As crime rates remain high around New York City, Mayor Eric Adams is defending his record on public safety. After nearly 6 months on the job, polls show his approval rating on crime is down and critics are wondering if he's sending mixed messages.
Mayor Eric Adams is coming under scrutiny for first denying, then clarifying recent remarks on crime in New York City.
The remarks raised eyebrows since Mayor Adams was a police captain in New York City in the 1980s when many considered crime in the city to be completely out of control.Later, however, Mayor Adams denied saying it at all.What Adams did say both times, however, was that the city's current crime problem can be blamed on too many illegal guns.
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