Eric Adams calls 911 on his first day as NYC mayor after seeing a street brawl as shootings and murders soar in city

NEW York City's newest mayor has already had a busy first day and it's barely even started.

Eric Adams was seen calling 911 at a Brooklyn subway station after observing an assault outside on the street.

In a now-viral video posted to social media, three men could be seen tackling and punching one another on the ground.

Adams pulled out his phone to report the assault. “Yes, I’m at Broadway and Kosciuszko and I have an assault in progress,” he told the dispatcher. 

“They are fighting each other on the street right now, three males.”

Two police cars arrived but by then, two of the men had already left. The third remained and spoke to police, who stayed in their cars.

Adams, who served in the NYPD for over two decades, said he would have investigated more if he had been the officer at the scene.

DEADLY NYC

Adams became the city’s 110th mayor at midnight, moments after the ball dropped in Times Square for New Year’s. He is now tasked with tackling NYC’s highest murder rate in a decade.

According to city data, over 481 murders were recorded in 2021, fueled by an increase in gun crime. The last time numbers were this high was in 2011 with 515 homicides under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Murders have been on a sharp decline in the past 10 years, going as low as 292 under Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2017.

However, during lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, numbers have climbed up to 462 in 2020. This year alone, homicides between November 28 and December 26 have doubled from 24 in 2020 to 41.

While running for mayor, Adams vowed to target areas where confidence in the police is low to “rebuild trust.” Officers will be given promotions based on how they are rated by local residents.

“We can show people that these officers are human beings just like them. They have children. They have families. They have spouses.” said Adams.

“They want to go home safe, and they want you to go home safe.”

Adams has also argued for the return of the controversial stop-and-frisk policy, calling it a “perfectly legal, appropriate and constitutional tool, when used smarty.”

OMICRON FEARS

The new mayor is also facing a surge in COVID cases due to the Omicron variant. NYC has a daily average of 26.94 percent positivity rate with nearly 23,000 confirmed cases as of Friday.

Some Broadway shows have been shut down and restaurants and bars were left understaffed after workers tested positive. Many subway lines were suspended due to transit workers testing positive as well.

Adams said he will keep many of de Blasio’s policies in place, including strict vaccine mandates.

City workers are required to be vaccinated. People wanting to dine inside, see shows, go to the gym or attend a conference must be as well. 

Workers in the private sector are also required to get their jabs, which has become the most extensive mandate or any state or big city. 

According to de Blasio, 94 percent of the city’s public workforce was vaccinated. Over 72 percent of all New Yorkers were fully vaccinated

“I’m looking forward to showing New Yorkers that I’m one of them. I take the train, I’m going to put in long hours—no one in this city is going to outwork me, they trusted me,” said Adams.