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{{Infobox politician|name=Eric Adams|image_size=200|birth_date=September 1, 1960|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[State of New York|New York]], [[United States of America|United States]]|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]|image=Eric Adams.png}} | {{Infobox politician|name=Eric Adams|image_size=200|birth_date=September 1, 1960|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[State of New York|New York]], [[United States of America|United States]]|political_orientation=[[Neoliberalism]]<br>[[Imperialism]]|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]|image=Eric Adams.png}} | ||
'''Eric Leroy Adams''' (born September 1, 1960) is a Statesian politician and former [[police]] officer | '''Eric Leroy Adams''' (born September 1, 1960) is a [[United States of America|Statesian]] politician and former [[police]] officer who served as the 111th [[mayor of New York City]] from 2022 to 2025. He increased the New York City police budget by $11 billion while cutting funds for housing and [[education]] and increased state repression against Black and [[Homelessness|homeless]] people.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Fight Back! News]]|title=No cops in power: NYC to protest Mayor Adams|date=2022-10-08|url=http://www.fightbacknews.org/2022/10/8/no-cops-power-nyc-protest-mayor-adams-0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024144639/http://www.fightbacknews.org/2022/10/8/no-cops-power-nyc-protest-mayor-adams-0|archive-date=2022-10-24|retrieved=2023-02-11}}</ref> | ||
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| Born | September 1, 1960 New York City, New York, United States |
| Political orientation | Neoliberalism Imperialism |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960) is a Statesian politician and former police officer who served as the 111th mayor of New York City from 2022 to 2025. He increased the New York City police budget by $11 billion while cutting funds for housing and education and increased state repression against Black and homeless people.[1]
Attacks on homeless people[edit | edit source]
Adams increased the number of police in New York's subways in order to arrest people for loitering or sleeping in train cars and cut the city's Department of Homeless Services by $615 million or 20%. He has also spread propaganda portraying the homeless as threats to society.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "No cops in power: NYC to protest Mayor Adams" (2022-10-08). Fight Back! News. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ↑ "Justice for Jordan Neely!" (2023-05-05). Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-13.