Mayor Eric Adams stands with legislation enforcement and sanitation union leaders throughout a rally on the steps of Metropolis Corridor, Thursday.
Picture by Lloyd Mitchell
Undeterred by a latest wave of corruption lawsuits towards Mayor Eric Adams and high NYPD officers, a coalition of legislation enforcement unions rallied on the steps of Metropolis Corridor on Thursday to endorse Adams for a second time period, calling him a confirmed chief on crime and public security.
Chanting “four more years,” greater than a dozen unions, together with the Detectives’ Endowment Affiliation, Correction Officers Benevolent Affiliation, Sergeants Benevolent Affiliation, and sanitation unions, braved the blistering noon warmth to formally again the mayor’s reelection marketing campaign.
Lacking from the present of help was the Police Benevolent Affiliation, town’s largest police union representing roughly 24,000 officers. The PBA has not endorsed a candidate within the race and stated it’s nonetheless weighing its choices.
“We have our own separate endorsement process, and we will go through that process,” a PBA spokesperson stated in an announcement. The union is at the moment in a authorized battle with the NYPD over town’s try to fireplace 31 officers it says have been wrongly employed.
Nonetheless, these current on Thursday have been united of their help for Adams, whilst he faces an uphill reelection battle and a rising record of authorized challenges.
On Wednesday, former Police Commissioner Tom Donlon filed a federal lawsuit accusing the mayor and senior NYPD management of operating the division like a racketeering enterprise. The criticism alleges corruption, obstruction of justice, and retaliation towards whistleblowers.
It adopted 4 lawsuits filed final week by former NYPD chiefs who claimed they have been pushed out after elevating considerations about misconduct and political interference tied to Adams’ allies. Adams has dismissed the lawsuits, calling Donlon and the previous chiefs “disgruntled former employees.”
‘They are all politics’
Louis Turco, president of the Lieutenants Benevolent Affiliation, downplayed the allegations, telling New York News after the rally that “they are all politics.”
“My rank and file don’t get involved in that. My rank and file are on the street right now. We look at the crime numbers, we look at the support from the mayor. Look at the contracts. Has he been fair with us? It’s what he does for our members out there,” Turco stated.
Louis Turco, president of the Lieutenants Benevolent Affiliation, speaks throughout a rally endorsing Mayor Eric Adams for a second termPhoto by Lloyd Mitchell
“Nobody wanted to hear our problem. But he did,” Sadik stated throughout the rally. “Today I’m saying thank you … because you are a man of your word.”
Afterward, when requested concerning the lawsuits, Sadik informed New York News he didn’t have “all the details” and couldn’t communicate to them, however he stated he most well-liked a mayor with legislation enforcement expertise.
Benny Boscio, president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Affiliation, centered his remarks on Adams’ help for correction officers and his distinction with former Mayor Invoice de Blasio.
“We’ve come way too far after the progress made over the past four years to go backwards,” Boscio stated, likening Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani to de Blasio. “Mayor Adams has been a profile in courage, standing up for the rights of our members.”
‘You can’t run from public security’
Union members and supporters arrive at Metropolis Corridor, with one supporter holding a “Make Adams Great Again” signPhoto by Lloyd Mitchell
Adams, talking final, credited police, correction, and sanitation staff with serving to drive down crime and restore stability.
“You can’t run from public safety, it is real,” he stated. “The number one obligation of the mayor is to keep the people of the city safe.”
He pointed to falling crime charges and elevated subway ridership below his administration and touted labor agreements settled throughout his time period. “Ninety-eight percent of our contracts were settled,” Adams stated.
Shootings within the first six months of 2025 plummeted to the bottom in recorded historical past. This yr, January by means of June, town recorded 397 capturing victims, down 24% from the identical interval final yr, and 337 capturing incidents, a 23% decline yr over yr.
“The answer to dealing with law enforcement is not opening the doors of 7,400 violent criminals and letting them out of Rikers Island,” he stated. “We have come too far to go backwards.”
Adams closed his remarks with a message to the unions and voters alike: “I want them to know, just as they have had the city’s back. I got their back. We are going to continue to move this city forward in an unprecedented fashion.”
