Mayor Eric Adams took to Albany this week to address his issues with bail reform. Speaking in front of state legislatures, Adams went on the offensive on bail reform, but supported Raise the Age legislation.
The mayor took to Albany this week to address his issues with bail reform. Speaking in front of state legislatures, Adams went on the offensive on bail reform, but supported Raise the Age legislation.
However, Adams, and others, have used the recent fatal stabbing of Christina Yuna Lee, by Assamad Nash, who followed her into Chinatown home early in the morning, as fodder for fighting against bail reform and blamed bail reform for the recent uptick in crimes. Two weeks ago, NYPD stats declared robberies up 33%, grand larceny up 58.1%, citywide shootings up 31.6% from this time in 2021. Murders saw a 15.2% decrease.
“We initiated the letter because we believe that the initiatives being taken by the Manhattan D.A. begin to address several of the race and wealth inequities which are essential components of a criminal system that historically enacts a double standard of so-called ‘justice’ in the U.S. “The D.A. can combat these baseless attacks by sticking to the facts, speaking with the constituencies which have genuine concerns,” Wareham believes. “We signed this letter to let the world know that there are those of us who have a history of demonstrated care and concern for our community who support his progressive initiatives. We understand that this is a microcosm of the same struggle going on across the country.
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