Eric Adams attacked for subway safety approach after killing of Jordan Neely

Mayor Eric Adams rides the subway to Manhattan on Thursday. | Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeNEW YORK — In post-pandemic New York City, the subway has emerged as a politically prominent battleground.

The killing of 30-year-old Jordan Neely on the subway earlier this week, however, put the mayor in a difficult position as progressive lawmakers led a growing chorus of outrage and launched a renewed attack on Adams’ approach to public safety.groundswell of support for GOP candidates Prominent progressives, however, have laced into the mayor’s response to the incident and re-upped long standing criticisms of Adams’ approach to mental health and safety.

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