Eric Adams Responds To Claim Involuntary Removals 'Disproportionately Target Black New Yorkers’

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During a press briefing on Monday, NYC Mayor Eric Adams (D-NY) was asked about the effectiveness of involuntary removals and funding for mental health programs.

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00:00What's going on good good- so the City Council did a review of the data you released on your

00:08involuntary removal policy and they found that there were inconsistencies basically

00:14they said most of these involuntary removals occurred in people's homes not public spaces

00:20they also found that it was disproportionately targeting black New Yorkers and- it was another

00:27those are the two main ones I can think of but you know I just wanted to get your response

00:32to that you know considering this policy has been such a central part of your mental health

00:38agenda I'm not quite understanding the complaint is you know of what that they're saying it's

00:45not actually effective in oh the other point was that New Yorkers who are getting hospitalized

00:50are not actually getting connected to long-term care what did it what it says so what did

00:57it what their suggestion is don't do involuntary removal I'm not I'm lost on what it is suggested

01:01suggestion would be focusing on funding mental health programs that there have been cuts

01:06to in the past okay okay okay I disagree with them okay I disagree with them you know we

01:12have been very clear on involuntary removal and the numbers are clear the report stated

01:18that New Yorkers make up 20 to 23% of the population but 40% 46% of involuntary moves

01:25of black New Yorkers we are not going to say hey this person needs to be involuntary move

01:33but hold on they're black so we're not going to do it they're Hispanic we're not going

01:37to do they're white we're not going to do it that's not the way this game is done look

01:41at the look at the if you want to play that analysis look at the ethnicity of those who

01:48are being majorly impact look at the homeless population and ethnic breakdown of that you

01:55ride your subway system look and see who's homeless look at the ethnic demographics of

01:59who's homeless look at the ethnic ethnic demographics of those who are charged with some of these

02:04crimes are pushing people in the subway system slashing etc we're going to go where the issue

02:09is and we're not going to play race politics where the services are we're going to go to

02:15and those who are part of this analysis they need to move out of the sterilized environment

02:21of the city council chamber and they need to go and do what we do go in the subway system

02:26look at the population in need we're going to respond to that need.

Eric Adams Responds To Claim Involuntary Removals 'Disproportionately Target Black New Yorkers’

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