NYC Mayor Eric Adams Warns Protesters: ‘We Will Not Allow You to Destroy Our City’

VAN SUSTEREN Mayor all ░░░░░░░░ big city mayors in ░░░░░░░░ country are having protests ░░░░░░░░ riots But it seems ░░░░░░░░ New York had a ░░░░░░░░ successful night last night ░░░░░░░░ 86 arrests which was ░░░░░░░░ low number based on ░░░░░░░░ number of protesters out ░░░░░░░░ What do you attribute ░░░░░░░░ what I see is ░░░░░░░░ a pretty successful night ░░░░░░░░ New York Adams Well ░░░░░░░░ s a combination of ░░░░░░░░ and it s something ░░░░░░░░ helps And seeing protests ░░░░░░░░ this magnitude throughout the ░░░░░░░░ not only in law ░░░░░░░░ but also as the ░░░░░░░░ executive of Brooklyn We ░░░░░░░░ that there are those ░░░░░░░░ travel our country and ░░░░░░░░ themselves into issues like ░░░░░░░░ and others And they ░░░░░░░░ one goal in mind ░░░░░░░░ that is to provoke ░░░░░░░░ to create disruption and ░░░░░░░░ particularly with our law ░░░░░░░░ community We identify them ░░░░░░░░ remove them from the ░░░░░░░░ and take proper police ░░░░░░░░ when they cross the ░░░░░░░░ VAN SUSTEREN I thought ░░░░░░░░ was actually quite impressive ░░░░░░░░ night in New York ░░░░░░░░ actually I studied about ░░░░░░░░ York getting ready for ░░░░░░░░ interview today is that ░░░░░░░░ police really did a ░░░░░░░░ job in New York ░░░░░░░░ what I can understand ░░░░░░░░ mean a lot of ░░░░░░░░ were hurled at them ░░░░░░░░ lot of terrible things ░░░░░░░░ said but they seem ░░░░░░░░ do their job very ░░░░░░░░ Adams And listen we ░░░░░░░░ have human emotions when ░░░░░░░░ is disrespectful to you ░░░░░░░░ someone wants to egg ░░░░░░░░ on These officers go ░░░░░░░░ a great deal of ░░░░░░░░ We use the terminology ░░░░░░░░ t get hooked don ░░░░░░░░ let anyone take you ░░░░░░░░ of your professional responsibilities ░░░░░░░░ that s crucial And ░░░░░░░░ Tisch gave a very ░░░░░░░░ and clear message We ░░░░░░░░ allow peaceful protests but ░░░░░░░░ will not allow you ░░░░░░░░ destroy our city or ░░░░░░░░ innocent people And we ░░░░░░░░ take action whenever that ░░░░░░░░ place VAN SUSTEREN You ░░░░░░░░ a former police officer ░░░░░░░░ of the police force ░░░░░░░░ they have special training ░░░░░░░░ they do any special ░░░░░░░░ in New York that ░░░░░░░░ the other cities aren ░░░░░░░░ doing Adams I m ░░░░░░░░ too familiar with what ░░░░░░░░ are doing in other ░░░░░░░░ but we go through ░░░░░░░░ extensive level of training ░░░░░░░░ we have specialty units ░░░░░░░░ will come in when ░░░░░░░░ have large protests like ░░░░░░░░ And you have people ░░░░░░░░ criticize these units but ░░░░░░░░ have to just ignore ░░░░░░░░ noise when it comes ░░░░░░░░ to public safety Whatever ░░░░░░░░ that s needed whatever ░░░░░░░░ that s needed we ░░░░░░░░ going to do it ░░░░░░░░ m not taking any ░░░░░░░░ and keeping our city ░░░░░░░░ We know what any ░░░░░░░░ of major disorder or ░░░░░░░░ can do It could ░░░░░░░░ billions of dollars in ░░░░░░░░ damage lives could be ░░░░░░░░ And I just refuse ░░░░░░░░ take any chances when ░░░░░░░░ do that And my ░░░░░░░░ units are going to ░░░░░░░░ just that They re ░░░░░░░░ to respond to these ░░░░░░░░ VAN SUSTEREN Do you ░░░░░░░░ expectations for tonight Do ░░░░░░░░ have any idea whether ░░░░░░░░ not there are going ░░░░░░░░ be more protests riots ░░░░░░░░ Adams Well we re ░░░░░░░░ reports from our intel ░░░░░░░░ there are those who ░░░░░░░░ mobilizing throughout the city ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ accordingly It s a ░░░░░░░░ of what my deputy ░░░░░░░░ of intelligence Rebecca Weiner ░░░░░░░░ she s doing of ░░░░░░░░ sure to listen to ░░░░░░░░ out wherever intel can ░░░░░░░░ us and we re ░░░░░░░░ to respond accordingly There ░░░░░░░░ many pop up protests ░░░░░░░░ you ll see two ░░░░░░░░ hundred people at a ░░░░░░░░ location and sometimes you ░░░░░░░░ see a larger number ░░░░░░░░ several thousand But this ░░░░░░░░ is really trained to ░░░░░░░░ large crowds and disruptive ░░░░░░░░ and we respond accordingly ░░░░░░░░ SUSTEREN During the antisemitic ░░░░░░░░ that I covered recently ░░░░░░░░ Columbia University there were ░░░░░░░░ Are these some outsiders ░░░░░░░░ in specifically to stir ░░░░░░░░ trouble Do you have ░░░░░░░░ Adams I m glad ░░░░░░░░ brought that up because ░░░░░░░░ you recall during the ░░░░░░░░ protests I talked about ░░░░░░░░ outside agitators professional agitators ░░░░░░░░ want to come on ░░░░░░░░ college campuses and radicalize ░░░░░░░░ students Some of the ░░░░░░░░ and pamphlets that were ░░░░░░░░ out talk about hating ░░░░░░░░ hating Israel hating Jewish ░░░░░░░░ Just real mean and ░░░░░░░░ things that were targeting ░░░░░░░░ young people We went ░░░░░░░░ and took appropriate action ░░░░░░░░ they broke into a ░░░░░░░░ room and we got ░░░░░░░░ authorization to come in ░░░░░░░░ yes and we found ░░░░░░░░ there were those who ░░░░░░░░ professionals that they came ░░░░░░░░ other parts of the ░░░░░░░░ and actually agitated and ░░░░░░░░ to participate in the ░░░░░░░░ over of Hamilton Hall ░░░░░░░░ re seeing that here ░░░░░░░░ well These are professional ░░░░░░░░ who believe in disruption ░░░░░░░░ destruction of property and ░░░░░░░░ re asking parents to ░░░░░░░░ it s 10 A ░░░░░░░░ do you know where ░░░░░░░░ children are They should ░░░░░░░░ be on our streets ░░░░░░░░ property in the city.”