NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams vowed to follow through on his promises to crack down on crime Sunday as he touted recent drops in murders and shootings, although other forms of lawlessness are high.
Winning election on a tough-on-crime platform, Adams has made controversial moves like bringing back the NYPD’s plainclothes units.
“We’re going to continue to move forward. We’re going to turn this crime thing around,” he said on WBLS. “And when we do so, people are going to really see the progress we’ve made in other parts of the city.
