New York v. De Blasio: mayor's impeachment petition gains support amid protests

“The policies of the mayor of New York harm the city and its residents,” the petition reads. For this reason, "people want change" and intend to "act before it gets worse," the publication quotes the document. New York Post.

Against the backdrop of the riots in New York today, criticism of mayor Bill de Blasio again called for his impeachment.

So, on the site Change.org, the popularity of petitions titled "Impeach de Blasio" (Eng. Impeach de Blasio). At the time of writing, she has already collected more than 90 thousand signatures, and the number of votes continues to grow. Initially, it was planned to collect only 75 thousand signatures, the new threshold is set at 150 thousand.

The petition is not new, it was drawn up last year, but now its popularity has risen sharply. Thousands of signatures appeared under her on Tuesday, June 2. This happened against the backdrop of protests that provoked clashes between their participants and the police, as well as reports of vandalism and the destruction of retail stores throughout the city.

However, this document has no force. Critics of the mayor in this way simply express their disappointment - Bill de Blasio will remain in office until the end of his term, this will happen at the end of 2021.

“Mayor Bill de Blasio is destroying New York. We cannot allow him to remain mayor for the next two years (the term until the end of his term was exactly that when the petition was created). The people of New York want change, and now is the time to act before it gets worse. It's not about being conservative, left-wing and stuff. This is a radical politics that harms the city and neglects New Yorkers, ”the petition says.

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The document also says about the crime rate in the city: supposedly it is low only because the police can no longer do their job efficiently. This is because the police practice called Stop and Frisk (from the English Stop and Search) was stopped. Thanks to her, police could stop and interrogate hundreds and thousands of pedestrians, searching them for weapons and smuggling. But de Blasio canceled this practice.

One piece of evidence that the petition was created last year is the mention that Bill de Blasio is running for president. As you know, he completed his presidential campaign in September last year.

Mayor spokesman Freddie Goldstein commented on the situation: "The mayor is focused on keeping New Yorkers safe and reopening the metropolis - not on this nonsense that does not reflect the value of this city."

Protests against racism and police brutality in America have not subsided for more than a week. The situation in New York is so serious that US President Donald Trump calls on the state governor request help from the national guardbut he is in no hurry to do this.