Mayor Adams Chastens AOC as ‘Irresponsible’ for Remarks Over Chokehold Death of Homeless Subway Rider

The death is deemed a homicide by city medical examiner, as calls rise for criminal charges, and the Reverend Al Sharpton draws comparisons to the Bernhard Goetz shooting in 1984.

Paul Martinka via AP
New York police officers in the subway following the death of a passenger who was placed in a chokehold by another rider, May 1, 2023, at New York. Paul Martinka via AP

Mayor Adams is decrying as irresponsible comments made by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez regarding the death of a homeless subway rider after passengers tackled him and one put him in a chokehold. 

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