Mayor Adams backs Dem who called to defund cops, breaks with unions in tight primary for NY Assembly seat

Mayor Eric Adams is backing Ron Kim who called for defunding cops, while two suburban police unions made a rare endorsement outside their counties to fight the candidate's dangerous"leftist tactics.''

“It’s long past due that we have a smart candidate that isn’t swayed by the harmful, leftist tactics to destroy public safety and portray police as subhumans,” Nassau police-union head Tommy Shevlin told The Post. His U-turn even won over the Big Apple’s pro-cop-mayor, a retired NYPD officer who joined a rally for the incumbent June 15 outside the Queens Library, where he told supporters the state needs lawmakers like Kim.

“This is why Mayor Adams, a former NYPD Captain whose top priority is public safety, has endorsed Assembly Member Kim,” said a spokesman for the Kim campaign, highlighting the candidate’s recent pro-policing agenda.“We don’t know why the mayor endorsed Ron Kim, but from our perspective, Andy Chen is the best choice for public safety in this city,” PBA President Patrick Hendry told The Post.

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