The mayor’s skill in wielding race and biography has energized Black activists with shared experiences to push alternate solutions to New York City’s problems. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Police Reform”
Ocasio-Cortez Accuses City Council Speaker of Playing ‘Dirty Politics’
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2022
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized Adrienne Adams, a fellow New York City Democrat, over her handling of budget negotiations. Source: New York Times
A.O.C. and Eric Adams Have Not Spoken in Nearly a Year
By Gotham Rex on May 9, 2022
Mayor Adams and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who represent divergent wings of the Democratic Party, have not spoken one-on-one in nearly a year. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Rolls Out New Version of Anti-Gun Unit With Violent Past
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
Officers will wear modified uniforms, not plain clothes, in the unit, which in its previous form was involved in a disproportionate number of fatal shootings. Source: New York Times
‘The Answer Is Not to Abandon Our Streets’
By Gotham Rex on February 4, 2022
President Biden outlines his strategy for helping New York accelerate the fight against gun violence. Source: New York Times
A Staunch Critic of the N.Y.P.D. Grapples With Deaths of 2 Officers
By Gotham Rex on January 26, 2022
Harlem Councilwoman Kristin Richardson Jordan, who has equated the policing system to slavery, is now considering how to deliver her message in a district mourning for two officers. Source: New York Times
Keechant Sewell, a Queens Native, Comes 'Full Circle' to Head N.Y.P.D.
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2021
Keechant Sewell, chief of detectives in Nassau County, will become the city’s 45th police commissioner after she impressed Eric Adams with “emotional intelligence.” Source: New York Times
Mount Vernon, N.Y., Police Face Federal Civil Rights Investigation
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2021
The inquiry will focus on whether the Mount Vernon department engaged in a “pattern or practice of unlawful policing,” officials said. Source: New York Times
Peter L. Zimroth, Who Oversaw Stop-and-Frisk Reforms, Dies at 78
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2021
As New York City’s chief legal officer, he drafted a model public campaign financing law and fought bias against women in private clubs. Source: New York Times
N.Y. City Council Sees Historic Changes, and Republicans Gain Ground
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2021
Concerns over public safety and pandemic restrictions helped some Republicans win seats on the New York City Council, which will also be one of the city’s most diverse councils ever. Source: New York Times
Why Top Democrats Are Listening to Eric Adams Right Now
By Gotham Rex on July 26, 2021
Some prominent Democrats think their party’s nominee for mayor of New York offers a template for how to address issues of public safety. Source: New York Times
Biden Seeks to Confront Crime While Supporting Police Reform
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2021
A meeting with mayors and police chiefs was meant to show that the president is aggressively confronting gun violence. But he also risks alienating liberals pushing for criminal justice reform. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Has Plans for New York, Beyond Public Safety
By Gotham Rex on July 10, 2021
Mr. Adams, the Democratic mayoral nominee, has stances on policing, transportation and education that suggest a shift from Mayor Bill de Blasio. Source: New York Times
Rising From Pandemic, New York Seeks a New Mayor to Face Looming Crises
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2021
Eric Adams is considered the front-runner in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, but the race is fluid enough that another candidate may win. Source: New York Times
Has New York Hit a Progressive Plateau? The Mayor’s Race Is a Key Test.
By Gotham Rex on June 12, 2021
Concerns about crime are dominating the Democratic primary, and the party’s left wing has just started to coalesce. Source: New York Times