NYC Mayor Eric Adams on DOJ Investigation, Crime, and City Deliverables

DOJ Investigation into Andrew Cuomo

• 💡 Mayor Adams expresses concern over the handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes and disproportionate resource allocation to communities of color.
• ⚖️ He states that the criminal justice system should take its course and he will not do what others did to him, focusing instead on running the city and his reelection campaign.
• 🗳️ Adams believes voters will determine the impact of the DOJ investigation on Cuomo's mayoral race, emphasizing his own focus on presenting his administration's successes.

Political Involvement and Past Investigations

• 🏛️ Adams recounts his own experience of facing a potential DOJ investigation a year before his election, highlighting his perseverance and focus on delivering for the city.
• 🤝 He denies having any conversation with the President about the DOJ investigation during his White House visit, stating his discussions were solely about delivering for New York, such as lifting the stop-work order on the wind farm project.
• ⚠️ Adams notes that many people told him he was a target of the Biden administration's Justice Department, which he and others have described as weaponized, citing the indictment and subsequent dropping of charges against Brian Benjamin.

Addressing Crime in New York City

• 📈 Mayor Adams asserts that crime has decreased for five consecutive quarters, with the last quarter showing the lowest number of shootings and second-lowest homicides in recorded history.
• 🔒 He highlights that transit crimes are at a nearly 20-year low, emphasizing that despite high-profile incidents, New York remains the safest big city in America.
• 👮‍♀️ A new quality of life unit with 1500 officers is being deployed to address hotspots and quality of life issues to ensure the city's continued safety.