New York Mayor Eric Adams called the police when he witnessed three men brawling during his commute to his first day on the job.
While waiting for the subway to city hall and talking to reporters Saturday morning, Adams saw three men fighting near the station and called 911 to report an “assault in progress.” By the time police cars arrived, two of the men had left the scene and the officers stayed in the car to talk to the remaining offender, according to NBC 4.
Adams, a former police captain, said he would have investigated more if he had been the officer called.
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The mayor has promised to increase police presence following a surge in crime over the past year.
“I ran on a very clear message: My city will not be unsafe,” he said in November. “And that is what we’re going to do. Clear plan. Putting in place a plainclothes, anti-gun unit. That will happen, and this city is going to be safe.”
Adams was sworn in shortly after the ball dropped in Times Square on New Year’s Day. At his inaugural address later that day, he rejected the notion that heavier policing would harm city residents.
“Some will continue to say that we must choose between public safety and human rights, but we can have both,” he said. “That is why I am going to put more resources into stopping violent crime while I work with Commissioner Sewell to bring reform to our police department.”
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The city saw 2,143 crimes during the final week of 2021, a 27.6% increase from the 1,680 crimes in the final week of 2021, according to the New York Police Department.
