De Blasio, Adams join Community for “Stop the Violence” Vigil in Morrisania
Days after being called on by Brooklyn Borough President and Democratic mayoral nominee, Eric Adams, to visit the Bronx after a series of recent murders, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stood with surviving family members, and joined Adams, Councilmember Vanessa Gibson and anti-violence advocates in demanding an end to the violence. The last minute “Stop the Violence” vigil was added to the mayor’s calendar late on Saturday, July 17, when he joined members of Bronx Connect / Release The Grip and Guns Down Life Up on College Avenue in Morrisania, across the street from where Billy Wynn,
