Mayor Adams introduced a specialized force of more than 200 police officers who will target gun violence in New York City, a key strategy of his public safety plan that he promised would reduce shootings while avoiding overly aggressive tactics.
During a press conference at a police training center in Queens, Adams described the teams as “an elite group of men and women with specialized training and skill set to zero in on gun violence.”“That is a new corner we are turning in policing and public safety,” the mayor said. “We're going to make sure we use the balance of public safety to do it right. We're going to engage with the public.
Alluding to those efforts on Wednesday, Adams said, “We're not going to get caught up in a politics of fighting crime, because it's not going to matter what laws are passed anywhere in this state. We're going to focus on our job.” On Friday, community advocacy groups, including The Legal Aid Society, said they were planning to host a rally outside City Hall to protest racist policing practices and any increases to the NYPD budget. They argue that the new unit is merely a rebranding.
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