Black Lives Matter of Greater New York founder Hawk Newsome cries foul after Mayor Eric Adams and the NYPD stop Juneteenth celebration in the Bronx.
NEW YORK -- There was a Juneteenth standoff in the Bronx on Wednesday, as NYPD officers refused to the allow a celebration hosted by Black Lives Matter because the group lacked a proper permit.However, the head of the group claims it was all part of a political vendetta against him. Black Lives Matter of Greater New York co-founder Hawk Newsome and his group vowed to hold the festivities anyway, saying they had hamburgers, hot dogs and more to feed a neighborhood where people are often hungry.
Mayor Eric Adams said, Hawk Newsome said Mayor Eric Adams said the celebration was stopped because Newsome is a habitual rule breaker and didn't file for a permit with the local precinct that was required 30 days before the event.'To submit a day before the event or two days before the event, you're disrespecting the process,' Adams said.City officials said Newsome also failed to get the proper permit last year.
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