De Blasio booed, heckled at contentious Queens town hall nypost.com/2020/02/20/de-… via @nypmetro
The mayor was met with boos from residents mad as hell about homelessness, criminal-justice reform and controversial Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza.
A hostile crowd at JHS 190 Russell Sage in Forest Hills lobbed verbal grenades at de Blasio, calling him a liar and branding his responses “bulls–t” when they didn’t agree with them during the three-hour fracas.
“New York City is becoming crime city,” 74-year-old retiree Deanna Condino said of no-bail criminal-justice reform.
“They’re releasing people who are very, very violent,” she said to applause.
“They’re releasing people who are very, very violent,” she said to applause.
The mayor responded, calling the link between rising crime and bail reform “right-wing propaganda.”
“Lived in NYC my whole life and you are the worst mayor we’ve ever had!” David Rem shouted on his way out of the gymnasium.
“Lived in NYC my whole life and you are the worst mayor we’ve ever had!” David Rem shouted on his way out of the gymnasium.
