Eric Adams: “If Black lives matter, then the thousands of people I saw on the street when Floyd was murdered should be on the streets right now stating that the lives of these Black children that are dying every night matter. We can’t be hypocrites.”
NYC Mayor Calls Out BLM: I Thought Black Lives Mattered?

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 04: New York Mayor Eric Adams announces the launch of digital billboards and creative ads supporting LGBTQ+ community on April 04, 2022 in New York City. Mayor Adams and New York City officials expressed their support for LGBTQ+ individuals in Florida after the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill was signed into law. Mayor Adams has been recently criticized for appointing three men to New York City's Panel for Educational Policy that have previously expressed anti-gay views. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)