Mayor Adams: ‘The Assault on Jewish Students Is Something That Is Just Not Happening’

Wallace: “Mr. Mayor, I know a lot of your focus now is on managing the city in a moment of crisis, these protests. I want to ask you about the original challenge, though, for the city and Columbia, and that is making Jewish students feel safe on Columbia University and in New York City. Can you tell us what that looks like?”

Adams: “We have one of the best police departments on the globe, if not the best, and dealing with a multitude of different moments is something that we are trained to do. And when you look at the actions that we have taken to address this issue, we’ve seen an increase in hate crimes, graffiti, and terminologies, but the assault on Jewish students is something that is just not happening. And when it does, and if it does, we’re going to make the proper investigation and apprehensions and arrests.”