Mayor Eric Adams warned Antifa agitators that he received’t permit them to “destroy our city” as violent anti-ICE protests spiraled uncontrolled throughout the nation.
“We know that there are those who travel our country and embed themselves into issues like Antifa and others,” Hizzoner informed Newsmax Wednesday evening.
“And they have one goal in mind, and that is to provoke and to create disruption and disorder, particularly with our law enforcement community.”
“We identify them immediately, remove them from the crowds and take proper police practice when they cross the line,” he added.
The NYPD nabbed 10 folks within the Huge Apple Wednesday as anti-ICE protestor took to the streets, regulation enforcement sources mentioned.
It was down dramatically from the greater than 80 taken into custody when a large protest in Decrease Manhattan descended into chaos on Tuesday.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has already insisted the NYPD would stand its floor and never let protests get uncontrolled because the violence solely escalated in Los Angeles and different main cities.
“Commissioner Tisch gave a very loud and clear message. We will allow peaceful protests, but we will not allow you to destroy our city or harm innocent people,” Adams mentioned.
“And we will take action whenever that takes place.”
Elsewhere, Hizzoner blamed the unrest on “outside agitators” — likening them to those that flooded Columbia College final yr to “radicalize” college students amid the wave of anti-Israel demonstrations.
“If you recall during the Columbia protest, I talked about the outside agitators, professional agitators that want to come on our college campuses and radicalize our students,” he mentioned.
“Some of the leaflets and pamphlets that were handed out talk about hating America, hating Israel, hating Jewish people. Just real mean and nasty things.”
“And we went in and took appropriate action when they broke into a dorm room… we found that there were those who were professionals, that they came from other parts of the country and actually agitated and pushed to participate in the taking over of Hamilton Hall,” he continued.
“We’re seeing that here as well. These are professional people who believe in disruption and destruction of property.”
Further reporting by Larry Celona
