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NYC Mayor Eric Adams blasts prosecutors in Juneteenth speech

Mayor Eric Adams kicked off the Juneteenth weekend with a visit to a Hamptons synagogue Saturday, assuring congregants he is committed to protecting “innocent people” and railing against prosecutors who have turned the country into a place where “lawlessness is acceptable.” “Far too often we pass bills and laws that protect people who commit crimes,” […]

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Mayor Eric Adams boasts 40 percent drop in NYC hate crimes

Mayor Eric Adams told members of a Manhattan synagogue on Saturday that hate crimes dropped by 40 percent citywide last month, insisting he’s still a cop at heart whose administration has made fighting antisemitism a top priority. During a 15-minute speech at Park East Synagogue in Lenox Hill, the retired NYPD captain cited new Police […]

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