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  • Lawmakers Push Back as Mayor Adams Says They Aren’t Helping Crime Victims

     

    Mayor Adams decries victims of gun violence (photo: Michael Appleton/Mayor's Office)


    Having come to power on a tough-on-crime message after years marked by criminal justice reform and protests against police brutality, Mayor Eric Adams often says New York lawmakers have done too much to protect the perpetrators of crime and not enough for the victims.

    But after a year in office he has not said what additional victims services policies he thinks should be in place.

    "What do we do

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