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Mayor Adams faces protests and boos at CUNY law school graduation over policing criticisms

  • NYC Mayor Eric Adams was booed and protested during his City University of New York School of Law graduation speech.
  • Some students turned their backs on him while he spoke about his former career as an NYPD cop.
  • Students protested the mayor for reasons ranging from school budget cuts to his response to the controversial chokehold death of Jordan Neely.
  • The protest came as the NYPD faced criticism over delaying the arrest of former-Marine Daniel Penny in the chokehold killing of Neely.
  • It is unclear if the mayor's speech was cut short by the protest.
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