{"id":431818,"date":"2022-04-15T00:25:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T21:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/adrienne-adams-challenges-eric-adams-link-of-blm-to-crime\/"},"modified":"2022-04-15T00:25:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T21:25:33","slug":"adrienne-adams-challenges-eric-adams-link-of-blm-to-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/adrienne-adams-challenges-eric-adams-link-of-blm-to-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"#Adrienne Adams challenges Eric Adams&#8217; link of BLM to crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be71fb86fb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be71fb86fb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/adrienne-adams-challenges-eric-adams-link-of-blm-to-crime\/#%E2%80%9CAdrienne_Adams_challenges_Eric_Adams_link_of_BLM_to_crime%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Adrienne Adams challenges Eric Adams&#8217; link of BLM to crime&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAdrienne_Adams_challenges_Eric_Adams_link_of_BLM_to_crime%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Adrienne Adams challenges Eric Adams&#8217; link of BLM to crime&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The head of the City Council on Thursday challenged Mayor Eric Adam\u2019s assertion that protests against police brutality are somehow linked to the recent surge in violent crime \u2014 as the mayor\u2019s public safety record comes under increasing scrutiny. <\/p>\n<p>Council Speaker Adrienne Adams responded to Adams\u2019 attack on the protest movement during an interview Wednesday night when asked about the 40 percent spike in violent crime since his administration began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI certainly don\u2019t speak for the Mayor, I never would because I can\u2019t,\u201d the city\u2019s top lawmaker (D-Queens) told reporters during an unrelated press conference. \u201cWhat I would say, though, is that people who believe black lives matter care about black lives. Period.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Hizzoner made cutting crime and tackling quality of life issues central tenants of his mayoral campaign last year, but his administration is coming under new pressure to make progress as crime continues to rise three months into his tenure. <\/p>\n<p>He was pressed on the surge in violence \u2014 particularly the dozen-plus shootings that erupted Tuesday as the manhunt for alleged subway madman Frank James was underway \u2014 during an interview Wednesday, shortly after James\u2019 arrest. <\/p>\n<p>Adams almost im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely pivoted to the protestors in his response. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/AP22104654930297-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during the news conference at Harlem Hospital after the shooting in Harlem on Jan. 21, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-21908564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/AP22104654930297-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/AP22104654930297-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/AP22104654930297-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/AP22104654930297-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Adams questioned why parents weren\u2019t keeping better tabs on their children and keeping them out of trouble.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP\/Yuki Iwamura<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s my question that I put out to the city: Hey, I thought black lives matter,\u201d Adams retorted during the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance on NY1. \u201cWhere are all those who stated that black lives matter?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen go do an analysis of who was killed or shot last night. I was up all night speaking to my commanders in the Bronx and in Brooklyn,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe victims were black. Many of the shooters were black.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Adams also attempted to pin some responsibility for the crime surge on parents, who he said should be keeping closer tabs on their children. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/AP22104667935152-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York City Police Department personnel gather at the entrance to a subway stop in the Brooklyn borough of New York, April 12, 2022. \" class=\"wp-image-21908549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/AP22104667935152-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/AP22104667935152-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/AP22104667935152-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/AP22104667935152-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Crime has spiked 40 percent since Adams took office in January.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP\/John Minchillo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSo I ask the question that was asked of me as a child, it\u2019s 10 p.m. do you know where your children are,\u201d he added, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jBy9VDEWKOE\">referring to a famous public service announcement <\/a>that ran on TV stations as the city averaged more than 1,500 murders annually in the 1970s and 80s.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor then circled back to the Black Lives Matter movement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen are we going to start asking the asking the serious question \u2014 if black lives matter then the thousands of people I saw on the street when [George] Floyd was murdered should be on the street right now,\u201d he concluded. \u201cWe can\u2019t be hypocrites.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>City Hall did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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