NY Dem Councilwoman Still Wants To Abolish Police After Cop Killings in Neighborhood

A New York City councilwoman is still pushing to abolish the police days after a shooting in her Harlem neighborhood left two NYPD cops dead.

Kristin Richardson Jordan (D.), a self-described socialist who represents the city's Ninth District, campaigned on a platform that promised to "hold police accountable" and move toward "a world without police." She opposed the election of Mayor Eric Adams (D.), a former police captain, calling it "a huge step backwards," and has referred to the NYPD as "the biggest gang in New York City." So when Officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora were fatally shot in the line of duty on Friday, Jordan lamented the violence but insisted that abolishing the police was still the solution.

"I stand with the families of the fallen," Jordan said following the shooting on Friday in her district. "To be clear," she added, "the death of police officers is not what abolition is. Abolition is an end to violence altogether."