{"id":528951,"date":"2022-12-18T17:24:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T14:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/eric-adams-touts-first-year-in-office\/"},"modified":"2022-12-18T17:24:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T14:24:27","slug":"eric-adams-touts-first-year-in-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eric-adams-touts-first-year-in-office\/","title":{"rendered":"#Eric Adams touts first year in office"},"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-6a24328c8e7bf\" 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-6a24328c8e7bf\" 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-touts-first-year-in-office\/#%E2%80%9CEric_Adams_touts_first_year_in_office%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Eric Adams touts first year in office&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEric_Adams_touts_first_year_in_office%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Eric Adams touts first year in office&#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 offered a rosy assessment of his first year in office Sunday, touting his administration\u2019s handling of the pandemic and a<br \/>recent reduction in crime in the subway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York City\u2019s not coming back, New York City\u2019s back,\u201d Adams, 62, declared on Pix11\u2019s \u201cPix on Politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams pointed to NYPD statistics that showed crime was down in the transit system by 20% in the 28 days before Dec. 11, compared to the same time period last year, telling host Dan Mannarino the change was due to the department\u2019s increased presence in the subway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese officers were dealing with low morale, uncertainty of if they carry out their function would we be with them,\u201d Adams said of the<br \/>anti-police sentiment in the city when he took office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made it clear I\u2019m not going send my police officers or correction officers or first responders into the line of fire and then abandon them. I\u2019m a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> and we\u2019re going to lead them in the front and make sure we get to support their need,\u201d the mayor continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/bail-reform-221218-75.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Person protesting bail reform.\" class=\"wp-image-25055023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/bail-reform-221218-75.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/bail-reform-221218-75.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/bail-reform-221218-75.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mayor Eric Adams said he would continue to push for bail reform.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">William Farrington<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf things go wrong, we\u2019ll hold them accountable, but we know they were going to do a good job and we\u2019re going to continue those initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams conceded that the public perception that crime was out of control would take time to catch up to reality. Major felony arrests were down 15% over the past month compared to the same time last year, according to the most recent statistics.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Overall, crime was up 25% so far in 2022, with increases in all major felonies except for murder, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know it would be awhile before people go from how they felt to how they feel,\u201d said the Democrat, adding that his political party has had a \u201cmessaging problem\u201d when it came to public safety.<\/p>\n<p>Hizzoner said Democrats \u201chave a good product\u201d when it came to public safety, touting his administration\u2019s efforts to get some 7,000 guns off the streets in the boroughs last year.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the GOP was holding back public safety due to its pro-gun messaging, despite an unexpected showing in the polls last month for tough-on-crime gubenatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin.<\/p>\n<p>Adams said he would continue to push for changes to Albany\u2019s controversial bail reform law, but said other issues like a lack of prosecution and mental health treatment also allowed a small number of criminals to continue to repeatedly commit crimes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/bail-reform-221218-76.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Protesting bail reform.\" class=\"wp-image-25055024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/bail-reform-221218-76.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/bail-reform-221218-76.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/bail-reform-221218-76.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mayor Eric Adams conceded that the public perception that crime was out of control would take time to catch up to reality.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The mayor shot back at critics of his plan to involuntarily commit mentally ill unsheltered New Yorkers, saying the decision to hospitalize people would be led by \u201cmental health professionals not police officers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot allow people in an inhumane way to live on our streets, ignore them act like it doesn\u2019t exist,\u201d Adams said.<\/p>\n<p>Hizzoner was heartened by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg\u2019s new $9 million initiative to connect homeless people with housing assistance and mental health and substance abuse treatment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-mental-health-010-1.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"A man on the subway tracks.\" class=\"wp-image-25055022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-mental-health-010-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-mental-health-010-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-mental-health-010-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mayor Eric Adams plans to involuntarily commit mentally ill unsheltered New Yorkers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">William Farrington<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe took a bold step \u2026 and now the chorus is joining us, he\u2019s complimenting our plan,\u201d the mayor said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an amazing moment for our city, we took a bold step, refused to punt the ball, and you\u2019re seeing other entities saying how to we step up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams said his officer was regularly communicating with the White House about recouping its estimated $1 billion tab for sheltering asylum seekers, and also defended this the 19 deaths on Rikers Island this year, claiming that the dead prisoners suffered from \u201csevere health care issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-221218-74.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mayor Adams on WPIX 11.\" class=\"wp-image-25055025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-221218-74.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-221218-74.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-adams-221218-74.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mayor Eric Adams said his focus in 2023 would be on driving down crime, attracting businesses to the city and building more affordable housing.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WPIX 11<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The mayor also continued his criticism of the City Hall press corps, alleging local reporters focused too much on crime and not enough on the city\u2019s recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the press points out what I can do better, isn\u2019t it only fair that I point out what the industry can do better?\u201d he asked Mannarino.<\/p>\n<p>Adams said his focus in 2023 would be on driving down crime, attracting businesses to the city and building more 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