Wednesday 6 July 2022 12:42 AM NYC Mayor Eric Adams' aide robbed at GUNPOINT in Brooklyn while scouting ... trends now
An aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams was robbed at gunpoint in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning.
The aide - a 33-year-old man according to Pix 11 - was scouting out a location for a mayoral appearance near the Brooklyn Navy Yard around 10.30am, The New York Post reported.
The aide was a member of the mayor's advance team - which deals with event planning - according to The Post.
The staffer was approached at the intersection of Navy and Sands streets by two men who demanded that he give them his phone and wallet.
When he refused, the men threw him to the ground, drew a gun on him, then took the items and fled.
One thief reportedly sped off on a CitiBike, according to WNBC 4.
The thieves were both described as black men, one wearing a blue and white sweatshirt, and the other hid his face behind sunglasses and a blue mask.
The mayor's office had not returned DailyMail.com requests for comment.
The aide was a member of the mayor's advance team - which deals with event planning - and was scouting the location for a mayoral visit, according to The New York Post
The staffer was approached at the intersection of Navy and Sands streets (above), near the Brooklyn Navy Yard by two men who demanded that he give them his phone and wallet
The mugging comes on the heels of a violent Fourth of July holiday weekend in NYC, which saw at least 31 people shot or killed in 24 shootings. Three people were killed yesterday on the 4th of July itself.
Police said shootings over the holiday weekend spiked 60 per cent compared to last year, which saw 15 incidents with 19 victims.
The massive increase comes after Mayor Eric Adams promised to keep New Yorkers safe over the holiday weekend.
'We are going to use every tool in our toolbox to provide New Yorkers a safe and enjoyable July 4th holiday weekend,' Adams said.
Adams has made a considerable push to get illegal guns off of the streets of New York City, resulting in murders being down 13 per cent from last year, and shooting victims dropping nine per cent.
But major crimes in New York are up 38 per cent
