{"id":462816,"date":"2022-06-14T22:09:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T19:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/eric-adams-and-aoc-in-proxy-war-over-albany\/"},"modified":"2022-06-14T22:09:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T19:09:57","slug":"eric-adams-and-aoc-in-proxy-war-over-albany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eric-adams-and-aoc-in-proxy-war-over-albany\/","title":{"rendered":"#Eric Adams and AOC in proxy war over Albany"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 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-6a25997590399\" 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-6a25997590399\" 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\/eric-adams-and-aoc-in-proxy-war-over-albany\/#%E2%80%9CEric_Adams_and_AOC_in_proxy_war_over_Albany%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Eric Adams and AOC in proxy war over Albany&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEric_Adams_and_AOC_in_proxy_war_over_Albany%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Eric Adams and AOC in proxy war over Albany&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Mayor Eric Adams is putting his political muscle  behind veteran state Assembly incumbents being challenged by <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>ist insurgents egged on by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the upcoming June 28 Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p>Adams on Tuesday endorsed the re-election of Harlem Assemblywoman Inez Dickens, one of the first black lawmakers to call for changes to the bail law sought by the mayor in Albany.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez is backing housing activist Delsenia Glover in the 70th Assembly District against incumbent Dickens.<\/p>\n<p>Adams also is <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>earing Tuesday alongside veteran Bronx Assemblyman Michael Benedetto at a Juneteenth event in Co-Op City. He endorsed Benedetto last week.<\/p>\n<p>AOC is backing her former staffer, Jonathan Soto, in the 82nd Assembly District in the northeast Bronx that overlaps with her congressional district.<\/p>\n<p>Political sources said Adams and AOC are engaged in a proxy war over who controls the state Legislature and New York City government \u2014 mainstream Democrats or socialists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayor Adams is laser-focused on public safety and he\u2019s supporting like-minded mainstream Democrats who support his agenda. He\u2019s making it clear where he stands,\u201d said consultant Jonathan Reinish, a former staffer to US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eric-adams-aoc-porxy-022.jpg?w=887\" alt=\"Adams endorsed Harlem Assemblywoman Inez Dickens in her primary against housing activist Delsenia Glover.\" class=\"wp-image-22655541\" width=\"298\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eric-adams-aoc-porxy-022.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=593 596w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eric-adams-aoc-porxy-022.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=445 447w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eric-adams-aoc-porxy-022.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=296 298w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eric-adams-aoc-porxy-022.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=148 149w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eric-adams-aoc-porxy-022.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\"\/><figcaption>Adams endorsed Harlem Assemblywoman Inez Dickens in her primary against housing activist Delsenia Glover.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter \/ @ericadamsfornyc<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adams showed up Tuesday morning at Dickens\u2019 Harlem campaign headquarters, where she also received the blessing of a cadre of Baptist ministers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am proud to endorse my friend, Inez Dickens for re-election. I have a great deal of respect for Inez,\u201d Adams said in a release put out by the Dickens campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer consistency over the years is unwavering in her representation of Harlem and the people of our entire state. To do all that is needed for our city right now will take a seasoned leader in Albany, and that is Inez Dickens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dickens said,\u00a0\u201cI am so blessed to have my ministers and the great mayor, Eric Adams, support my run for re-election. We must work together, united in our convictions to get the resources our community needs and deserves. I am committed to delivering on my promises to create a stronger and more unified Harlem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The assemblywoman later told The Post that the upcoming primaries are indeed a political war pitting Adams and Democrats against AOC and the socialists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayor Adams said from the very beginning that he\u2019s not a socialist. He\u2019s a Democrat,\u201d Dickens said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eric-adams-aoc-porxy-019.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Dickens has spoken out against AOC and socialists in New York.\" class=\"wp-image-22655584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eric-adams-aoc-porxy-019.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eric-adams-aoc-porxy-019.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eric-adams-aoc-porxy-019.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Dickens has spoken out against AOC and socialists in New York.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by Brandon Bell\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are Democrats! We are not socialists!,\u201d Dickens said emphatically. \u201cAOC and the socialists are trying to take over New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The AOC-backed challenge to Dickens, 72, is not an idle threat. Democratic socialist Kristin Richardson last year was elected to the City Council representing Harlem.<\/p>\n<p>Benedetto said he was thrilled that Adams was joining him at the Juneteenth event in his district celebrating the emancipation of slaves. It is being held in the auditorium of Co-Op City, the complex of 35 high-rise apartments largely populated by working-class and middle-income black tenants, a key constituency in the upcoming primary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAOC is with my opponent. They support the same things like defunding the police,\u201d Benedetto said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayor Adams is making a statement that he wants level-headed Democrats to move New York City ahead. I share the same values as Mayor Adams. We want good education and safe streets,\u201d added Benedetto.<\/p>\n<p>Benedetto, a retired teacher who chairs the Assembly Education Committee, worked closely with Adams to renew a state\u00a0law for two years that\u00a0gives\u00a0the mayor the authority to oversee the city\u2019s public school system.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eric-adams-aoc-porxy-020.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bronx Assemblyman Michael Benedetto said his primary opponent Jonathan Soto and AOC both support defunding the police.\" class=\"wp-image-22655603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eric-adams-aoc-porxy-020.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eric-adams-aoc-porxy-020.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/eric-adams-aoc-porxy-020.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bronx Assemblyman Michael Benedetto said his primary opponent Jonathan Soto and AOC both support defunding the police.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">HANS PENNINK<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Adams has made his distaste for the socialist left well known.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During a campaign fundraiser last summer, Adams told supporters he was in a fight against the Democratic Socialists of America. Ocasio-Cortez is considered the young superstar leader of the DSA.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m no longer running against candidates. I\u2019m running against a movement. All across the country, the DSA socialists are mobilizing to stop Eric Adams,\u201d he said then.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey realize that if I\u2019m successful, we\u2019re going to start the process of regaining control of our cities.\u201d\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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