NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio says successor Eric Adams will continue his law enforcement policies

Outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he is confident that Mayor-elect Eric Adams will continue his longstanding policies on policing.

Mr. de Blasio, who is term-limited and will be ushered out of office in four days, told “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace there is no rift between him and Mr. Adams when it comes to law enforcement.

“Eric Adams is someone I’ve worked really closely with, Chris, and it’s pretty well known to New York city. I supported him and helped him in every way I could to get him elected. And I think he’s gonna continue what we started and build upon it,” said Mr. de Blasio, a Democrat. “He was a police reformer as a police officer.”

“This is well known and he believes that we need to improve the relationship between police and community as key to safety. That’s what we did with the strategy neighborhood policing. So, no, I think there’s a tremendous amount of continuity,” the mayor said… (Excerpts from the Washington Times)