New Yorkers’ worst fears could soon come true, as the already reeling Big Apple would be led by an ultra-progressive Black Lives Matter activist if Eric Adams is ousted following his federal indictment.
New York City public defender Jumaane Williams, 48, who has protested against the police, is next in line for mayor, and he’s exactly the kind of Democrat that far-left progressives like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been dreaming of governing the nation. largest metropolis.
He would replace Adams temporarily, pending a special election 80 days after the change of power, raising fears among New Yorkers that things could go from bad to worse in the city.
“A wounded Eric Adams, a weakened Eric Adams staying in office, is better than the socialist Jumaane Williams,” former mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa told DailyMail.com. “That will open the floodgates to socialism and we will become Chicago.”
Adams, a moderate Democrat and former police officer, has been the target of progressives like AOC, who oppose his pro-NYPD views and statements denouncing the Biden administration’s immigration policies.
New York City would be governed by Jumaane Williams, an ultra-progressive Black Lives Matter activist who has protested against the police, if Eric Adams is ousted following his impeachment.
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, 48, is next in line for mayor. She is seen kneeling against police brutality.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, who has repeatedly endorsed Williams, has been the leading Democratic voice against Adams, demanding his resignation in an essay for The New York Times published just hours before the mayor was impeached.
“I don’t see how Mayor Adams can continue to govern New York City,” AOC wrote on X on Wednesday.
‘The avalanche of resignations and vacancies threatens the function of the government. Continued investigations will make it impossible to recruit and retain qualified management.
“For the good of the city, he should resign.”
Social media users have already begun to express fear about what a Mayor Williams would mean for New York City.
‘Jumaane D. Williams makes AOC look like Joe Manchin. A big funding cut for police and bail reform,” said Joe Colangelo in X.
‘To say this would be the final nail in the coffin for New York is an understatement. JW is basically a Batman villain,” another X user added.
Lisa Cappiello simply wrote, “Lord help us.”
Adams, a moderate Democrat and former police officer, has been the target of progressives like AOC, who oppose his pro-NYPD views and statements denouncing the Biden administration’s immigration policies.
The failed gubernatorial candidate is a strong advocate of cutting the NYPD budget, but lives on a US military base in Brooklyn that offers 24-hour security.
During 15 years in public service, Williams has stoked anti-police sentiment and pushed for penal reform, including the elimination of solitary confinement in city prisons. He is also a prominent pro-Palestine activist.
The failed gubernatorial candidate is a strong advocate of cutting the NYPD budget, but lives on a US military base in Brooklyn that offers 24-hour security.
Williams was a leader of the 2020 BLM protests in New York. In June 2020, during the George Floyd protests, she led marches to Brooklyn Borough Hall to demand budget cuts to the NYPD.
He also threatened to refuse to sign an order authorizing the collection of property taxes, which support the city’s budget.
Williams said he would not sign that order unless the city eliminated the next generation of police officers.
‘This guy hates the police, he hates America. He wears a Keffiyeh,” Sliwa told DailyMail.com. ‘The police will no longer be able to function…
Sliwa added that even in a temporary position, Williams’ mayoralty could have lasting effects for New York City and will lead to an exodus from the city.
“(City Council) will pass so much legislation that he will sign and it can never be rescinded,” Sliwa added. “New York City will become the socialist capital of the world.”
Former New York mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa, an opponent of Adams, told DailyMail.com on Thursday that a “wounded Adams” is preferable to a “socialist Williams” running the city.
In response to AOC’s tweet demanding Adam’s resignation, X user Ralph Napolitano wrote, “She wants to step in and be mayor.” He is an extreme progressive socialist who hates the police. New York will be worse than it is now. We cannot allow this to happen.’
Williams, his wife and children live on the Fort Hamilton base in the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn.
The family, who has lived there for two years, rents a corner townhouse on the base with a backyard and water views of Verrazano Narrows for about $4,000 a month.
To enter the base, vehicles and passengers are subject to identity checks and surveillance.
The base remains one of the most protected corners of Brooklyn.
Adams was indicted by a federal grand jury on federal criminal charges, an extraordinary culmination of weeks of searches, subpoenas and resignations of top officials that have plunged city government into crisis.
The indictment detailing the charges against Adams was expected to be unsealed Thursday.
In a speech recorded at his official residence, Adams said he would remain in office and described any charges he may face as “completely false, based on lies.”
An NYPD officer stands outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, on Thursday.
“I always knew that if I stood my ground in front of all of you, I would be a target, and I became a target,” Adams said. “I will fight these injustices with every ounce of my strength and my spirit.”
Federal investigators seized Adams’ electronic devices nearly a year ago as part of an investigation focused, at least in part, on Adams’ campaign contributions and interactions with the Turkish government. Because the charges were sealed, it was unknown if they related to those same matters.
It marks a surprising turn for Adams, a former police captain who won election nearly three years ago to become the city’s second black mayor in a campaign that highlighted his working-class roots and commitment to public safety. But as Adams has made crime reduction a cornerstone of his administration, he has faced increasing legal danger, with multiple federal investigations focused on his top advisers and his own campaign. .
In just the past two weeks, the leaders he appointed to oversee the nation’s largest police force and the nation’s largest school system have announced their resignations.
