Already…
He might NOTt have figured out how BAD it is for his city….
Back in the day?
The Big Apples was looked a place some people might not want to visit….
THAT cost New York City Big Time in money connected to travel….
News stories of New York City crime and violence have flooded the media, expecally right leaning media….
The New Democratic Mayor…
A darling of the media that has so much access to him….
Who makes no secret of his police background seems to not recognise that the ‘bell will toll’ for him politically if things don’t get better…..
That will be from the outside (police reformists) and from his citizens.(who want the crime and violence to go away)…
And….
Now from what he might think is his political ‘base’….
(To be a bit fair?….The Big Apple has had a rough winter so far on several fronts…)
The Rev. Al Sharpton is calling on New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former police captain, to address the city’s spike in crime, calling the situation “out of control.”
“In fairness to Eric, he’s only been mayor five weeks,” Sharpton said Wednesday during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “But even as a fan of him: Eric, they’re locking up my toothpaste.”
Sharpton’s comment referred to reports that New York-area pharmacies and convenience stores have begun to place low-cost items, even toothpaste, in locked cases to prevent theft. Major crime increased 38.5 percent in January, Adams’ first month in office, compared to the same period last year, according to a NYPD report.
“I mean, we’re talking about basic stuff here,” Sharpton said. “I’m like, what did I miss that we now have to lock up toothpaste?”
Sharpton is a longtime civil rights and criminal justice reform activist and founder of the National Action Network, a not-for-profit advocacy organization. He has been critical to spearhead police reform in the city.
With recent, high-profile incidents of both nonviolent and violent crime in New York, Sharpton noted the “challenge” facing Adams between mitigating crime and supporting policing reforms.
“There is debate in the criminal justice system. There are those that are concerned, including me, about overloading the system and the jails with petty crime,” Sharpton said. “But at the same time, you cannot have a culture where people are just, at random, robbing and stealing.”
Crime has emerged as the chief issue of Adams’ nascent administration. A former NYPD captain, Adams made fighting crime a key aspect of his campaign. But highly publicized shootings and burglaries have stolen the spotlight….
From CNN national news…..