Jay Clayton (whose NYC jurisdiction is limited to Manhattan and The Bronx) understands that New Yorkers "want gun-toting criminals off our street," writes The Post Editorial Board. EPA

How about that: Trump-appointed Southern District US Attorney Jay Clayton is standing up for public-housing tenants.

His top targets include gun violence, drug and sex trafficking, transnational gangs and public corruption — with a particular emphasis on protecting New Yorkers in violence-plagued public housing .

“We charge [suspects] federally if we can because there’s a greater likelihood of detention,” Clayton explained on WABC.

This recalls the feds’ approach during the 1990s “crack wars,” tackling the drug-gang gunmen who terrorized poor minority neighborhoods: It helped drive down shootings an

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