NEW YORK — A technique that Mayor Eric Adams has championed as part of his efforts to curb gun violence on New York City streets may also play a role in his approach to addressing conflict in schools, budget documents show.
Adams has cited “violence interrupters” — trusted community members who fan out into neighborhoods to identify and quash conflict before it turns deadly — as key to his plans to turn the tide on rising gun violence.
Tucked into his April Executive Budget is a proposal to experiment with a similar approach in city schools.
