NYC Mayor-Elect Adams Vows Not to Let BLM 'Burn Down' City Following 'Bloodshed' Threats - Report

Following the killing of Black man George Floyd in police custody in 2020, the city has seen an increase in violent crime, especially amid massive protests for defunding the police. Earlier, Adams pledged to revive the plainclothes police unit to fight crime, prompting threats from the BLM movement.