Eric Adams

We`re never going to have universal federal legislation when it comes to gun things. And it`s going to be up to the cities and the states to solve this.

Eric Adams wants to make this a national conversation about gun violence.

One of the challenges for policing in the modern cities today is how to separate mental health data and how to tackle crime, and not to criminalize mental health.

The mayor’s statements appear to be more geared toward a national audience than just New York City.

The idea that there is this perception in a lot of these communities that there’s a lot of cops on the train, there are a lot of police there that are watching fare jumpers, et cetera.

Ending gun violence means changing gun laws.

I will not stop until the peace we deserve becomes the reality we experience.

You know I have been realistic and outspoken about my commitment to protecting public safety. I stand by that and will continue to do everything in my power to dam the rivers that feed the sea of violence.

To be clear, we will not surrender our city to the violent few, and we will not surrender all of America to this cult of death.

But this is not only a New York City problem. This rage, this violence, these guns, these relentless shooters are an American problem. And it`s going to take all levels of government to solve it.

As we indicated, today was a difficult day for New York. And days like these are playing out too often in cities across America. As mentioned, this morning, we witnessed an act of violence and evil in the heart of Brooklyn, when a shooter…

We cannot lose sight of victims in this city. We will use every resource we can to bring those to justice who continue to prey on the citizens of New York.

We need as I stated, a 9/11 type response to address the domestic terror that is pervasive in this city and country. Scale up a nationwide response to this public health crisis that is gun violence.

You can't have people on your subway systems on your streets that have mental health illnesses and unable to take care of themselves.

What we need in the next couple of months, both locally and on the federal level is to reexamine some of the laws that we've passed. I continue to say there are many rivers that feed the sea of violence in our country. And the federal…

It went well, and I really want to thank the President, Ambassador Rice, as well as the attorney general, because this was a promise that was made immediately after I got elected to a new primary. And I asked them to come to the city and…

But when you do reform, you can't ignore public safety. We witnessed individuals, who only pushed reform, and ignored public safety. Both parties must be in a room. We need to have the justice we deserve, but the safety we need.

If you are vaccinated, and you have a booster shot, you are less likely to go to the hospital, and less likely to die.

Thank God for modern science, and the collaboration, across the globe, we have something called vaccines, and booster shots.

We need our children in school. And this is not Eric's opinion. Every expert has stated that not having children in school, is going to impact their socialization.

The last time we did a remote option, children were not learning. And you can't have a false remote option.

We are going to double down on testing to get as many people are tested as possible. The safest place for our children we know is in a school building.

Schools play a role of safety and stability for our children. And that is why the chancellor and I, an entire team of educators across the city, we have been so focused on keeping our schools open and sending that message. We`re not…

We're going to examine the numbers. If we feel we have to get to the place of making that mandatory, we're going to do that.

If we close down our city, it is as dangerous as COVID.