Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is calling on the New York Police Department to reinstate its recently-shuttered anti-crime unit as the Big Apple continues to struggle with a surge in gun violence.

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The call from one of the city's most influential Black leaders comes days after the tragic shooting death of 1-year-old Davell Gardner, who was struck in the stomach with a bullet during a family cookout.

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"I think that a total elimination is something we need to reevaluate," Adams, a former police officer, told CBS New York. "Right now, bad guys are saying if you don't see a blue and white you can do whatever you want."

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"Babies are not supposed to be wearing these in a coffin," Adams added while holding up a pair of baby shoes.

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The NYPD Anti-Crime Unit was shut down in mid-June amid protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, with its roughly 600 plainclothes officers being reassigned to other divisions.

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Romans 8;18-32 John 3;16-18

You must be a racist.

Even though it's in his DNA, he doesn't have to be. He just really wants to be.