A New York City councilwoman is still pushing to abolish the police days after a shooting in her Harlem neighborhood left two NYPD cops dead.
Kristin Richardson Jordan (D.), a self-described socialist who represents the city’s Ninth District, campaigned on a platform that promised to “hold police accountable” and move toward “a world without police.” She opposed the election of Mayor Eric Adams (D.), a former police captain, calling it “a huge step backwards,” and has referred to the NYPD as “the biggest gang in New York City.” So when Officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora were fatally shot in the line of duty on Friday, Jordan lamented the violence but insisted that abolishing the police was still the solution. Read More…
