Eric Adams actually said...

He was a hero, and we admire him for putting his life on the line.

He embodies what this city is all about. He’s a true-blue New Yorker, not only in a uniform he wore, but in his spirit and energy of loving ...

He loved this city, and everyone we spoke with stated he was a person of faith and a person that believed in God and believed in living out ...

Officer Didarul Islam died as he lived, a hero and protector of New York City.