crime was trending in the right direction late last year, the NYPD revealed that crime went up in virtually every category in 2023.

The statistics paint a bleak picture of the city's efforts to address crime that's rocketed since the pandemic - a campaign that has been touted as successful several times over the past year by Mayor Eric Adams.

However, statistics show the politician - who ran on promises of addressing violence on the city's streets and is now entering his second year as mayor - was mistaken.

The data, released by the department in December, came exactly two weeks after Adams assured citizens that officials had taken strides in the unrest, while touting supposed gains in public safety.

The data shows that rapes, robberies, and assaults are all up from last year, since hitting highs not seen in decades in both 2020 and 2021.

Rape - which rocketed in 2020 when streets were empty and unemployment rife due to unrest caused by the coronavirus - rose by 7 percent, with more than 120 occurring this year than last.

Robberies, meanwhile, rose a shocking 20 percent, despite recent measures taken by Adams, 62, to increase police presence throughout the city.

Assaults and theft throughout the city, meanwhile, show a similarly pronounced rise, with felony assaults up 12 percent - 26,039 incidents this year compared to 22,835 seen last year - and burglaries up an alarming 25 percent.

All other crime categories - including grand larceny and motor vehicle theft - showed similar rises except for murders, despite the outset of the pandemic coming now nearly three years ago. 

The statistics directly contradict repeated statements from Adams that New York - which saw incidents of violence and shootings swell to historic highs in 2020 when its streets were hollowed out by lockdowns - was well on the path to recovery, the most recent of which came just last month.

Perhaps because of that, the New York Police Department will see a massive cash boost next year after the City Council adopted a $112 billion budget despite dissent from Democratic socialists. 

The Big Apple's increase in police spending by roughly $72 million comes under a week after Squad progressive Congressman Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., a defund the police advocate, lost his reelection bid to a moderate. 

The budget was adopted 46-3 in late June, with three Democratic socialist members voting against the measure partly because of the money for NYPD 'pet projects.' 

The boosted law enforcement budget may now indicate New Yorkers' desires to get tough on crime, especially after Bowman's ousting. 

Democrat New York City Mayor Eric Adams celebrated the budget adoption in a statement.

'Our administration’s mission is clear: Protect public safety, rebuild our economy, and make this city more livable — and this budget is a direct testament to that mission,' he said.