{"id":463561,"date":"2022-06-16T05:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T02:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/aoc-decries-police-funding-increases-as-proxy-war-with-eric-adams-continues\/"},"modified":"2022-06-16T05:00:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T02:00:25","slug":"aoc-decries-police-funding-increases-as-proxy-war-with-eric-adams-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aoc-decries-police-funding-increases-as-proxy-war-with-eric-adams-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"#AOC decries police funding increases as proxy war with Eric Adams continues"},"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-6a34d3713bc3d\" 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-6a34d3713bc3d\" 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\/aoc-decries-police-funding-increases-as-proxy-war-with-eric-adams-continues\/#%E2%80%9CAOC_decries_police_funding_increases_as_proxy_war_with_Eric_Adams_continues%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;AOC decries police funding increases as proxy war with Eric Adams continues&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAOC_decries_police_funding_increases_as_proxy_war_with_Eric_Adams_continues%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;AOC decries police funding increases as proxy war with Eric Adams continues&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez continued to battle the mainstream wing of her own party ahead of this month\u2019s New York primaries, railing against lawmakers that support increased police funding in a Wednesday evening tweet.<\/p>\n<p>The congresswoman\u2019s messaging came as Mayor Eric Adams stumped for veteran Albany Democrats who face primary challenges from a slate of progressive candidates boosted by the Bronx-Queens representative. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSad how many leaders are so committed to the bit of denigrating advocates that they refuse to even consider the possibility that perhaps abandoning youth employment, school funding, housing &amp; community violence interruption to boost already-huge police budgets makes us less safe,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old lawmaker, who rose to prominence by upsetting a Queens party boss, has formed an alliance with the Working Families\u00a0Party \u2014 which is loosely affiliated with her\u00a0Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a>ists of America\u00a0\u2014 in a bid to replace seven incumbents tied to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie with left-wing \u201cworking-class\u201d candidates.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/June-14-2022-NYC-mayor-Adams-makes-housing-announcement.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Eric Adams speaking \" class=\"wp-image-22681343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/June-14-2022-NYC-mayor-Adams-makes-housing-announcement.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/June-14-2022-NYC-mayor-Adams-makes-housing-announcement.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/June-14-2022-NYC-mayor-Adams-makes-housing-announcement.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/June-14-2022-NYC-mayor-Adams-makes-housing-announcement.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Adams has been supporting candidates in New York recently.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Adams has been on the campaign trail supporting some of the targeted candidates in recent days, including Bronx Assemblyman Michael Benedetto and Harlem Assemblywoman Inez Dickens ahead of their June 28 contests.<\/p>\n<p>Political sources said Adams and Ocasio-Cortez are fighting a proxy war to determine if mainstream Democrats or socialists will control Albany and City Hall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are Democrats! We are not socialists!,\u201d Dickens said emphatically at a Tuesday rally with the mayor. \u201cAOC and the socialists are trying to take over New York.\u201d<\/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\/06\/GettyImages-1218352608.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"NYPD\" class=\"wp-image-22680963\"\/><figcaption>AOC believes boosting police budgets instead of spending money elsewhere makes people feel less safe.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The WFP has asked its candidates to shun support from law enforcement unions and resist changes to the state\u2019s controversial bail reform laws, which critics on both sides of the aisle have labeled as \u201csoft on crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NYPD funding was largely flat in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/2022\/06\/14\/2197\/\">this year\u2019s city budget<\/a>, with lawmakers overriding Adam\u2019s proposal to spend significantly more on policing.\n                        <\/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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