‘It’s bad’: Eric Adams admits being ‘shocked’ by the sorry state of NYCBy Bernadette Hogan and Bruce Golding
June 27, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams had no idea how rotten the Big Apple was at its core before taking office — telling The Post he was “shocked” to learn just “how bad this place is.”
During an exclusive interview conducted as Adams rode the subways overnight for more than three hours last week, the former NYPD transit cop said he was astounded by the botched “deployment of resources” that has New Yorkers on edge amid a nearly 40 percent surge in major crimes this year.
“Let me tell you something: When I started looking into this, I was shocked at how bad this place is,” he said of the city.
Adams — who campaigned on a promise to restore order to an increasingly lawless Gotham — said the scales fell from his eyes when he began reviewing internal city operations following his swearing in moments after midnight on New Year’s Day.
“It was probably, the third — third or fourth week in January. I spent a lot of time in the office,” he said.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/06/27/mayor-eric-adams-admits-being-shocked-by-the-sorry-state-of-nyc/