NYC could become a dystopian hellhole run by liberal activist Jumaane Williams who protested against police if Adams gets the boot: ‘Lord help us’

New Yorkers’ worst fears could soon come true as the already reeling Big Apple could be led by an ultra-progressive Black Lives Matter activist if Eric Adams is impeached following his federal indictment.

NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, 48, who has protested against police, is next in line for the mayor’s office — and exactly the kind of Democrat that far-left progressives like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have dreamed of taking charge to get from the country. largest metropolis.

He would temporarily replace Adams until a special election takes place 80 days after the change of power, sparking fears among New Yorkers that things in the city could go from bad to worse.

“A wounded Eric Adams, a weakened Eric Adams staying in office is better than Socialist Jumaane Williams,” former mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa told DailyMail.com. “That will open the floodgates to socialism, and we will become Chicago.”

Adams, a moderate Democrat and former police officer, has been targeted by progressives like AOC, who oppose his pro-NYPD views and statements denouncing the Biden administration’s migrant policies.

Representative Ocasio-Cortez, who has repeatedly endorsed Williams, was Democrats’ leading voice against Adams, calling for his resignation in an essay for The New York Times published just hours before the mayor was indicted.

“I don’t see how Mayor Adams can continue to govern New York City,” AOC wrote on X on Wednesday.

‘The flow of layoffs and vacancies threatens the functioning of the government. Ongoing investigations will make it impossible to recruit and retain a qualified board.

“For the sake of the city, he must resign.”

Social media users have already started expressing their fears about what a Mayor Williams would mean for NYC.

‘Jumaane D. Williams makes AOC look like Joe Manchin. Big defund the police/bail reform guy,” Joe Colangelo said on X.

“To say this would be the final nail in New York’s coffin is an understatement. JW is basically a villain from Batman,” another X user added.

Lisa Cappiello simply wrote, “Lord, help us.”

During fifteen years in public service, Williams has stoked anti-police sentiment and pushed for criminal justice reforms, including ending solitary confinement in city jails. He is also a prominent pro-Palestinian activist.

The failed gubernatorial candidate is a strong supporter of cuts to the NYPD budget, but lives on a US military base in Brooklyn that offers 24-hour security.

Williams was a leader of the 2020 BLM protests in New York. In June 2020, during the George Floyd protests, he led marches to Brooklyn Borough Hall to demand cuts to the NYPD.

He also threatened to refuse to sign an order authorizing the collection of property taxes, which support the city’s budget.

Williams said he would not sign that order unless the city eliminated the next class of police officers.

“This man hates the police, he hates America. Wears a Keffiyeh,” Sliwa told DailyMail.com. ‘The police will no longer be able to function…’

Sliwa added that Williams’ mayorship, even in a temporary position, could have lasting consequences for NYC and cause an exodus from the city.

‘[City Council] He will pass so much legislation that he will sign and that he will never be able to repeal,” Sliwa added. “New York City will become the socialist capital of the world.”

In response to AOC’s tweet demanding Adam’s resignation, X user Ralph Napolitano wrote, “She wants to step in and become mayor. He is an extremely progressive socialist who hates the police. NYC will be worse than it is now. We can’t let that happen.’

Williams, his wife and children live at the Fort Hamilton base in the Bay Ridge area of ​​Brooklyn.

The family, which has lived there for two years, rents a corner house on base with a backyard and water views of the Verrazano Narrows for about $4,000 a month.

To enter the base, vehicles and passengers are subject to identity checks and surveillance.

The base remains one of the most protected corners of Brooklyn.

Adams was indicted by a federal grand jury on federal criminal charges — an extraordinary culmination after weeks of searches, subpoenas and resignations of top officials that have plunged the city’s government into crisis.

The indictment detailing the charges against Adams was expected to be unveiled Thursday.

In a speech recorded at his official residence, Adams said he would remain in office, describing any accusations he could face as “completely false, based on lies.”

“I always knew that if I stood my ground before all of you, I would be a target — and a target I became,” Adams said. “I will fight these injustices with all my strength and my spirit.”

Federal investigators had seized Adams’ electronic devices nearly a year ago as part of an investigation that focused, at least in part, on campaign contributions and Adams’ interactions with the Turkish government. Because the indictment was sealed, it was unknown if it dealt with the same cases.

It marks a stunning turn for Adams, a former police captain who won election nearly three years ago to become the city’s second black mayor with a campaign that emphasized his working-class roots and commitment to public safety. But now that Adams has made reducing crime a cornerstone of his administration, he faces mounting legal jeopardy, with multiple federal investigations targeting his top aides and his own campaign.

In the past two weeks alone, the leaders he appointed to oversee the nation’s largest police force and school system have announced their resignations.