NYC’s Eric Adams Brutally Grilled on the Breakfast Club, Accused of ‘Fear-Mongering’ Over Crime in the City

OLURIN So how do ░░░░░░░░ reconcile that Adams Well ░░░░░░░░ s go before first ░░░░░░░░ all I would love ░░░░░░░░ me the quotes on ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric because I m ░░░░░░░░ on that Can you ░░░░░░░░ me the quotes OLURIN ░░░░░░░░ you fearmonger about the ░░░░░░░░ Adams Yeah give me ░░░░░░░░ Oh you ve consistently ░░░░░░░░ that since day one ░░░░░░░░ your administration One of ░░░░░░░░ first things you did ░░░░░░░░ add 1 000 officers ░░░░░░░░ the subway because you ░░░░░░░░ that the subways are ░░░░░░░░ You and Hochul did ░░░░░░░░ and said how dangerous ░░░░░░░░ is And you recently ░░░░░░░░ that when you deployed ░░░░░░░░ National Guard Adams But ░░░░░░░░ s not that wasn ░░░░░░░░ my question My question ░░░░░░░░ what was my fear ░░░░░░░░ What did I say ░░░░░░░░ You continuously say I ░░░░░░░░ point to a number ░░░░░░░░ videos and quotes and ░░░░░░░░ from you but you ░░░░░░░░ said repeatedly that the ░░░░░░░░ are dangerous that New ░░░░░░░░ is dangerous You complain ░░░░░░░░ crime relentlessly So what ░░░░░░░░ m saying to you ░░░░░░░░ if you are saying ░░░░░░░░ New York is the ░░░░░░░░ city it s one ░░░░░░░░ the safest big cities ░░░░░░░░ this country which is ░░░░░░░░ And you re recognizing ░░░░░░░░ the subway stations are ░░░░░░░░ fact not half as ░░░░░░░░ as they re presented ░░░░░░░░ be I m saying ░░░░░░░░ do you reconcile how ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric has played into ░░░░░░░░ s fear MCKELVEY And ░░░░░░░░ even just rhetoric I ░░░░░░░░ say the actions because ░░░░░░░░ s right If you ░░░░░░░░ Adams Which is different ░░░░░░░░ But it s the ░░░░░░░░ thing If you put ░░░░░░░░ thousand police officers in ░░░░░░░░ subway two thousand police ░░░░░░░░ in the subway that ░░░░░░░░ t make us feel ░░░░░░░░ we think something s ░░░░░░░░ if you do that ░░░░░░░░ Okay Let me let ░░░░░░░░ first let me peel ░░░░░░░░ again because you got ░░░░░░░░ always peel back this ░░░░░░░░ you know because oftentimes ░░░░░░░░ you depict in the ░░░░░░░░ that I don t ░░░░░░░░ is how people interpret ░░░░░░░░ I didn t put ░░░░░░░░ National Guards in the ░░░░░░░░ The governor did OLURIN ░░░░░░░░ know but I know ░░░░░░░░ you said Adams But ░░░░░░░░ said inaudible OLURIN You ░░░░░░░░ with Governor Kathy Hochul ░░░░░░░░ you cosigned that decision ░░░░░░░░ did And I m ░░░░░░░░ saying this as someone ░░░░░░░░ s following social media ░░░░░░░░ m saying that as ░░░░░░░░ attorney in the city ░░░░░░░░ an activist who follows ░░░░░░░░ that you do Adams ░░░░░░░░ If you I m ░░░░░░░░ you do But then ░░░░░░░░ realize how I turned ░░░░░░░░ city around If you ░░░░░░░░ everything I do you ░░░░░░░░ that I OLURIN I ░░░░░░░░ say no but we ░░░░░░░░ get to that next ░░░░░░░░ Loosen up your time ░░░░░░░░ Adams it s gonna ░░░░░░░░ a long day.”