EAST HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- Two candidates running for mayor of New York City are sounding off on the fatal shooting of an innocent grandmother from East Harlem.

On Thursday, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa talked about the death of 69-year-old Robin Wright at the 110th Street subway station, while former Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke to residents in Harlem.

It happened at East 110th Street and Madison Avenue just before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Sliwa said he is demanding "urgent action to protect seniors and restore safety citywide."

"I heard again from the mayor yesterday we're the safest we've ever been in the history of New York, that's absolute nonsense," Sliwa said.

For his part, Cuomo doubled down on his plan to hire 5,000 NYPD officers to backfill historic attrition rates

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