NEW YORK (WABC) — Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres is placing Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul on blast, blaming them for final week’s stabbing spree in Manhattan.
In an open letter, he known as them “complicit” in deaths of three New Yorkers who have been “savagely stabbed to demise in a homicidal rampage that occurred in broad daylight,” Torres mentioned.
Ramon Rivera, who has a historical past of psychological sickness, is charged with three counts of first-degree homicide and is being held with out bail after police say he fatally stabbed two males and one girl in seemingly random assaults.
Torres mentioned the suspect, Rivera, mustn’t have fallen via the cracks.
“I’m writing to specific alarm on the complicity of the State and the Metropolis within the homicide of three New Yorkers, who have been savagely stabbed to demise in a homicidal rampage that took maintain in broad daylight,” he mentioned within the letter.
“The bureaucrats in DOC who approved the early launch of Ramon needs to be fired. Those that can’t be entrusted with public security ought to now not be employed by the individuals of New York,” wrote Torres, who’s contemplating a main run for governor.
“Ramon Rivera’s capability to roam our streets freely is disturbing, which is why Mayor Adams was one of many first to query it publicly. The mayor has additionally been sounding the alarm concerning the revolving door of criminals being let again out onto the streets – after our law enforcement officials arrest them – for years now,” a spokesperson from the Mayor’s workplace mentioned.
Torres additionally known as Governor Hochul “an ineffective governor,” and was essential of her dealing with of congestion pricing.
“She’s well-intentioned however ineffective,” Torres mentioned in a press convention on Monday.
He additionally blamed each the mayor and governor for Trump’s beneficial properties on election day.
“I’ve misplaced confidence. and I blame the failed governance of NY state and New York Metropolis for Donald Trump’s progress in NY. There was no state that noticed a higher swing than NY, which is an indictment of failed management in native authorities,” Torres mentioned.
A spokesperson from the Governor’s officer launched an announcement saying, “This case was a tragic failure of New York Metropolis’s correctional and judicial techniques, as Metropolis officers have confirmed. Governor Hochul has prioritized public security – together with by altering legal guidelines to permit DAs and judges to carry repeat offenders accountable – and can proceed investing in packages that efficiently get individuals with psychological sickness off the streets and into therapy”
“I described Kathy Hochul as the brand new Joe Biden. if Kathy Hochul got here inside 5 factors of shedding to Lee Zeldin, she may simply lose to Mike Lawler. She is in grave hazard of changing into the primary Democratic incumbent governor to lose to a Republican in additional than 30 years. There’s a practice wreck coming. We will both stand by idly or keep away from a derailment,” Torres mentioned.
Torres mentioned he’ll go on a statewide “listening tour” earlier than deciding whether or not he’ll run for governor by mid-2025.
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