Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, who more than likely will be the city's next Mayor, made clear he has far more sympathy for city Correction Officers than Bill de Blasio's expressed lately during an Oct. 4 interview with NY1 political anchor Errol Louis.
During their conversation in a diner, excerpts of which were broadcast on "Inside City Hall" that evening and the following night, Mr. Adams said of the large number of unauthorized absences—which Mr. de Blasio has charged are part of a job action either encouraged or condoned by the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association—were detrimental to the smooth functioning of the jail system.
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